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HINES v. MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF AHOSKIE

Nos. 92-2590, 92-2593.

998 F.2d 1266 (1993)

Edna HINES; Inell Thomas; James Reynolds; Ahoskie Civic Association, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF AHOSKIE, Defendant-Appellant, and Christine Callis, in her official capacity as Supervisor of elections of Hertford County; Hertford County Board of Elections, Defendants. Edna HINES; Inell Thomas; James Reynolds; Ahoskie Civic Association, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF AHOSKIE, Defendant-Appellee, and Christine Callis, in her official capacity as Supervisor of elections of Hertford County; Hertford County Board of Elections, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 15, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Crowell, Tharrington, Smith & Hargrove, Raleigh, NC, argued (Douglas A. Ruley, Tharrington, Smith & Hargrove, Raleigh, NC, Larry S. Overton, Overton & Carter, Ahoskie, NC, on brief), for defendant-appellant.

Neil Bradley, ACLU Foundation, Inc., Atlanta, GA, argued (Mary Wyckoff, Kathleen L. Wilde, Laughlin McDonald, on brief), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before WILKINS and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting by designation.

OPINION

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge:

The Town of Ahoskie, North Carolina (Ahoskie), appeals the decision of the district court holding that Ahoskie's proposed election plan for the five members of its Town Council violated § 2 et seq. of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973 et seq. (the Act), and the district court's subsequent decision to reduce the size of the Town Council to four members. Edna Hines and several other black...

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