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SEXSON v. SERVAAS

No. 94-1378.

33 F.3d 799 (1994)

Annette SEXSON, Wayne Watson, and Common Cause Incorporated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Beurt R. SERVAAS, in his official capacity as the President of the Marion County City-County Council, William H. Hudnut, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Indianapolis, Marion County City-County Council, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin McShane, McShane & Gordon (argued) Stephen Laudig, Laudig & George, Indianapolis, IN, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Wayne C. Ponader (argued), Jeffrey S. Koehlinger, Bose, McKinney & Evans, Indianapolis, IN, Marilyn A. Moores, Cohen & Malad, Indianapolis, IN, for defendants-appellants.

Before CUMMINGS, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

The Indianapolis City Council proposed and passed a redistricting plan based on data from the 1990 census, in time for the May 1991 primary elections. A group of concerned citizens filed a lawsuit in state court, challenging the redistricting plan under state law. The defendants removed the case to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1443(2), claiming that compliance with state law would violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C...

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