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CHATMAN v. SPILLERS

No. 94-8662.

44 F.3d 923 (1995)

Johnny B. CHATMAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James SPILLERS, Mayor, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laughlin McDonald, ACLU, Atlanta, GA, for appellants.

Edward Alex Davis, Butler, GA, for appellees.

Before BIRCH and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Plaintiffs-Appellants are black residents and voters of the City of Butler, Georgia. In 1986, they filed a complaint alleging that the existing at-large method of electing the mayor and city council members was in violation of the United States Constitution and Sections 2 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973 and 1973c. Defendants-Appellees are the mayor, members of the city council and the...

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