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LEE v. SMITH

No. 1:96-CV-0173.

927 F.Supp. 205 (1996)

Allan LEE, Martha Clark, and Glenda Dent, Plaintiffs, v. Rosemarie SMITH, City Clerk of Beaumont, Texas, in her Official Capacity, and the City of Beaumont, Texas, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Beaumont Division.

April 16, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Jack Lawrence, III, Beaumont, TX, Hugh Lowe, Osborne Lowe Helman & Smith, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for plaintiffs.

Vander Lane Nichols, Beaumont, TX, for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

COBB, District Judge.

The Plaintiffs, Allan Lee, Martha Clark, and Glenda Dent, filed this action seeking to enjoin the City of Beaumont, and Rosemarie Smith, the City Clerk, from holding its election for city officers presently set for May 4, 1996, unless the ballot includes a referendum calling for a Citizens' Police Review Board.

The City Charter of Beaumont has provisions by which a referendum (initiative) can be placed...

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