ROLLINS v. FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST.

No. 94-20570.

89 F.3d 1205 (1996)

Willie J. ROLLINS, and Ervin O. Grice, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and League of United Latin American Citizens # 188, Movant-Appellant, v. FORT BEND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose Garza, San Antonio, TX, for Appellants.

David Frishman, Katy, TX, Bernard E. Brooks, Stafford, TX, for Appellees.

Before KING, DeMOSS and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


STEWART, Circuit Judge:

In this voting rights case, Willie J. Rollins and Ervin O. Grice, plaintiffs-appellants, appeal the district court's judgment that they failed to prove that the at-large voting system used in the Fort Bend Independent School District dilutes the voting strength of black voters under section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. They also appeal the district court's denial of their motion to supplement...

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