COFIELD v. CITY OF LaGRANGE, GEORGIA

Civil Action No. 3:93-CV-97-JTC.

969 F.Supp. 749 (1997)

Willie COFIELD and Frank Cox, Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF LAGRANGE, GEORGIA and John W. Bell, Superintendent of Elections, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Georgia. Newnan Division.

February 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil T. Bradley, Moffatt, Laughlin, McDonald, American Civil Liberties Union, Atlanta, GA, Mary Ellen Wyckoff, New York City, Noel David Buffington, Office of Noel David Buffington, St. Simons Island, GA, Jerry Wilson, Office of Jerry Wilson, Lithonia, GA, for plaintiffs.

James R. Lewis, Jeffrey Marshall Todd, Lewis, Taylor & Todd, LaGrange, GA, William Keith McGowan, John C. Daniel, III, Martin, Snow, Grant & Napier, Macon, GA, for defendants.


ORDER

CAMP, District Judge.

This action is before the Court following a bench trial that ended on April 23, 1996. The parties have submitted Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law [# 67-1, # 68-1, & # 70-1].

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs originally filed this case under Sections two and five of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973 and 1973c. At this time, Plaintiffs are pursuing claims under Section...

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