HARRIS v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. Civ.A. H-96-3621.

10 F.Supp.2d 721 (1997)

John HARRIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF HOUSTON, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

November 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald D. Secrest, Beck Redden and Secrest, Houston, TX, for John D. Harris, Thomas Phillips, Mary Almendarez, Harris County Utility Dist. No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 93, 145, 236, 262, 350, and 356.

Christopher B. Allen, Houston, TX, for Compass Bank-Houston.

Linda D. King, Winstead Sechrest & Minick, Houston, TX, for Nations Bank of TX.

Ileana M. Blanco, Bracewell & Patterson, Houston, TX, for Riverway Bank.

William C. Ferebee, O'Donnell Ferebee et al, Houston, TX, for Pinemont Bank N.A.

Jennifer L. Davis, McGlinchey Stafford, Houston, TX, for Texas Commerce Bank, Chase Secutities of Texas Inc.

Jonathan Day, Mayor Day Caldwell and Keeton, Houston, TX, for The City of Houston.

Kathy D. Patrick, Gibbs and Bruns, Houston, TX, for Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

ATLAS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs filed this Voting Rights Act complaint challenging the decision of the City of Houston ("City") to annex the Kingwood residential area ("Kingwood"). By prior order, all state law claims were dismissed [Doc. # 76]. A claim filed pursuant to section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c ("Section 5"), was considered and rejected by a three-judge court [Doc. # 44]...

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