MAY v. CITY OF MONTGOMERY, AL

Civil Action No. 2:07cv738-MHT.

504 F.Supp.2d 1235 (2007)

Janet MAY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, a municipal corporation, and Bobby N. Bright, in his official capacity as Mayor of Montgomery, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division.

August 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Still Law Firm LLC, Birmingham, AL, Jesse Cecil Gardner, Samuel H. Heldman, The Gardner Firm, Washington, AL, for Plaintiffs.

Gerald Hebert, Alexandria, VA, Larry T. Menefee, Montgomery, AL, for Defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Janet May, John Dow, William Boyd, Kanyada S. Adams, and Duncan Kirkwood bring this suit against defendants City of Montgomery and its mayor, Bobby N. Bright, claiming that City of Montgomery Ordinance No. 42-2007, which sets a local election for August 28, 2007, violates §§ 2 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973 and 1973c, as well as state...

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