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VOKETZ v. DECATUR, ALABAMA, CITY OF

No. 17-11941.

904 F.3d 902 (2018)

Gary VOKETZ, for himself and on behalf of the citizens of Decatur, Alabama, and the State of Alabama, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DECATUR, ALABAMA, CITY OF, the; a municipal corporation, City Council of Decatur, the, Don Kyle, Roger Anders, Billy Jackson, et al., Defendants-Appellees, Al Robinson, Doris A. Baker, Dr. Samuel T. King, Annie R. Priest, Intervenors Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 13, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl A. Cole, III , Charles Prickett , The Cole Law Firm, LLC, DECATUR, AL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Edward Still , Edward Still Law Firm, LLC, BIRMINGHAM, AL, for Intervenor-Appellee.

James Uriah Blacksher , Attorney at Law, BIRMINGHAM, AL, George W. Royer, Jr., Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne, PC, HUNTSVILLE, AL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before TJOFLAT and JULIE CARNES, Circuit Judges, and BLOOM, District Judge.

In 2010, Decatur residents passed a referendum to change Decatur's form of government, including how the city council was elected. City officials, however, decided not to implement the referendum because they believed doing so would violate § 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Gary Voketz filed this lawsuit in 2014 to...

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