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Nature of Suit Code: 441
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Voting
Cause of Action: 42:1973 Voting Rights Act

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

JOHN DILLARD, et al., )

)

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO.

) 2:87cv1217-T

CITY OF GENEVA, ) (WO)

)

Defendant. )

OPINION

By order entered on April 15, 2003 (Doc. No. 60), the

court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for proceedings leading

to dismissal of this action, filed March 24, 2003 (Doc. No.

58), to the extent that defendant City of Geneva was "to

notify the court by no later than May 28, 2004, as to

whether its single-member district plan has been

precleared." The court further stated that, "If the plan

has been precleared by then, the court will then award

counsel for plaintiffs an attorney’s fee of $ 500.00, and

this case will be dismissed."

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On September 8, 2005 (Doc. No. 73), the City of Geneva

filed with the court an evidentiary submission, attached to

which is a notice from the Voting Section of the Civil

Rights Division of the United States Justice Department

indicating that the City of Geneva has obtained

preclearance, as required by § 5 of the Voting Rights Act,

as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973c. Accordingly, the

plaintiffs are now entitled to an attorney’s fee of $ 500.00

and this case is due to be dismissed.

An appropriate judgment will be entered.

DONE, this the 12th day of September, 2005.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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