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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. 

) 2:87cv1225-MHT

CITY OF GUIN, ) (WO)

)

Defendant. )

CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT

There being no objection to defendant City of Guin’s

motion for final dismissal of this action filed August

30, 2006 (Doc. No. 2); and Alabama Act No. 2006-252

having received § 5 preclearance, it is the ORDER,

JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows:

(1) Said motion is granted.

(2) It is DECLARED as the judgment of this court that

Alabama Act No. 2006-252 provides state legislative

authority for the method of election and number of seats

prescribed by the consent decree and order of this court

entered June 17, 1988, providing that the City Council of

the City of Guin shall be composed of seven members

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elected at large, without designated or numbered places,

with the seven candidates receiving the most votes being

elected and each voter casting up to seven votes.

(3) The injunction contained in the prior judgment of

this court to the extent it pertains to defendant City of

Guin is dissolved.

(4) All claims against the defendant City of Guin in

this action are dismissed.

The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to enter this

document on the civil docket as a final judgment pursuant

to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

DONE this 31st day of August, 2006.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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