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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.

) 2:87cv1175-T

CITY OF CENTREVILLE, ) (WO)

)

Defendant. )

OPINION

By order entered on April 2, 2003 (Doc. No. 43), the

court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for proceedings leading

to dismissal of this action, filed February 28, 2003 (Doc.

No. 41), to the extent that defendant City of Centreville

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 14, 2005 (Doc. No. 57), the City of

Centreville filed with the court a notice from the Voting

Section of the Civil Rights Division of the United States

Justice Department indicating that the City of Centreville

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 15th day of September, 2005.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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