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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.

) 2:87cv1290-T

CITY OF SHEFFIELD, ) (WO)

)

Defendant. )

OPINION

By order entered on June 23, 2003, the court granted the

plaintiffs’ motion for proceedings leading to dismissal of

this action, filed June 2, 2003, to the extent that

defendant City of Sheffield 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 May 12, 2005, the City of Sheffield 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 Sheffield 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 17th day of May, 2005.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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