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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.

) 2:87cv1288-T

CITY OF RUSSELLVILLE ) (WO)

)

Defendant. )

OPINION

By order entered on June 23, 2003 (Doc. No. 41), the

court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for proceedings leading

to dismissal of this action, filed June 2, 2003 (Doc. No.

37), to the extent that defendant City of Russellville 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 July 12, 2005 (Doc. No. 54), the City of

Russellville filed with the court a motion to dismiss,

attached to which is a letter from the Voting Section of the

Civil Rights Division of the United States Justice

Department indicating that the City of Russellville is not

required to obtain preclearance under § 5 of the Voting

Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1973c, because the

plan submitted for redistricting does not represent any

change from City of Russellville’s prior law or practice.

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 18th day of July, 2005.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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