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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. 

) 2:87cv1153-MHT

TOWN OF ARITON, ) (WO)

)

Defendant. )

CONSENT FINAL JUDGMENT

There being no objection to defendant Town of

Ariton’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 May 17, 1988, providing that the Town Council of

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the Town of Ariton shall be composed of five members

elected at large, without designated or numbered places,

with the five candidates receiving the most votes being

elected and each voter casting only one vote.

(3) The injunction contained in the prior judgment of

this court to the extent it pertains to defendant Town of

Ariton is dissolved.

(4) All claims against the defendant Town of Ariton

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 30th day of August, 2006.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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