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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. 

) 2:87cv1199-MHT

CITY OF DORA, ) (WO)

)

Defendant. )

FINAL JUDGMENT

Pursuant to the joint motion to show cause as to why

this case should not be dismissed (Doc. No. 2), an order

was entered on March 12, 2007 (Doc. No. 3), directing

defendant City of Dora to show cause, if any there be, in

writing by May 11, 2007, as to why said motion should not

be granted. No response has been filed by defendant.

There being no objection to the show-cause order and

the final dismissal of this action, and Alabama Act No.

2006-252 having received preclearance, it is the ORDER,

JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court as follows:

(1) The motion to show cause as to why this case

should not be dismissed (Doc. No. 2) is granted.

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(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 the court

entered May 31, 1988, providing that the City Council of

the City of Dora consist of seven members elected

at-large, without designated or numbered places and with

the seven candidates receiving the most votes being

elected and each voter casting only one vote.

(3) The injunction contained in the prior judgment of

the court to the extent it pertains to defendant City of

Dora is dissolved.

(4) All claims against defendant City of Dora 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 the 15th day of May, 2007.

_____________________________ /s/ Myron H. Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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