Document: 394 U.S. 97 89 S.Ct. 767 22 L.Ed.2d 109 BOKULICH et al.v.JURY COMMISSION OF GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA, al. No. 1255, Misc. March 3, 1969. Morton Stavis, Arthur Kinoy, William T. Kunstler, Donald A. Jelinek and Alvin Bronstein, for appellants. MacDonald Gallion, Atty. Gen. of Alabama, Robert P. Bradley, Asst. Gen., appellees. PER CURIAM. 1 The motion the appellants leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 2 Appellants, civil rights workers, were arrested on charges grand larceny. Together with other persons who are not parties this appeal, plaintiffs suit before a three-judge court. complaint charged that Negroes had been systematically excluded from petit juries Greene County all-white county jury commission was unconstitutionally constituted. It sought declaratory injuctive relief against continued discrimination selection juries, statutes allegedly authorized discrimination, State Governor's practice selecting only white commissioners County. also an injunction prevent considering criminal them. 3 District Court held purposely rolls County, discriminatory exclusion violated appellants' equal protection due process. issued service it ordered appellees take prompt action compile list nondiscriminatory basis. court refused, however, This appeal presents issue whether erred so ruling.1 4 We hold did abuse its discretion. warranted assuming constitutional defects which complained might be promptly remedied by compliance order reconstituted nodiscriminatory If they not, if fact indicted, could raise any objection composition as defense their prosecutions. In these circumstances properly conclude one 'those exceptional cases call interposition equity irreparable injury clear imminent.' Douglas v. City Jeannette, 319 157, 163, 63 877, 881, 87 L.Ed. 1324 (1943).2 Accordingly, we affirm part Court's judgment denied preventing 908 below than present case determinations challenged Alabama unconstitutional proved have illegally today noted probable jurisdiction appeal. Carter Jury Comm., 393 1115, 990, 120. do reach 28 U.S.C. § 2283 would bar even shown. Cf. Dombrowski Pfister, 380 479, 484, n. 2, 85 1116, 1120, 14 (1965).

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