Judgment and Injunction

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- Political Participation
Topic
- Voting Rights
Matter
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
Case
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
U.S. state
- Alabama
Collection
- Case Files
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- 34af6cad-b7d8-ef11-a730-7c1e527e6da9

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Case Files, Dillard v. Crenshaw County Hardbacks. Judgment and Injunction, 1986. 34af6cad-b7d8-ef11-a730-7c1e527e6da9. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/95496734-db92-497a-befa-17d705c72a8a/judgment-and-injunction. Accessed November 23, 2025.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE 

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISIONT, 

J a AVER, CLER: 

PEPUTY CLrrk ——— 

JOHN DILLARD, et al., ) ry 
: ) WE 

Plaintiffs, ) 21, 
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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 85-T-1332-N 7 
) “ee, 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, etc., et al., ) rr 
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Defendants. ) TE 

JUDGMENT AND INJUNCTION Sn 
  

In accordance with the memorandum opinion of the court to follow 

later, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court: 

(1) That the plaintiffs' September 11, 1986, request to show 

cause why the Crenshaw County defendants should not be held in contempt of 

court and the plaintiffs' October 7, 1986, motion to enjoin the November 4 

elections for the Crenshaw County Commission are granted to the extent that 

the Crenshaw County defendants are ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from failing: 

(a) to conduct before January 1, 1987, new primary and 

general elections for the district five commissioner of the Crenshaw County 

Commission which new elections shall supersede any prior elections for 

district five; and 

(b) to adopt procedures (i) that will identify prior to said 

new elections those persons residing in district five who are eligible to 

vote for the district five commissioner and (ii) that will document and 

assure in accordance with state law that only registered voters in district 

five may vote for the district five commissioner in said new elections; and 

 



  

(ec) to file said procedures with the court by November 7, 

1986, for outs approval; and 

(2) That said request and motion are denied in all other 

respects. 

The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to issue a writ of injunction 

and to notify counsel for the parties by telephone. 

DONE, this the 3rd day of November, 1986. 

IT 
  

UNTTED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE —~——_

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