Motion to Transfer for Improper Venue

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Impact area
- Political Participation
Topic
- Voting Rights
Matter
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
Case
- Dillard v. Crenshaw County
U.S. state
- Alabama
Collection
- Case Files
Taxonomy
Identifier
- 7edeca16-b9d8-ef11-a730-7c1e5218a39c

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Case Files, Dillard v. Crenshaw County Hardbacks. Motion to Transfer for Improper Venue, 1986. 7edeca16-b9d8-ef11-a730-7c1e5218a39c. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/e370b1d1-ed4f-4e57-8de2-5e4cd47448b5/motion-to-transfer-for-improper-venue. Accessed December 07, 2025.

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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, et al., * 

PLAINTIFFS * 

VS: * C.A.# 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, * 
et al., 

* 

DEFENDANTS 

Comes now the Defendants Etowah County, Alabama; Lee 

Wofford, in his official capacity as Probate Judge; Billy Yates, 

in his official capacity as Circuit Clerk; and Roy McDowell, in 

his official capacity as Sheriff of Etowah County; and move the 

Court to transfer this proceeding to the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of Alabama, being the Court 

having proper jurisdiction in that the proper venue for the 

action set forth in the amended complaint against these 

defendants properly lies in the United States District Court for 

the Northern District of Alabama, where the acts as alleged in 

the complaint occurred and where Etowah County and its elected 

officials are located and reside. 

 



  

FLOYD, KEENER & CUSIMANO 

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS 

Etowah County, Alabama; 
Lee Wofford; Billy Yates 
and Roy McDowell 

BY: SIL 
JACK FLOYD 
816 Chestnut Street 
Gadsden, AL 35999-2701 
(205) 547-6328 

  

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing has been 
mailed to Larry. T. Menefee, Attorney, P. O. Box 1051, Mobile, 
Alabama 36633; Terry G. Davis, P. O. Box 6215, Montgomery, 
Alabama 36104; Deborah Fins, Julius L. Chambers, 99 Hudson 
Street, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10013; Edward Still, 714; 
South 29th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233; and Reo Kirkland, Jr., 
P. O. Box 646, Brewton, AL 36427, Alton Turner, Crenshaw County 
Attorney, P. O. Box 207, Luverne, AL 36049, Dave Martin, 
Lawrence County Attorney, 215 S. Main Street, Moutlon, AL 35650, 
Warner Rowe, Coffee County Attorney, 119 East College Avenue, 
Enterprise, AL 36330, H. R. Burnham, Calhoun County Attorney, P. 
O. Box 1618, Anniston, AL 36202, Barry D. Vaughn, Talladega 
County Attorney, 121 N. Norton Avenue, Sylacauga, AL 35150, Lee 
Otts, Escambia County Attorney, P. O. Box 467, Brewton, AL 
36427, Buddy Kirk, Pickens Count Ai Lounet, P. O. Drawer AB, 
Carrollton, AL 35447, this the of Sad 

L 
  

OF COUNSEL

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Motion to Transfer for Improper Venue

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