Order Granting Motion of Legislative Black Caucus of Texas to Intervene as Plaintiffs

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FILED 
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT APR 1. 13p0 

FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS = 207 

MIDLAND-ODESSA DIVISION Y. 8. DISTRICT cout 

BY 'S OFFICE 
LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN 
CITIZENS (LULAC), et al., 

PLAINTIFFS, 

Houston Lawyers' Association 
Alice Bonner, Weldon Berry, 
Francis Williams, Rev. William 
Lawson, Deloyd T. Parker, 

Bennie McGinty, 
am n TAIMTRYITYVI TAD PLAINTIFF -INTERVERORS 

Legislative Black Caucus of 
Texas, 

PLAINTIFF-INTERVENORS, 

VS. 

WILLIAM CLEMENTS, GOVERNOR OF 

THE STATE OF TEXAS: JIM MATTOX, 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE 

OF TEXAS: JACK RAINS, SECRETARY 

OF STATE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, 

ALL IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITIES; 

THOMAS R. PHILLIPS, JOHN F. 

ONION, JR.; RON CHAPMAN; THOMAS 

J. STOVALL, JR.; JAMES F. 

CLAWSON, JR.; JOE E. KELLY; JOE 

B. EVINS; 5AM B, PAXSON; 

WELDON KIRK; CHARLES J. 

MURRAY; RAY D. ANDERSON; JOE 

SPURILOCRK II, ALL IN THEIR 

OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS MEMBERS 

OF THE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS BOARD 

CF THE STATE OF TEXAS, 

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. Yees DEPUTY 

CIVIL ACTION NO. MO-88-CA-154 
  

ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF 
  

LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS OF TEXAS 
  

TO INTERVENE AS PLAINTIFFS 
  

 



  

The Court having been presented with a Motion by the 

Legislative Black Caucus of Texas to Intervene as Plaintiffs in 

the above-styled action and the Court having found that: 

A. Intervention 1s appropriate under Rule 24(a), Fed. R. 

B. Plaintiff-Intervenors have a substantial interest in the 

transaction that is the subject of this case; 

C. Plaintiff-Intervenors interest will be impaired or 

injured by the disposition of this action; 

D. Plaintiff-Intervenors are entitled to intervention as a 

a matter of right because its interest is not adequately 

represented by the parties now before this Court; and 

E. Plaintiff-Intervenors should likewise be permitted to 

intervene pursuant to Rule 24(b), Fed. R. Civ. P., for it is 

clear that by virtue of its organization and its constituent 

membership is in the unique position to present certain factual 

information to the Court regarding the effect of the current 

electoral system on the capacity of Black voters to elect 

candidates of their choice to the Texas judiciary. 

This intervention having been previously granted and 

discovery propounded to this Plaintiff-Intervenors by Intervenor 

Judge Sharolyn Wood having been answered, this 

Plaintiff-Intervenor has not failed to prosecute its case and its 

intervention will not delay nor prejudice the requests of the 

original parties. 

 



It is, therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that the 

Legislative Black Caucus of Texas shall be permitted to intervene 

as: Plaintiffs in this action pursuant to the ruling of this Court 

f February 27, 1989. 

SIGNED this / 2 Tiss of (oa. 

pat a 
nreep STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

  

  

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7:88-cv-00154 

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