| SECTION 5 DECLARATORY JUDGMENT ACTIONS | ||||||
| (UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) | ||||||
| CASE TITLE | SUBJECT | DATE FILED | JURISDICTION | DATE OF DECISION | DECISION | CITATION OR CASE NUMBER |
| City of Petersburg v. U.S. | Annexation | 03/71/72 | Petersburg, VA | 10/24/72 | Denied | 354 F. Supp. 1021 (D.D.C. 1972) aff'd mem., 410 U.S. 962 and mem. sub nom. Diamond v. U.S., 412 U.S. 901 (1973) | Annexation and districting plan. | 04/13/73 | Granted without opposition | No. 509-72, (D.D.C.) aff'd mem. sub nom. Diamond v. U.S., 412 U.S. 901 (1973) |
| Vance v. U.S. | Party rules (1) | 07/31/72 | AL Democratic Party | 11/30/72 | Granted without opposition | No. 1529-72 (D.D.C.) |
| City of Richmond v. U.S. | Annexations | 08/25/72 | Richmond, VA | 05/29/74 | Denied | 376 F. Supp. 1344, (D.D.C. 1974) vacated and remanded, 422 U.S. 358 (1975) | 08/10/76 | Granted on remand | No. 1718-72 (D.D.C.) |
| Beer v. U.S. | Redistricting | 07/25/73 | New Orleans, LA | 03/15/74 | Denied | 374 F. Supp. 363, (D.D.C. 1974)rev'd, 425 U.S. 130 (1976) | 07/29/76 | Granted on remand | No. 1495-73 (D.D.C.) |
| Griffith v. U.S. | Redistricting (congressional and legislative) | 04/26/74 | Kings and New York Counties, NY | 05/03/74 | Dismissed (lack of standing) | No. 74-648, appeal dismissed, No. 74-1486 (2d Cir. Sept. 23,1974) |
| Glynn County v. U.S. | Majority vote, staggered terms | 01/07/76 | Glynn County, GA | 07/07/76 | Dismissed voluntarily | No. 76-0028 (D.D.C.) |
| Wilkes County School District v. U.S. | At-large election | 06/14/76 | Wilkes County School District, GA | 04/20/78 | Denied | 450 F. Supp. 1171, (D.D.C. 1978) aff'd mem., 439 U.S. 999 (1978) |
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| Wilkes County v. U.S. | At-large election | 06/14/76 | Wilkes County, GA | 04/20/78 | Denied | 450 F. Supp. 1171, (D.D.C. 1978) aff'd mem., 439 U.S. 999 (1978) |
| Whitfield v. U.S. | Redistricting | 09/01/76 | Grenada County, MS | 03/31/78 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 76-1636 (D.D.C.) |
| Hale County v. U.S. | At-large election | 02/16/77 | Hale County, AL | 09/04/80 | Denied | 496 F. Supp. 1206 (D.D.C. 1980) |
| City of Rome v. U.S. | Annexations; method of election | 05/09/77 | Rome, GA | 04/04/79 | Denied | 472 F. Supp. 221, (D.D.C. 1979) aff'd, 446 U.S. 156 (1980) |
| Horry County v. U.S. | At-large election | 09/27/77 | Horry County, SC | 12/11/78 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | 449 F. Supp. 990 (D.D.C. 1978) |
| Apache County High School District No. 90 v. U.S. | Polling places; minority language assistance | 10/20/77 | Apache County, AZ | 06/12/80 | Denied | No. 77-1815 (D.D.C.) |
| Donnell v. U.S. | Redistricting* | 03/07/78 | Warren County, MS | 07/31/79 | Denied | No. 78-0392, (D.D.C.), aff'd mem., 444 U.S. 1059 (1980) |
| Charlton County Bd. of Ed. v. U.S. | Method of election (at-large) | 03/29/78 | Charlton County, GA | 11/01/78 | Granted | No. 78-0564 (D.D.C.) |
| Mississippi v. U.S. | Redistricting (legislative) | 08/01/78 | State | 06/01/79 | Granted | 490 F. Supp. 569,(D.D.C. 1979) aff'd mem., 444 U.S. 1050 (1980) |
| City of Dallas v. U.S. | Redistricting* | 09/05/78 | Dallas, TX | 12/07/79 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | 482 F. Supp. 183 (D.D.C. 1979) |
| Mississippi v. U.S. | Method of election (open primary) | 12/27/79 | State | 04/29/82 | Dismissed (failure to prosecute) | No. 79-3469 (D.D.C.) |
| Commissioners Court v. U.S. | Redistricting | 01/25/80 | Medina County, TX | 12/18/80 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 80-0241 (D.D.C.) |
| City of Lockhart v. U.S. | Numbered posts; staggered terms | 02/06/80 | Lockhart, TX | 07/30/81 | Denied | No. 80-0364, (D.D.C.) vacated, 460 U.S. 125 (1983) |
| 07/15/83 | Dismissed on remand | No. 80-0364 | ||||
| City of Port Arthur v. U.S. | Consolidation; redistricting | 03/12/80 | Port Arthur, TX | 06/12/81 | Denied | 517 F. Supp. 987, (D.D.C. 1981) aff'd, 459 U.S. 159 (1982) |
| South Dakota v. U.S. | County organization | 08/06/80 | Todd and Shannon Counties, SD | 12/01/81 | Granted in part and denied (consent decree) | No. 80-1976 (D.D.C.) |
| City of Pleasant Grove v. U.S. | Annexations | 10/09/80 | Pleasant Grove, AL | 10/25/85 | Denied | 623 F. Supp. 782, (D.D.C. 1985) aff'd, 479 U.S. 462 (1987) |
| Colleton County v. U.S. | Method of election | 11/04/81 | Colleton County, SC | 04/28/82 | Granted (consent decree) | No. 81-2664 (D.D.C.) |
| Senate of California v. Smith | Redistricting (state senate)* | 11/17/81 | State | 04/26/82 | Granted without opposition | No. 81-2767 (D.D.C.) |
| Busbee v. Smith | Redistricting (congressional) | 03/08/82 | State of Georgia | 07/22/82 | Denied | 549 F. Supp. 494, (D.D.C. 1982) aff'd mem., 459 U.S. 1166 (1983) |
| County Council v. U.S. | Method of election (at-large) | 04/01/82 | Sumter County, SC | 05/25/84 | Denied | 596 F. Supp. 35 (D.D.C. 1984) |
| Mississippi v. Smith | Redistricting (congressional) | 04/07/82 | State | 04/11/83 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | 541 F. Supp. 1329 ((D.D.C. 1982), appeal dismissed, 461 U.S. 912 (1983) |
| Mississippi v. U.S. | Redistricting (legislative)* | 09/20/82 | State | 01/13/83 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 82-2673 (1988 WL 90056 (D.D.C.)) |
| Baldwin County School District v. Smith | At-large election | 10/31/83 | Baldwin County School District, GA | 09/13/84 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 83-3240 (D.D.C.) |
| South Carolina v. U.S. | Redistricting (state senate)* | 12/06/83 | State | 09/04/84 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 83-3626 (D.D.C.) |
| Halifax County v. U.S. | Method of election | 05/17/84 | Halifax County, NC | 03/06/85 | Dismissed voluntarily | No. 84-1551 (D.D.C.) |
| Brunswick-Glynn County Charter Comm. v. U.S. | Consolidation | 02/03/86 | Glynn County, GA | 07/22/86 | Dismissed (lack of standing) | No. 86-0309 (D.D.C.) |
| North Carolina v. U.S. | Staggered terms (judges) | 05/30/86 | State | 10/02/87 | Dismissed voluntarily | No. 86-1490 (D.D.C.) |
| Grenada County v. U.S. | Redistricting* | 04/07/87 | Grenada County, MS | 07/30/87 | Dismissed voluntarily | No. 87-0962 (D.D.C.) |
| Bladen County v. U.S. | Method of election | 11/03/87 | Bladen County, NC | 05/16/88 | Dismissed | No. 87-2974 (D.D.C.) |
| Mississippi v. U.S. | Method of election (judges) | 12/21/87 | State | 12/29/88 | Dismissed voluntarily | No. 87-3464 (D.D.C.) |
| City Council v. U.S. | Consolidation of city and county | 01/24/90 | City of Augusta and Richmond County, GA | 08/24/92 | Dismissed | No. 90-0171 (D.D.C.) |
| Georgia v. Reno | Creation of 62 additional superior court judicial positions | 08/24/90 | State | 02/03/95 | Granted | 881 F. Supp. 7 (D.D.C 1995) |
| Louisiana v. U.S. | Creation of 2 additional at-large judicial positions | 01/18/91 | 16th Judicial District Court | 06/15/93 | Dismissed (prior objection withdrawn upon administrative review of change in method of election) | No. 91-0122 (D.D.C.) |
| Bolivar County v. U.S. | Redistricting | 08/26/91 | Bolivar County, MS | 12/20/94 | Dismissed (D.J. granted to settlement redistricting plan & new polling place) | No. 91-2186 (D.D.C.) |
| Texas v. U.S. | Redistricting (congressional, legislative, & state board of education)* | 09/20/91 | State | 09/17/92 | Granted without opposition to senate plan (no objection to other plans after administrative review) | 802 F. Supp. 481 (D.D.C. 1992) |
| Walker v. U.S. | Redistricting* | 02/24/92 | Gregg County, TX | 05/19/92 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 92-0480 (D.D.C.) |
| Ellis County v. U.S. | Redistricting | 05/11/92 | Ellis County, TX | 10/06/92 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 92-1110 (D.D.C.) |
| Calhoun County v. U.S. | Redistricting | 08/18/92 | Calhoun County, TX | 12/10/92 | Dismissed voluntarily (plan superseded by interim court-approved plan and no objection after administrative review) | No. 92-1890 (D.D.C.) |
| Lee County v. U.S. | Redistricting | 04/06/93 | Lee County, MS | 04/26/94 | Dismissed voluntarily | No. 93-0708 (D.D.C.) |
| Monterey County v. U.S. | Consolidation of municipal & justice courts with judges elected at large* | 08/11/93 | Monterey County, CA | 11/07/93 | Dismissed voluntarily | No. 93-1639 (D.D.C.) |
| Castro County v. U.S. | Redistricting | 08/25/93 | Castro County, TX | 04/26/97 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 93-1782 (D.D.C.) |
| Texas v. U.S. | Elected to appointed board for water district | 03/09/94 | Edwards Underground Water District, TX | 06/01/95 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 94-0465 (D.D.C.) |
| Bossier Parish School Board v. Reno | Redistricting | 07/11/94 | Bossier Parish School District, LA | 11/02/95 | Granted | 907 F. Supp. 434, (D.D.C. 1995) rev'd, 520 U.S. 471 (1997) |
| 05/04/98 | Granted | 7 F. Supp. 2d 29, (D.D.C. 1998) aff'd, 528 U.S. 320 (2000) | ||||
| Texas v. U.S. | Creation of 7 additional judicial positions (no objection to modification of existing court in Tarrant County | 07/14/94 | Fort Bend, Harris, Midland & Tarrant Counties, TX | 07/10/95 | Granted | No. 94-1529 (D.D.C.) |
| Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge v. U.S. | 19 annexations* | 09/23/94 | Baton Rouge, LA | 06/23/95 | Dismissed (no objection to change after administrative review) | No. 94-2048 (D.D.C.) |
| Arizona v. Reno | Creation of 4 additional judicial positions | 09/26/94 | Coconino and Navajo Counties, AZ | 03/6/96 | Granted (consent decree) | No. 94-2054 (D.D.C.) |
| New York v. U.S. | Creation of addition judicial positions to supreme court* | 10/13/94 | Bronx and Kings Counties, NY | 12/22/94 | Granted | 874 F. Supp. 394, reconsideration denied, 880 F. Supp. 37 (D.D.C 1994) |
| Georgia v. Reno | Creation of 10 additional judicial positions | 06/01/95 | State | 09/21/95 | Dismissed (no objection to change after administrative review) | No. 95-1046 (D.D.C.) |
| Georgia v. Reno | Creation of 29 additional judicial positions | 07/25/95 | State | 12/06/95 | Dismissed (no objection to change after administrative review) | No. 95-1379 (D.D.C.) |
| City of Andrews v. Reno | Cumulative voting by plurality; length of terms; implementation schedule | 08/07/95 | Andrews, TX | 01/29/96 | Granted (consent decree) | No. 95-1477 (D.D.C.) |
| Alabama v. Reno | Creation and expansion of courts of criminal and civil appeals; expansion of state supreme court | 02/20/96 | State | 03/25/96 | Dismissed (Prior objection withdrawn) | No. 96-0316 (D.D.C.) |
| Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish v. U.S. | special procedures for conduct of referendum election ratifying creation of consolidated metropolitan council* | 04/29/96 | Baton Rouge, LA | 07/15/96 | Dismissed (no objection to change after administrative review) | No. 96-0987 (D.D.C.) |
| Texas v. U.S. | Temporary replacement of elected school boards* | 06/07/96 | State | 03/17/97 | Dismissed (not ripe) | No. 96-1274 (D.D.C.), aff'd, 523 U.S. 296 (1998) |
| Mississippi v. Reno | Annexation procedures | 07/23/96 | State | 07/24/98 | Dismissed (Objection withdrawn and no objection interposed to change after administrative review | No. 96-1711 (D.D.C.) |
| Louisiana v. U.S. | Annexations | 02/04/97 | Shreveport City Court, LA | 12/01/97 | Dismissed (Prior objection withdrawn upon change in method of election) | No. 97-0241 (D.D.C.) |
| Virginia v. Reno | Redistricting procedures | 04/10/00 | State | 10/17/00 | Dismissed (not ripe) | 117 F. Supp. 2d 46, (D.D.C. 1900) aff'd mem., 531 U.S. 1062 (2001) |
| City of Zachary v. Reno | Creation of district; method of election | 09/01/00 | Zachary, LA | 11/02/00 | Dismissed (no objection to change after administrative review) | No. 00-12122 (D.D.C.) |
| Georgia v. Ashcroft | Redistricting (congressional and legislative)* | 10/10/01 | State | 04/05/02
02/20/04 | Denied (senate); Granted (congressional and house)
Dismissed on remand |
195 F. Supp. 2d 95 (D.D.C 2002); denial of declaratory judgment vacated and remanded 539 U.S. 431 (2003) |
| Louisiana House of Representatives v. Ashcroft | Redistricting (state house of representatives)* | 01/14/02 | State | 05/21/03 | Dismissed (subsequent change reviewed administratively) | No. 02-0062 (D.D.C.) |
| State of Florida v. Ashcroft | Redistricting (congressional) * | 05/14/02 | State | 06/13/02 | Dismissed (no objection interposed to the change after administrative review of the submission made by the governor) | No. 02-0941 (D.D.C.) |
| State of North Carolina Board of Elections v. Ashcroft | Redistricting (leglislative)* | 06/13/02 | State | 08/02/02 | Dismissed (no objection interposed to the change after administrative review of the submission made by the governor) | No. 1:02CV1174(D.D.C.) |
| State of North Carolina v. Ashcroft | Redistricting (legislative)* | 11/26/03 | State | 04/01/04 | Dismissed (no objection to the change after administrative review) | No. 1:03CV02477 (D.D.C.) |
1. The jurisdiction filed this declaratory judgment action before seeking a determination from the Attorney General.