ORDER ;granting 2 Motion To Convene Three-Judge Court, Signed by Acting Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth for Chief Judge Thomas F. Hogan on 08/21/07. (hs,) (Entered: 08/21/2007)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
a political subdivision of the
Commonwealth of Virginia,
Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 07-01485 (TFH)
ALBERTO R. GONZALES,
Attorney General of the United States of
America,
-and-
WAN J. KIM,
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights
Division, United States Department of
Justice, Washington, DC,
Defendants.
ORDER
Pending before the Court is the [2] Unopposed Motion to Convene Three-Judge Court
filed by the plaintiff in this case, Middlesex County, Virginia, with the consent of the defendants,
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim. The motion
relates to the plaintiff's lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment that Middlesex County and all its
governmental units are entitled to a “bailout” from the special remedial provisions of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973b. Section 1973b(a)(5) of that Act mandatesPage 2 Case 1:07-cv-01485-TFH Document3 Filed 08/21/2007 Page 2 of 2
that “[a]n action pursuant to this subsection shall be heard and determined by a court of three
judges in accordance with the provisions of section 2284 of title 28 of the United States
Code....” Accordingly, it hereby is
ORDERED that the [2] Unopposed Motion to Convene Three-Judge Court is
GRANTED. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2284(b)(1), the Clerk of the Court
transmit a copy of this order to the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit so that he may address this Court’s request for the designation of
two additional judges to hear and decide this matter.
SO ORDERED.
August &/ 2007 Gane Fahl
Thomas F- Hogar
(ett 1 Chief Judge
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, VIRGINIA,
a political subdivision of the
Commonwealth of Virginia,
Plaintiff,
v. Civil Action No. 07-01485 (TFH)
ALBERTO R. GONZALES,
Attorney General of the United States of
America,
-and-
WAN J. KIM,
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights
Division, United States Department of
Justice, Washington, DC,
Defendants.
ORDER
Pending before the Court is the [2] Unopposed Motion to Convene Three-Judge Court
filed by the plaintiff in this case, Middlesex County, Virginia, with the consent of the defendants,
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Assistant Attorney General Wan Kim. The motion
relates to the plaintiff's lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment that Middlesex County and all its
governmental units are entitled to a “bailout” from the special remedial provisions of the Voting
Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973b. Section 1973b(a)(5) of that Act mandates
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that “[a]n action pursuant to this subsection shall be heard and determined by a court of three
judges in accordance with the provisions of section 2284 of title 28 of the United States
Code....” Accordingly, it hereby is
ORDERED that the [2] Unopposed Motion to Convene Three-Judge Court is
GRANTED. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2284(b)(1), the Clerk of the Court
transmit a copy of this order to the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit so that he may address this Court’s request for the designation of
two additional judges to hear and decide this matter.
SO ORDERED.
August &/ 2007 Gane Fahl
Thomas F- Hogar
(ett 1 Chief Judge
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