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Smith v. Clark

189 F. Supp. 2d 512, 2002 WL 313212
District Court, S.D. Mississippi·Decided February 4, 2002·No. CIV.A. 301CV-855WS·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

189 F.Supp.2d 512 (2002)

John Robert SMITH, Shirley Hall, and Gene Walker Plaintiffs
v.
Eric CLARK, Secretary of State of Mississippi; Mike Moore, Attorney General for the State of Mississippi; Ronnie Musgrove, Governor of Mississippi; Mississippi Republican Executive Committee; and Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee Defendants.

No. CIV.A. 301CV-855WS.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Jackson Division.

February 4, 2002.

Arthur F. Jernigan, Jr., Watson & Jernigan, P.A., Jackson, for Plaintiffs.

T. Hunt Cole, Jr., Office of the Attorney General, Michael B. Wallace, Phelps Dunbar, John G. Jones, Jones & Funderburg, Herbert Lee, Jr., Lee & Associates, Robert B. McDuff, Robert B. McDuff, Attorney, Jackson, MS, for Defendants.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge, and HENRY T. WINGATE and DAVID C. BRAMLETTE, III, District Judges.

ORDER

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge.

Attached hereto is this court's congressional redistricting plan for the State of Mississippi, along with an analysis thereof. This court proposes to implement this plan absent the timely preclearance of the redistricting plan adopted by the State Chancery Court, which is now pending for preclearance before the United States Attorney General.

The parties are hereby directed to show cause by written objections, why this court's redistricting plan, if implemented, would not satisfy all state and federal statutory and constitutional requirements; and to make any other critical comments and suggestions with respect to the plan that the parties deem appropriate. Said objections, comments and suggestions must be filed with the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 9. Failure to object in accordance with this order will be deemed a waiver of all further objections to this plan.

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*515 Population Summary Report

Monday February 4, 2002                                                    7:54 AM
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DISTRICT   POPULATION    DEVIATION   % DEVN.   [18+_Pop]   [18+_Blk]   [% 18+_Blk]
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1             711,160          - 5      0.00     521,745     124,207        23.81%
2             711,164          - 1      0.00     501,887     297,121        59.20%
3             711,164          - 1      0.00     523,593     158,994        30.37%
4             711,170            5      0.00     522,246     104,937        20.09%
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Total Population:              2,844,658
Ideal District Population:       711,165
Summary
Population Range:             711,160 to 711,170
Ratio Range:                  1.00
Absolute Range:               - 5 to 5
Absolute Overall Range:       10.00
Relative Range:               0.00% to 0.00%
Relative Overall Range:       0.00%
Absolute Mean Deviation:      3.00
Relative Mean Deviation:      0.00%
Standard Deviation:           4.12
Political Subdivisions Split Between Districts
Monday February 4, 2002                                                    7:50 AM
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Number of subdivisions not split:
County                            74
Number of subdivisions split into more than one district:
County                             8
Number of subdivision splits which affect no population:
County                             0
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                                  Split Counts
County
Cases where a County is split among 2 Districts: 8
Number of times a County has been split into more than one district: 8
Total of County splits: 16
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County                                        District       Population
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Split Counties:
Hinds                                                2          218,968
Hinds                                                3           31,832
Jasper                                               3            7,212
Jasper                                               4           10,937
Jones                                                3            2,235
Jones                                                4           62,723
Leake                                                2           11,361
Leake                                                3            9,579
Madison                                              2           27,631


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Madison                                              3           47,043
Marion                                               3            9,742
Marion                                               4           15,853
Webster                                              1            9,544
Webster                                              3              750
Winston                                              1              134
Winston                                              3           20,026
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Plan Components Report

Monday, February 4, 2002 8:02 AM

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                                        Population      [18+_Pop]     [18+_Blk]
District 1
 Alcorn County                              34,558         26,310         2,645
 Benton County                               8,026          5,867         1,942
 Calhoun County                             15,069         11,270         2,892
 Chickasaw County                           19,440         13,874         5,196
 Choctaw County                              9,758          7,044         1,934
 Clay County                                21,979         15,643         8,129
 DeSoto County                             107,199         77,005         8,063
 Grenada County                             23,263         16,945         6,385
 Itawamba County                            22,770         17,257         1,065
 Lafayette County                           38,744         31,170         6,908
 Lee County                                 75,755         54,793        11,904
 Lowndes County                             61,586         43,963        16,500
 Marshall County                            34,993         25,695        12,185
 Monroe County                              38,014         27,673         7,757
 Panola County                              34,274         24,193        10,518
 Pontotoc County                            26,726         19,351         2,527
 Prentiss County                            25,556         19,170         2,330
 Tate County                                25,370         18,502         5,385
 Tippah County                              20,826         15,620         2,297
 Tishomingo County                          19,163         14,724           465
 Union County                               25,362         18,783         2,554
 Webster County
  VTD: Bellefontaine                           550            413            44

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