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<br />(D. Minn. 1982), invalid under the Minnesota and united states <br />Constitutions. <br />2. The plaintiffs further requested the court to retain <br />jurisdiction during the 1991 session of the legislature to <br />deteraine whether any legislatively enacted plans tor redistricting <br />satisfied the Minnesota and United states Constitutions. In the <br />absence of the enactment of a constitutionally valid apportionment <br />by the legislature, the plaintiffs asked this court to devise a <br />proper legislative and congressional apportionment tor the state ot <br />Minnesota. <br />3. On February 15, 1991, John Walker, Howard Miller, Don <br />Sudor, and Nkajlo Vangh served notice and statement of <br />intervention. On March 14, 1991, plaintiffs served notice of <br />objection to the intervention. <br />4. On February 25, 1991, the previously named plaintiffs and <br />defendants Joan Growe and the Hennepin County Auditor stipulated <br />that the court had subject matter jurisdiction; that as a result ot <br />population changes reflected in the 1990 federal census, the <br />present legislative and congressional districts contravene the <br />Minnesota and United states Constitutions; and that the Chief Judge <br />of the Hennepin county District Court could request the Chief <br />Justice of the state of Minnesota to appoint a panel of three <br />district court or appellate judges to hear and decide this action. <br />5. On April 2, 1991, the Minnesota House of Representatives <br />and the Minnesota Senate served notice of intervention as <br />defendants and a statement of intervention. No party objected. <br /> <br />-3- <br />