MATTER OF LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING

Misc. Nos. 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, Sept. Term, 2001.

800 A.2d 744 (2002)

369 Md. 398

In the Matter of LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTING OF the STATE.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

June 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Hirsch, Esquire (Kali N. Bracey, Esquire of Jenner and Block of Washington, DC), for Wayne Curry et al., Misc. No. 20, September Term, 2001, for petitioners.

Carmen M. Shepard, Deputy Atty. Gen. (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Atty. Gen. of Maryland, Maureen M. Dove, Asst. Atty. Gen., Steven M. Sullivan, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Baltimore; Robert A. Zarnoch and Kathryn M. Rowe, Asst. Atty. Gens. of Annapolis), for respondents.

Paul D. Raschke, Esq. (Alan A. Abramowitz, Esq., Michelle E. Stawinski, Esq. of Bouland and Brush, Baltimore), for Eugene E. Golden et al., in Misc. No. 22, Sept. Term, 2001.

Barry Steve Asbury, pro se, Parkville, in Misc. No. 23, Sept. Term, 2001.

M. Albert Figinski, Esq. (Saul Ewing, Baltimore; John K. Phoebus, Esq., Crisfield), for J. Lowell Stoltzfus et al., in Misc. No. 24, Sept. Term, 2001.

Robert H. Levan, Esq. (Richard T. Colaresi, Esq. of Levan, Colaresi, Ferguson and Levan PA, Columbia), for Mayor and Council of City of College Park, in Misc. No. 27, Sept. Term, 2001.

Harry C. Storm, Esq. (Abrams, West & Storm, PC, Bethesda), for Gandal and Schofield, in Misc. No. 28, Sept. Term, 2001.

E. Mark Braden, Esq. (Amy Henson, Esq., Lee T. Ellis, Jr., Esq., Matthew S. Dolan, Esq., Ralph G. Blasey, III, Esq. of Baker & Hostetler, Washington DC), for Michael S. Steele, in Misc. No. 29, Sept. Term, 2001.

Dana M. Dembrow, pro se, Silver Spring, in Misc. No. 30, Sept. Term, 2001.

Paul D. Raschke, Esq. (Alan A. Abramowitz, Esq. and Michelle E. Stawinski, Esq., of Bouland and Brush, LLC, Baltimore), for Katharina Eva Dehaas, et al., in Misc. No. 31 Sept. Term, 2001.

Paul D. Raschke, Esq. (Alan A. Abramowitz, Esq. and Michelle E. Stawinski, Esq., of Bouland and Brush, LLC, Baltimore), for Rayburn Smallwood et al., in Misc. No. 32 Sept. Term, 2001.

Jefferson L. Blomquist, Esq. (Charles D. MacLeod, Esq., Cynthia L. McCann of Funk & Bolton, PA, Baltimore), for John W. Cole et al., in Misc. No. 33 Sept. Term, 2001.

Joseph M. Getty, Esq., pro se, Hampstead, in Misc. No. 34, Sept. Term, 2001.

(Gail M. Wallace, pro se, Owings Mills), for Coalition to Keep the Tow of Owings et al., in Misc. No. 26, Sept. Term, 2001.

Argued before BELL, C.J., ELDRIDGE, RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, and BATTAGLIA, JJ.


ROBERT M. BELL, Chief Judge.

ORDER

WHEREAS, petitions were filed by various registered voters of the State with this Court as authorized by Article III, § 5, of the Constitution of Maryland, challenging the Constitutionality of the 2002 Legislative Redistricting Plan (the Plan) that, by inaction of the General Assembly on Senate Joint Resolution 3 and House Joint Resolution 3, became effective on February 22, 2002; and

WHEREAS, following an...

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