1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.2d
  4. 764 F.Supp.2d
  5. 764 F.Supp.2d 373 (2011)
 

MODERATE PARTY OF RHODE ISLAND v. LYNCH

CA. No. 10-265 S.

764 F.Supp.2d 373 (2011)

MODERATE PARTY OF RHODE ISLAND, Plaintiff, v. Patrick C. LYNCH, in his official capacity as Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island, and Frank Caprio, in his official capacity as General Treasurer for the State of Rhode Island, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

February 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Freel, Esq. , Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Providence, RI, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.

Rebecca Tedford Partington, Esq. , Michael W. Field, Esq. , Office of the Attorney General, Providence, RI, Attorneys for Defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.

In this case the fledgling Moderate Party of Rhode Island ("Moderate Party" or "MPRI") continues its efforts to nibble at the two-party structure of Rhode Island's election laws. But the Moderate Party's partial success in knocking down one of the two barriers to party recognition in Block v. Mollis, 618 F.Supp.2d 142 (D.R.I. 2009), does not repeat here for...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases