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BENISEK v. LAMONE

Case No.: 1:13-cv-03233-JKB.

241 F.Supp.3d 566 (2017)

O. John BENISEK, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Linda H. LAMONE, et al., Defendants. Common Cause; The Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law; The Campaign Legal Center, Inc., Amici Supporting Plaintiffs.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

Signed March 13, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question: Bivens - Prisoner
Nature of Suit: 400 State Reapportionment
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Kimberly , Paul W. Hughes , Stephen M. Medlock , E. Brandy Webb , and Micah D. Stein , MAYER BROWN LLP, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

Jennifer L. Katz , Sarah W. Rice , and Kathryn M. Rowe , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND, Baltimore, Maryland, for defendants.

Benjamin W. Thorpe , Emmet J. Bondurant , BONDURANT MIXSON AND ELMORE LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, Gregory L. Diskant , PATTERSON BE LKNAP WEBB AND TYLER LLP, New York, New York, and Michael A. Pretl , Riverton, Maryland, for Amicus Common Cause. Charles E. Davidow , Washington, D.C., Pietro Signoracci , Robert A. Atkins , New York, New York, PAUL WEISS RIFKIND WHARTON AND GARRISON LLP, and Michael Li , Thomas P. Wolf , New York, New York, for Amicus The Brennan Center for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law. Paul March Smith , JENNER AND BLOCK LLP, Washington, D.C., for Amicus The Campaign Legal Center, Inc.

Judge Niemeyer wrote the opinion in which Judge Bredar and Judge Russell joined.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

The plaintiffs in this action challenge the constitutionality of Maryland's redistricting law enacted on October 20, 2011, alleging that the law violated their rights under the First Amendment and Article I, Sections 2 and 4, of the U.S. Constitution. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2284(a), this...

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