Legal Opinion
Blackman v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 12, 1999No. Nos. Civ.A. 97-1629(PLF), Civ.A. 97-2402(PLF), Civ.A. 98-3026(PLF) and Civ.A. 98-2825(PLF)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
These consolidated cases have been before the Court multiple times in recent months on *5motions for preliminary injunctions. After considering the circumstances that led plaintiffs to file the original Blackman and Curtis class action lawsuits and, of late, to file numerous individual motions for preliminary injunctions, the Court concludes that extraordinary circumstances exist to warrant appointment of Elise Baach as Special Master to facilitate resolution of each motion for preliminary injunction filed in these or related cases and, in the absence of a…
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- Blackman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- Johnson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
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