Legal Opinion

Brown v. Hovatter

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided October 17, 2007No. Civil Action RDB-06-524PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD D. BENNETT, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Charles Brown, Brian Chi-solm, Joseph B. Jenkins, III, and Gail Manuel (collectively “Plaintiffs”) bring this civil rights lawsuit pursuant to Article I, Section 8 and the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and 28 U.S.C. § 2201, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against David Hovatter, in his official capacity as President of the Maryland State Board of Morticians, and Faye Peterson, Michael Ruck, Sr., Gladys Sewell, Donald V. Borgwardt, Marshall Jones,…

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