Lavergne v. United States House of Representatives

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EUGENE MARTIN LAVERGNE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 17-793 (CKK-CP-RDM) UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Eugene Martin LaVergne (“LaVergne”) and four co-plaintiffs bring this action, proceeding pro se, alleging that a constitutional amendment that was proposed in 1789 was, unbeknownst to most, ratified over 225 years ago. That amendment, they further allege, worked a dramatic change to the structure of our government by requiring that the House of Representatives…