Legal Opinion
William G. Banchy, Douglas B. Robinson, Donna Carnevale, and Marilyn Schutte v. The Republican Party of Hamilton County and John H. Hermanies
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1990No. 89-3288PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to decide whether the election of political party officers is arguably state action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for the purpose of an award of attorneys’ fees. The plaintiffs, four newly elected Republican precinct executives, filed suit alleging that the Republican Party of Hamilton County, Ohio, and various officials of the party had denied them the right to participate in the election of their respective ward chairmen and thereby violated section 1983. 1 After the filing of the suit, the defendants agreed to hold new elections for ward chairmen. The…
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