Legal Opinion

Cane v. WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided February 21, 1995No. Civ. Y-92-3226PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOSEPH H. YOUNG, Senior District Judge.

On January 6, 1995, the Court ordered Worcester County to adopt the electoral system described in the Court’s Opinion. 1 The plaintiffs filed a motion for modification of the judgment and the defendants (“County”) filed a motion for a stay pending appeal.

A stay pending appeal is appropriate if the party seeking the stay can show that: 1) it will likely prevail on the merits of the appeal, 2) it will suffer irreparable injury if the stay is denied, 3) the other parties will not be substantially harmed, and 4) the public interest will be…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Nipper v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
  2. McGhee v. Granville CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  3. Providence Journal Co. v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  4. Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer v. Sam J. Ely, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. WISE Et Al. v. LIPSCOMB Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Honiss W. Cane, Jr. v. Worcester County, Maryland George M. Hurley John E. Bloxom Reginald T. Hancock Floyd F. Bassett Jeanne Lynch, Members, Worcester County Board of Commissioners, and George H. Dryden Hinson Finney Mark Frostrom, United States of America Center for Voting and Democracy Republican National Committee, Amici Curiae. Honiss W. Cane, Jr. v. Worcester County, Maryland George M. Hurley John E. Bloxom Reginald T. Hancock, Floyd F. Bassett Jeanne Lynch, Members, Worcester County Board of Commissioners, and George H. Dryden Hinson Finney Mark Frostrom, United States of America Center for Voting and Democracy Republican National Committee, Amici CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995

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