Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Secretary of State of Maine
District Court, D. Maine
Decided August 29, 2008No. Civil 08-279-P-HPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ EMERGENCY MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
D. BROCK HORNBY, District Judge.
This is an emergency decision in an election law case. The plaintiffs filed the case on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, after the close of business, seeking emergency relief to place their candidate’s name on the ballot. I held oral argument Thursday afternoon, August 28. The Secretary of State requires a decision by today, Friday, August 29, because of the need to print ballots and mail them overseas for timely absentee balloting in the November general…
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