Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Yoshina
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided May 15, 2000No. Civ. 97-00322 SOM/BMKPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES
MOLLWAY, District Judge.
This case involves the constitutionality of a 1996 Hawaii vote to determine whether a constitutional convention should be held to propose amendments to the Hawaii state constitution. Plaintiffs Mark J. Bennett, Charles S. Frumin, Bobbie Cari-nio, Mark K. Spengler, Jerry Beck, Let the People Decide, and Citizens for a Con-, stitutional Convention (“Plaintiffs”) sued Defendants Dwayne D. Yoshina, Chief Elections Officer of the State of Hawaii, Benjamin J. Cayetano, Governor of the State of Hawaii, Mazie K.…
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