Legal Opinion

Lavergne v. Bryson

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 20, 2012No. 12-1171PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Eugene Martin LaVergne, proceeding pro se,1 appeals an order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey denying his request to convene a three judge panel under 28 U.S.C. § 2284 and dismissing his complaint. We summarily affirm. See 3d Cir. L.A.R. 27.4; 3d Cir. I.O.P. 10.6.

I

LaVergne, a New Jersey citizen and registered voter, alleges in this suit that the method of congressional apportionment under 2 U.S.C. § 2a is unconstitutional. LaVergne asserts that the method violates (1) separation of powers, (2) the nondelegation doctrine, (3) the principle of “one…

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4Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Lavergne v. United States House of RepresentativesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2019

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