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Case 8:11-cv-03220-RWT Document 17 Filed 11/21/11 Page 1 of 5

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND * * * * * Civil Case No.: RWT 11cv3220 * * * * * * ***

PATRICIA FLETCHER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LINDA H. LAMONE, et al., Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION On November 10 2011, Plaintiffs, a group of nine African-American registered voters who reside in various Maryland congressional districts, filed a seven-count Complaint against the Defendants. Doc. No. 1. Plaintiffs allege that the newly enacted Maryland congressional redistricting plan violates their civil rights because the plan (1) intentionally discriminates against racial minorities in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution; (2) unlawfully dilutes the voting strength of African Americans in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965; (3) malapportions districts by violating Article One, Section Two of the United States Constitution and the Fourteenth Amendment; and (4) constitutes a political gerrymander in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. Compl.

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