FORD v. WILDER

No. 06-5238.

469 F.3d 500 (2006)

Ophelia FORD, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. John S. WILDER, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 22, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: William N. Helou, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellants. David J. Cocke, Bogatin Law Firm, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: William N. Helou, Janet M. Kleinfelter, Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellants. Matthew P. Cavitch, Bogatin Law Firm, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellees.

Before: MARTIN, MOORE, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which, MARTIN, J., joined.

ROGERS, J. (pp. ___-___), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-Appellants appeal from the district court's denial of their motion to dismiss and grant of declaratory relief to the Plaintiffs-Appellees. Ophelia Ford ("Ford") ran as the Democratic candidate in a special election...

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