THE COALITION FOR EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE IN MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION v. MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

Civil No. CCB-06-2773.

THE COALITION FOR EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE IN MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION, et al. v. MARYLAND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION, et al.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

February 6, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1441 Petition for Removal - Civil Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, Inc., also known as Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Maryland Higher Education, Plaintiff, represented by Michael D. Jones , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, Aderson Bellegarde Francois , Howard University School of Law, Brenda Lanette Shum , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, pro hac vice, Darren S. Gardner , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, pro hac vice, Devin S. Anderson , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, pro hac vice, Genevieve Terese Bonadies , Lawyers Committe for Civil Rights Under Law, pro hac vice, John C. Brittain , Law Office of John C. Brittain Attorney At Law, pro hac vice, Jon Marshall Greenbaum , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, pro hac vice, Karen Natalie Walker , Kirkland And Ellis LLP, Ray P. McClain , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, pro hac vice & Raymond D. Kohlman , Law Office of Raymond D. Kohlman, pro hac vice.

Rashaan Simon, also known as Rahsaan Simon, David J. Burton, Muriel Thompson & Anthony Robinson, Plaintiffs, represented by Aderson Bellegarde Francois , Howard University School of Law, Darren S. Gardner , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, pro hac vice, Devin S. Anderson , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, pro hac vice, Karen Natalie Walker , Kirkland And Ellis LLP & Michael D. Jones , Kirkland and Ellis LLP.

Dr. Chris Heidelberg, Damein Montgomery & Kelly Thompson, Plaintiffs, represented by Michael D. Jones , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, Darren S. Gardner , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, pro hac vice, Devin S. Anderson , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, pro hac vice, Karen Natalie Walker , Kirkland And Ellis LLP & Ray P. McClain , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, pro hac vice.

J.S., Plaintiff, represented by Darren S. Gardner , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, pro hac vice, Devin S. Anderson , Kirkland and Ellis LLP, pro hac vice & Michael D. Jones , Kirkland and Ellis LLP.

Maryland Higher Education Commission, Anwer Hasan, Chairman of the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera, Acting Secretary of Higher Education & State of Maryland, Defendants, represented by Alicia Leigh Shelton , Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Catherine S. Duval , Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Cyril Vincent Smith, III , Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Steven M. Sullivan , State of Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Christine M.H. Wellons , Maryland Higher Education Commission, David A. Reiser , Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, pro hac vice, Jennifer Ann DeRose , Office of the Attorney General Educational Affairs Division, Katherine D. Bainbridge , Office of the Attorney General Educational Affairs Division & Meghan Kathleen Casey , Office of the Attorney General.


MEMORANDUM

The defendants ("State of Maryland") have filed a motion to stay all proceedings pending appeal. The motion has been fully briefed and, for the reasons stated below, it will be granted.

As the parties agree, the court must consider four factors in determining...

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