United States Fourth Circuit

The district court did not abuse its discretion in modifying a consent decree where an unanticipated change in circumstance warranted the modification.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/15/2005
• Published 04/15/2005

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and MICHAEL and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:Thomas Mark Bondy, United States Department Of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.   Wilma A. Lewis, Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C., for Appellees. ON BRIEF:  Howard M. Schmeltzer, Assistant General for Litigation, David M. Reizes, Trial Attorney, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General, Washington, D.C.;  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas M. DiBiagio, United States Attorney, Mark B. Stern, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Andrew D. Freeman, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, L.L.P., Baltimore, Maryland;  David L. Haga, Crowell & Moring, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellees.