United States Sixth Circuit

Plaintiffs' appeal from dismissal of their claim for a declaratory judgment in a case challenging Ohio's residency requirement for circulators of nominating petitions for independent candidates is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where the judgment on which the appeal was based is moot.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/16/2005
• Published 11/16/2005

Judges

• Before:  KEITH and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges;  OBERDORFER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Mark R. Brown, Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, Michael P. Cassidy, Cassidy & Associates, Independence, Ohio, for Appellants.  Arthur James Marziale, Jr., Office of the Attorney General of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, Andrew B. Clubok, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.  Donald J. McTigue, Law Offices of Donald J. McTigue, Columbus, Ohio, for Intervenors.