United States Sixth Circuit

In an individual's challenge to defendants' actions that have prevented him from being placed on the ballot to run as an independent candidate for a congressional district, denial of injunctive relief to place him on the ballot is affirmed in an interim opinion where, despite any constitutional infirmities that may exist in the relevant Ohio statutes as they might apply to others, there was no reasonable basis for plaintiff to claim in good faith that he was not affiliated with a political party.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/22/2006
• Published 09/22/2006

Judges

• Before SILER, GILMAN, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  David R. Langdon, Langdon & Hartman LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.  Patrick J. Piccininni, PRosecuting Attorney's office for the County of Franklin, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  David R. Langdon, Curt C. Hartman, Joshua B. Bolinger, Langdon & Hartman LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, Christopher P. Finner, Finney, Stagnaro, Saba & Klusmeier Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.  Patrick J. Piccininni, Nick A. Soulas, Jr., Prosecuting Attorney's Office for the County of Franklin, Columbus, Ohio, for Appellees.