Libertarian Party of Virginia v. VA State Board of Elections

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: June 3, 2011
• Docket: 10-2175
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 10-2175

LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA; MATTHEW MOSLEY; WILBUR WOOD; WILLIAM REDPATH; CATHERINE BARRETT; ROBERT BENEDICT,

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

v.

VA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:10-cv-00615-LMB-TCB)

Submitted: May 13, 2011 Decided: June 3, 2011

Before MOTZ, WYNN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Gary Sinawski, Brooklyn, New York, for Appellants. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Attorney General of Virginia, E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., Solicitor General, Stephen R. McCullough, Senior Appellate Counsel, Charles E. James, Jr., Chief Deputy Attorney General, Wesley G. Russell, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

The Libertarian Party of Virginia, Matthew Mosley,

Wilbur Wood, William Redpath, Catherine Barrett, and Robert

Benedict appeal the district court’s order granting the Virginia

State Board of Elections’ motion to dismiss. After reviewing

the record and the district court’s opinion, we agree that the

Appellants’ suit is barred by the Eleventh Amendment and

therefore affirm. See Libertarian Party of Va. v. Va. St. Bd.

of Elections, No. 1:10-cv-00615-LMB-TCB (E.D. Va. Sept. 16,

2010). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and

legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials

before the court and argument would not aid the decisional

process.

AFFIRMED