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No. 608093
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
John Hutchinson William Reese Leonard Underwood v. David Michael Staton, and Margaret D. Miller, Individually and as Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia Steven L. Miller James E. Roark, Individually and as Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia John A. Cavacini, Jr. Henry C. Shores, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Robert F. Silverstein, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Computer Election Systems, a Foreign Corporation Bernard H. Meadows Clayton Spangler Irvine Keith Long Carl Clough Cherrie Lloyd William E. Biebel Darlene Dotson Carolyn Critchfield, Individually and as Voter Registrar of Kanawha County, West Virginia Ann Carroll, Individually and as Chief Deputy of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia, John Hutchinson William Reese Leonard Underwood v. James E. Roark, Individually and as Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia, and Margaret D. Miller, Individually and as Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia David Michael Staton Steven L. Miller John A. Cavacini, Jr. Henry C. Shores, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Robert F. Silverstein, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Computer Election Systems, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation Bernard H. Meadows Clayton Spangler Irvine Keith Long Carl Clough Cherrie Lloyd William E. Biebel Darlene Dotson Carolyn Critchfield, Individually and as Voter Registrar of Kanawha County, West Virginia Ann Carroll, Individually and as Chief Deputy of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia, John Hutchinson William Reese Leonard Underwood v. Computer Election Systems, a Foreign Corporation Irvine Keith Long Carl Clough William E. Biebel, and Margaret D. Miller, Individually and as Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia David Michael Staton Steven L. Miller James E. Roark, Individually and as Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia John A. Cavacini, Jr. Henry C. Shores, as Commissioner Ofkanawha County, West Virginia Robert F. Silverstein, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Bernard H. Meadows Clayton Spangler Darlene Dotson Carolyn Critchfield, Individually and as Voter Registrar of Kanawha County, West Virginia Ann Carroll, Individually and as Chief Deputy of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia Cherrie Lloyd, John Hutchinson William Reese Leonard Underwood v. Margaret D. Miller, Individually and as Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia Steven L. Miller, Charles I. Jones, Jr., Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Margaret D. Miller and Steven L. Miller, Trustee-Appellant, and David Michael Staton James E. Roark, Individually and as Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia John A. Cavacini, Jr. Henry C. Shores, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Robert F. Silverstein, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Computer Election Systems, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation Bernard H. Meadows Clayton Spangler Irvine Keith Long Carl Clough Cherrie Lloyd William E. Biebel Darlene Dotson Carolyn Critchfield, Individually and as Voter Registrar of Kanawha County, West Virginia Ann Carroll, Individually and as Chief Deputy of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia
No. 608093 · Decided May 24, 1993
No. 608093·Fourth Circuit · 1993·
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
May 24, 1993
Citation
No. 608093
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John Hutchinson William Reese Leonard Underwood v. David Michael Staton, and Margaret D. Miller, Individually and as Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia Steven L. Miller James E. Roark, Individually and as Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia John A. Cavacini, Jr. Henry C. Shores, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Robert F. Silverstein, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Computer Election Systems, a Foreign Corporation Bernard H. Meadows Clayton Spangler Irvine Keith Long Carl Clough Cherrie Lloyd William E. Biebel Darlene Dotson Carolyn Critchfield, Individually and as Voter Registrar of Kanawha County, West Virginia Ann Carroll, Individually and as Chief Deputy of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia, John Hutchinson William Reese Leonard Underwood v. James E. Roark, Individually and as Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia, and Margaret D. Miller, Individually and as Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia David Michael Staton Steven L. Miller John A. Cavacini, Jr. Henry C. Shores, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Robert F. Silverstein, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Computer Election Systems, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation Bernard H. Meadows Clayton Spangler Irvine Keith Long Carl Clough Cherrie Lloyd William E. Biebel Darlene Dotson Carolyn Critchfield, Individually and as Voter Registrar of Kanawha County, West Virginia Ann Carroll, Individually and as Chief Deputy of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia, John Hutchinson William Reese Leonard Underwood v. Computer Election Systems, a Foreign Corporation Irvine Keith Long Carl Clough William E. Biebel, and Margaret D. Miller, Individually and as Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia David Michael Staton Steven L. Miller James E. Roark, Individually and as Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia John A. Cavacini, Jr. Henry C. Shores, as Commissioner Ofkanawha County, West Virginia Robert F. Silverstein, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Bernard H. Meadows Clayton Spangler Darlene Dotson Carolyn Critchfield, Individually and as Voter Registrar of Kanawha County, West Virginia Ann Carroll, Individually and as Chief Deputy of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia Cherrie Lloyd, John Hutchinson William Reese Leonard Underwood v. Margaret D. Miller, Individually and as Clerk of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia Steven L. Miller, Charles I. Jones, Jr., Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estate of Margaret D. Miller and Steven L. Miller, Trustee-Appellant, and David Michael Staton James E. Roark, Individually and as Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, West Virginia John A. Cavacini, Jr. Henry C. Shores, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Robert F. Silverstein, as Commissioner of Kanawha County, West Virginia Computer Election Systems, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation Bernard H. Meadows Clayton Spangler Irvine Keith Long Carl Clough Cherrie Lloyd William E. Biebel Darlene Dotson Carolyn Critchfield, Individually and as Voter Registrar of Kanawha County, West Virginia Ann Carroll, Individually and as Chief Deputy of the County Commission of Kanawha County, West Virginia is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
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This case was decided on May 24, 1993.
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