Espada v. Rosado (John S. Martin, S.D.N.Y. 1:00-cv-6469)
A federal complaint alleged that poll worker appointments by a political party for a primary election were unconstitutionally targeted to one faction within the party. The district judge denied as immediate relief appointment of three of the plaintiffs as poll workers, because they had already been appointed. The judge denied the defendants’ motion for sanctions on a finding that the complaint, which had been dismissed voluntarily, included non-frivolous constitutional claims.
Subject: Voting procedures. Topics: Party procedures; primary election; attorney fees.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.