# Baltimore Teachers Union v. Mayor of Baltimore

> Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · September 2, 1993 · 6 F.3d 1012

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6928503

## Case

- **Full name:** BALTIMORE TEACHERS UNION, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 340, AFL-CIO the City Union of Baltimore, American Federation of Teachers, Local 800, AFL-CIO v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE Kurt L. Schmoke, Individually and in his capacity as Mayor and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Mary Pat Clarke, Individually and in her capacity as President of the Baltimore City Council and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Jacqueline F. McClean, Individually and in her capacity as Comptroller and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Neal Janey, In his capacity as Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City George F. Balog, Individually and in his capacity as Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Board of Estimates of Baltimore City, Defendants-Appellants In Re STATE OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE TEACHERS UNION, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS LOCAL 340, AFL-CIO the City Union of Baltimore, American Federation of Teachers, Local 800, AFL-CIO v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE Kurt L. Schmoke, Individually and in his capacity as Mayor and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Mary Pat Clarke, Individually and in her capacity as President of the Baltimore City Council and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Jacqueline F. McClean, Individually and in her capacity as Comptroller and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Neal Janey, In his capacity as Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City George F. Balog, Individually and in his capacity as Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Board of Estimates of Baltimore City, Defendants BALTIMORE CITY LODGE NUMBER 3 FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- **Decided:** September 2, 1993
- **Citations:** 6 F.3d 1012
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** On rehearing
- **Judges:** Carolina, Luttig, Murnaghan, Voorhees, Western, Widener
- **Cited by:** 28 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that provision which authorized Board of Estimates to “effect ‘reductions . . . in appropriations’” did not “necessarily subsume the power to modify contracts” or “clearly evidence an intention to authorize such modifications”
- stating that “county jails are not legal entities amenable to suit”

## Opinion text

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING WITH SUGGESTION FOR REHEARING IN BANC
Oct. 12, 1993.
Appellees Baltimore Teachers Union, American Federation of Teachers Local 340, AFL-CIO and the City Union of Baltimore, American Federation of Teachers, Local 800, AFL-CIO have filed a petition for rehearing with suggestion for rehearing in banc and appellants filed an answer to the petition. A member of the Court requested a poll on the suggestion for rehearing in banc, and a majority of the judges voted to deny rehearing in banc. Judge MURNAGHAN voted to rehear the case in bane. Chief Judge ERVIN, Judges RUSSELL, WIDENER, HALL, PHILLIPS, WILKINSON, WILKINS, NIEMEYER, HAMILTON, LUTTIG and WILLIAMS voted against rehearing in banc.
The original judicial panel voted to deny the petition for rehearing.
The Court denies the petition for rehearing with suggestion for rehearing in banc.

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