021326R1.P

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FILED: March 12, 2003
PUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-1326
(CA-99-3302-WMN)
KENNETH C. ROSSIGNOL; ISLAND PUBLISHING
COMPANY, a/k/a St. Mary's Today,
Plaintiffs - Appellants,
versus
RICHARD J. VOORHAAR, St. Mary's County
Sheriff's Office; RICHARD FRITZ, State's
Attorney for St. Mary's County, Maryland;
DANIEL ALIOTO, Deputy First Class, St. Mary's
County Sheriff's Office; STEVEN DOOLAN,
Captain, St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office;
LYLE LONG, Sergeant, St. Mary's County
Sheriff's Office; MICHAEL MERICAN, Sergeant,
St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office; STEVEN
MYERS, Deputy First Class, St. Mary's County
Sheriff's Office; EDWARD WILLENBORG, Sergeant,
St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office; HAROLD
YOUNG, Deputy First Class, St. Mary's County
Sheriff's Office; BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS FOR ST. MARY'S COUNTY, MARYLAND,
Defendants - Appellees,
and
JOHN DOES, 1-50,
Defendants.
THE REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE
PRESS; AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEWSPAPER EDITORS;
ASSOCIATION OF ALTERNATIVE NEWSWEEKLIES;

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MARYLAND-DELAWARE-DC PRESS ASSOCIATION;
MARYLAND MEDIA,
Amici Supporting Appellant.
O R D E R
Appellees filed a petition for rehearing with suggestion for
rehearing en banc.
The panel considered the petition for rehearing and is of the
opinion that it should be denied.
A member of the Court requested a poll on the suggestion for
rehearing en banc, and a majority of the judges voted to deny
rehearing en banc. Chief Judge Wilkins, and Judges Wilkinson,
Niemeyer, Michael, Traxler, King, Gregory, and Shedd voted against
rehearing en banc. Judges Widener, Luttig, Williams, and Motz
voted in favor of rehearing en banc.
The Court hereby denies the petition for rehearing with
suggestion for rehearing en banc.
Entered at the direction of Judge Wilkinson for the Court.
For the Court -
/s/ Patricia S. Connor
Clerk

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