Case: Stengel v. Hogan

1:18-cv-03423 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Nov. 5, 2018

Closed Date: Nov. 16, 2018

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Case Summary

The case involves an emergency motion to halt the 2018 Maryland general election on the basis of fraud. The plaintiff, pleading pro se, filed the emergency motion on November 5, 2018, in which they alleged they were falsely incarcerated and accused various government officials of illegal activities. Plaintiff filed this motion in the District of Maryland. The motion proceeded for 8 pages and ends with a 5-page list of various celebrities who the plaintiff hoped to call as witnesses. Throughou…

The case involves an emergency motion to halt the 2018 Maryland general election on the basis of fraud.

The plaintiff, pleading pro se, filed the emergency motion on November 5, 2018, in which they alleged they were falsely incarcerated and accused various government officials of illegal activities. Plaintiff filed this motion in the District of Maryland. The motion proceeded for 8 pages and ends with a 5-page list of various celebrities who the plaintiff hoped to call as witnesses. Throughout the motion, the plaintiff did not cite any statutes or other legal provisions. Plaintiff sought to halt the Maryland general election due to the various alleged illegal activities conducted by government officials.

The motion was denied and dismissed on November 16, 2018. The court dismissed on the basis that "there [was] nothing contained in the plaintiff's pleading that might lead any reasonable person to believe that a viable cause of action has accrued on his behalf."

The case is now closed.

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Judge(s)

Blake, Catherine C. (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Stengel, Marc L. (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Blake, Catherine C. (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Stengel, Marc L. (Maryland)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 1:18-cv-03423	Motion to Halt Election	Nov. 5, 2018	Nov. 5, 2018 Pleading / Motion / Brief
4 1:18-cv-03423	Memorandum	Nov. 16, 2018	Nov. 16, 2018 Pleading / Motion / Brief

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Docket

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Last updated Aug. 9, 2025, 9:18 p.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	EMERGENCY MOTION to Halt Election by Marc L. Stengel (Attachments: # 1 Witness List, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (CDs and unusually large documents filed separately) (jnls, Deputy Clerk) Modified on 11/5/2018 (jnls, Deputy Clerk). (Entered: 11/05/2018)	Nov. 5, 2018	Nov. 5, 2018 Clearinghouse
2	MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Marc L. Stengel (jnls, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/05/2018)	Nov. 5, 2018	Nov. 5, 2018 PACER
3	NOTICE of Proposed Summons by Marc L. Stengel (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Stet Agreement, # 2 Witness List) (No Contact Request List and CD FILED SEPARATELY) jnls, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/06/2018)	Nov. 6, 2018	Nov. 6, 2018 PACER
4	MEMORANDUM Signed by Judge Catherine C. Blake on 11/16/2018. (c/m 11/16/18 cags, Deputy Clerk)	Nov. 16, 2018	Nov. 16, 2018 RECAP
5	ORDER denying 1 Emergency Motion to Halt Election; granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; dismissing complaint. Signed by Judge Catherine C. Blake on 11/16/2018. (c/m 11/16/18 cags, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 11/16/2018)	Nov. 16, 2018	Nov. 16, 2018 PACER