Opinion ID: 653729
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Redistricting order

Text: 11 On April 16, 1992, the district court conducted a hearing on the proposed plans, and on April 23, 1992, the court entered its order adopting a plan favored by the Plaintiffs: a seven member/two district plan. Although only the issue of redistricting was before the court, the Order included a footnote extremely critical of Buffington, suggesting that the Plaintiffs might have arrive[d] at a better solution if Buffington had not been involved in the case. 12 The Plaintiffs moved the court to amend its order by striking the footnote critical of Buffington. See FED.R.CIV.P. 52(b) and 59(a). They contended that there was no support in the record for the district court's factual findings that Buffington had been dilatory or that his actions had prejudiced the Plaintiffs. In addition, the Plaintiffs requested that the court permit them to submit evidence rebutting the court's conclusions. The court summarily denied the motion.