No. 99-1905. Argued: September 22, 1999. Decided: December 14, 1999. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND, AT BALTIMORE. ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE. (CA-95-2241-H) ARGUED: Dana Joan Martin, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Paul Mark Sandler, FREISHTAT SANDLER, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: David W. Ogden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Lynne A. Battaglia