Midshipman 1st Class Chase Standage. Naval Academy photo 22 Feb 2021 The Capital, Annapolis, Md. | By Heather Mongilio A federal appeals court will now rule whether a midshipman can stay at the Naval Academy while he fights his expulsion for what academy leadership criticized as inappropriate and, in some cases, racist speech. U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Hollander denied a preliminary injunction Friday for Midshipman First Class Chase Standage, which would have barred the Navy from separating him while his lawsuit is heard. However, she granted a stay Saturday after Standage, through attorney Jeffrey McFadden, appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.