Drenth

Last Updated: September 2, 2020 at 9:20 PM

Drenth v. Boockvar

Case Information

Date Filed: May 21, 2020
State: Pennsylvania
Issue: Improper Election Administration
Current Court: U.S. District Court District for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (Case 1:20-cv-00829-JPW)

Issue:

Plaintiffs allege that Pennsylvania's absentee and mail-in ballot proccess is inaccessible to those Pennsylvanians who are blind and thus unconstitutionally deprives these voters of their right to vote.

Status:

Order Granting Motion for Temporary Restraining Order or Preliminary Injunction filed 5/27/20. Order granting Plaintiff's Motion to Supplement the Record 8/14/20.

U.S. District Court Documents

Complaint

(5/21/20)

Civil Cover Sheet

(5/21/20)

First Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Or, In The Alternative, A Preliminary Injunction By Joseph Drenth, National Federation Of The Blind Of Pennsylvania

(5/21/20)

Certificate Of Nonconcurrence

(5/21/20)

Proposed Order

(5/21/20)

Brief In Support Of Plaintiffs Motion For A Temporary Restraining Order Or, In The Alternative, Preliminary Injunction re First More For Temporary Restraining Order Or, In The Alternative, A Preliminary Injunction

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Brief In Opposition re 4 First Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Or, In The Alternative, A Preliminary Injunction Filed By Defendants

(5/24/20)

Declaration Jonathan Marks

(5/24/20)

Reply Brief re 4 First Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Or, In The Alternative, A Preliminary Injunction Filed By Joseph Drenth, National Federation Of The Blind Of Pennsylvania

(5/26/20)

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Exhibits re: Evidentiary Hearing Held On May 27, 2020

(5/27/20)

Plaintiff's Exhibit - Electronic Version of the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot

(5/27/20)

Defendant Exhibit - Accessible Write In Ballot

(5/27/20)

Defendant Exhibit - Ballot Return Instructions

(5/27/20)

Defendant Exhibit - Republican Party Candidate List

(5/27/20)

Defendant Exhibit - Request for Accessible Ballot

(5/27/20)

Defendant Exhibit - Write-In Envelope

(5/27/20)

Defendant Exhibit - Mercer County UOCAVA

(5/27/20)

Defendant Exhibit - Adams County UOCAVA

(5/27/20)

Defendant Exhibit - Ellen Strom Resume 2020

(5/27/20)

Memorandum re 4 First Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Or, In The Alternative, A Preliminary Injunction Filed By National Federation Of The Blind Of Pennsylvania, Joseph Drenth

(5/27/20)

Order Granting Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Or, In The Alternative, A Preliminary Injunction

(5/27/20)

Answer To Complaint, By Kathy Boockvar, Department Of State Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania

(6/17/20)

Motion For Partial Summary Judgment By Joseph Drenth, National Federation Of The Blind Of Pennsylvania

(7/22/20)

Motion For Summary Judgment By Kathy Boockvar, Department Of State Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania

(7/22/20)

Brief In Support re Motion For Summary Judgment Filed By Kathy Boockvar, Department Of State Of The Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania

(7/22/20)

Plaintiffs' Response and Counterstatement to Defendants' Statement of Material Facts in Support of their Motion for Summary Judgment

(8/3/20)

Brief in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment

(8/3/20)

Defendants' Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment

(8/3/20)

Defendants' Answer to Plaintiffs' Statement of Material Facts

(8/3/20)

Motion In Limine to Exclude Evidence Regarding the Accessible Write-In Ballot

(8/3/20)

Brief In Support of Motion In Limine to Exclude Evidence Regarding the Accessible Write-In Ballot (8/3/20)

Plaintiffs' Pretrial Memorandum

(8/7/20)

Reply Brief in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment

(8/7/20)

Reply Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment

(8/7/20)

Defendants' Pretrial Memorandum

(8/7/20)

Order

(8/7/20)

Plaintiffs' Brief in Opposition to Defendants' Motion In Limine to Exclude Evidence

(8/13/20)

Motion to Supplement the Record

(8/14/20)

Order

(8/14/20)

List of Exhibits

(8/14/20)

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