Last Updated: July 27, 2018 at 12:42 PM
Georgia NAACP v. Georgia
Case Information
Date Filed: April 20, 2017
State: Georgia
Issue: Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Case 1:17-cv-01397)
Issue:
Whether Georgia's runoff election voter registration procedure violates the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)
Status:
Complaint and TRO Motion filed 4/20/17. First Amended Complaint filed 4/25/17. Defendants' Response to TRO Motion filed 4/28/17. Order Granting Preliminary Injunction filed 5/4/17. Ordered and adjudged that Plaintiffs recover from Defendant in the ammount of 122,171.54 as reasonable attorney's fees and expenses filed 4/11/18
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 4/20/17) - Emergency Motion for TRO
(filed 4/20/17) - Recusal Order
(filed 4/20/17) - Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion to Expedite
(filed 4/24/17) - First Amended Complaint
(filed 4/25/17) - Consent Motion to Supplement TRO Motion
(filed 4/25/17) - Defendants' Response in Opposition to TRO Motion
(filed 4/28/17) - Order Allowing Audio-Visual Equipment in Courtroom
(filed 5/1/17) - Plaintiffs' Reply
(filed 5/2/17) - Defendants' Sur-Reply
(filed 5/3/17) - Order Granting Preliminary Injunction
(filed 5/4/17) - Answer and Defense
(filed 6/15/17) - Consent Decree
(filed 10/1/17) - Consent Decree Order
(filed 10/17/17) - Motion for Attorney Fees and Expenses
(filed 12/4/17) - Supplemental Motion for Fees
(filed 1/30/18) - Opposition to Supplemental
(filed 3/12/18) - Reply Brief to Supplemental Motion
(filed 4/2/18) - Order Granting
(filed 4/11/18) - Clerks Judgement
(filed 4/11/18)


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