Last Updated: May 18, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Georgia State Conference of the NAACP v. Kemp
Case Information
Date Filed: June 6, 2011
State: Georgia
Issue: Ballot Access
Courts that Heard this Case: U.s. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Case 1:11-cv-01849)
Issue:
Whether Georgian Secretary of State Kemp has violated Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act by neglecting to provide infovoter registration service to its public assistance clients.
Status:
Statement of Interest of US filed 10/5/11. Reply Brief in support of Motion to Dismiss filed 9/26/11.Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss filed 9/09/11. Motion to Dismiss filed 8/10/11. Complaint Filed 6/06/11.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 6/06/11)
- Order Reassigning the Case
(filed 6/08/11) - Defendant's Motion to Dismiss
(filed 6/27/11) - Motion for Oral Argument
(filed 6/27/11) - Amended Complaint
(filed 7/13/11) - Motion to Dismiss
(filed 8/10/11) - Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss
(filed 9/09/11) - Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
(filed 9/26/11) - Statement of Interest of US
(filed 10/5/11) - Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan
(filed 11/22/11) - Defendant's Initital Disclosures
(filed 12/01/11) - Order on Motion to Dismiss
(filed 1/30/12) - Answer to Amended Complaint
(filed 2/13/12) - Settlement Agreement
(filed 4/18/12) - Order Accepting Settlement Agreement
(filed 4/26/12)


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