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NAACP v. Husted

Case Information

Date Filed: May 1, 2014
State: Ohio
Issue: Early Voting
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Case 2:14-cv-404); U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Case 14-3877)

Issue:

Whether Ohio's reduction of early voting days and elimination of same-day registration violates Equal Protection and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Status:

Complaint filed 5/1/2014. Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 7/2/14. Answer filed 5/23/14. Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 6/30/14.Plaintiffs' Filing of Amended Declaration filed 7/1/14. Order filed 7/2/14. Ohio General Assembly's Motion to Intervene filed 7/11/14. Order denying Ohio General Assembly's Motion to Intervene filed 7/3014. Emergency Motion for Reconsideration as to Motion to Intervene filed 7/30/14. Order denying Motion for Reconsideration filed 7/31/14. Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 9/4/14. Sixth Circuit order expediting review filed 9/11/14. Sixth Circuit order denying stay pending appeal filed 9/12/14. Appellants' Brief filed 9/15/14. Appellees' Brief filed 9/19/14. Opinion affirming District Court filed 9/24/14. Emergency Petition for Rehearing En Banc filed 9/24/14. Appellees' response to emergency petition filed 9/25/14. Emergency Application of Husted and DeWine for Stay filed 9/25/14 in U.S. Supreme Court. Emergency Application of Ohio General Assembly filed in U.S. Supreme Court 9/25/14. Response of NAACP et al filed 9/27/14. Reply of Husted and DeWine filed 9/28/14. Order Granting Stay filed 9/29/14. Ohio General Assembly's Third Motion to Intervene filed 11/10/14. Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion to Intervene filed 11/25/14. Opinion and Order Denying Motion to Intervene filed 11/26/14. Circuit Court's Order vacating and remanding order denying motion to intervene filed 12/19/14. Order granting Motion to Intervene filed 1/14/15. Settlement agreement filed 4/17/15. Plaintiffs' Stipulation of Dismissal filed 4/17/15.

 

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 5/1/14)
• Notice of Dispositive Filing in Related Case (filed 5/16/14)
• Answer (filed 5/23/14)
• Plaintiffs' Rule 26(f) (filed 6/25/14)
• Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 6/30/14)
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• Order regarding Schedule (filed 6/30/14)
• Plaintiffs' Filing of Amended Declaration (7/1/14)
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• Order (filed 7/2/14)
• Motion for Leave to file County of Cuyahoga Amicus Brief (filed 7/8/14)
• County of Cuyahoga Amicus Brief (filed 7/8/14)
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• Ohio General Assembly's Motion to Intervene (filed 7/11/14)
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• Order granting Motion for Leave to File (filed 7/15/14)
• Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Intervene (filed 7/18/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Reply to Response to Motion to Intervene (filed 7/21/14)
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• Ohio General Assembly's Response in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 7/23/14)
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• Defendant's Response in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 7/23/14)
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• DeWine's Response in Opposition to Preliminary Injunction (filed 7/23/14)
• Order denying Ohio General Assembly's Motion to Intervene (filed 7/30/14)
• United States Department of Justice's Statement of Interest (filed 7/30/14)
• Emergency Motion for Reconsideration as to Motion to Intervene (filed 7/30/14)
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• Plaintiffs' Response to Emergeny Motion for Reconsideration (filed 7/30/14)
• Plaintiffs' Reply to Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 7/30/14)
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• Defendant DeWine's Supplemental Memorandum regarding Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 7/31/14)
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• Order denying Motion for Reconsideration (filed 7/31/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Reply to Response regarding Emergency Motion for Reconsideration (filed 7/31/14)
• Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus and Ohio House Democratic Caucus's Motion for Leave to file Brief of Amici Curiae (filed 8/1/14)
• Ohio Senate Democratic Caucus and Ohio House Democratic Caucus (filed 8/1/14)
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• Notice of Appeal (filed 8/1/14)
• Order graning Motion for Leave to File (filed 8/7/14)
• Defendants' Notice of Disputed Facts (filed 8/7/14)
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• Joint Statement of Undisputed Facts (filed 8/7/14)
• DeWine's Statement of Disputed Facts (filed 8/7/14)
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• Plaintiffs' Notice of Filing of Deposition (filed 8/7/14)
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• Plaintiffs Exhibit List (filed 8/7/14)
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• Plaintiffs Notice of Undisputed Facts (filed 8/7/14)
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• Defendants' Notice of Corrected Exhibits (filed 8/8/14)
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• Ohio General Assembly's Motion for Leave to File (filed 8/8/14)
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• Defendants Notice of Supplemental Persuasive Authority (filed 8/10/14)
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• Order granting Motion for Leave to File (8/11/14)
• Memorandum Opinion and Order granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction (9/4/14)
• Second Motion to Intervene by Ohio General Assembly (9/5/14)
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• Order granting Motion to Intervene (9/8/14)
• Plaintiffs' Motion for Reconsideration (9/8/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Response to Motion for Reconsideration (filed 9/9/14)
• Order denying Motion for Reconsideration (filed 9/9/14)
• Defendant's Motion to Stay Order regarding Preliminary Injunction (filed 9/9/14)
• Plaintiff's Response to Motion to Stay (filed 9/10/14)
• Order denying Motion to Stay (filed 9/10/14)
• Plaintiffs' Motion to Enforce Judgment (filed 9/10/14)
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• Order for Defendant's to File Response (filed 9/11/14)
• Defendants' Response to Motion to Enforce Judgment (filed 9/12/14)
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• Defendants' Notice of New Directive (filed 9/15/14)
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• Order denying Motion to Enforce Judgment (filed 9/15/14)
• Letter from Mike DeWine (filed 10/14/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Third Motion to Intervene (filed 11/10/14)
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• Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion to Intervene (filed 11/25/14)
• Opinion and Order (filed 11/26/14)
• Parties' Agreed Scheduling Order (filed 12/04/14)
• Scheduling Order (filed 12/08/14)
• Order granting Motion to Intervene (filed 1/14/15)
• Defendant's Motion to Amend Order (filed 3/26/15)
• Amended Scheduling Order (filed 3/27/15)
• Joint Motion for Entry of Rule 502(d) Order (filed 4/3/15)
• Rule 502(d) (filed 4/6/15)
• Plaintiffs' Stipulation of Dismissal (filed 4/17/15)
  • Settlement Agreement

 

Court of Appeals Documents (Motion to Intervene)

• Civil Case Docket (filed 8/1/14)
• Ohio General Assemby's Motion to Expedite (filed 8/1/14)
• Appellees' Response to Motion to Expedite (filed 8/4/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Reply (filed 8/5/14)
• Order denying Motion to Expedite (filed 8/6/14)
• Briefing Letter (filed 8/6/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Statement of Issues (filed 8/15/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Motion for Extension of Time (filed 9/17/14)
• Appellees' Response to Motion for Extension of Time (filed 9/17/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Reply to Response regarding Motion for Extension of Time (filed 9/18/14)
• Ruling Letter (filed 9/18/14)
• Appellant Brief (filed 9/25/14)
• Appellee Brief (filed 10/28/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Reply Brief (filed 11/07/14)
• Order vacating and remanding (filed 12/19/14)
• Mandate (filed 1/12/15)

 

Court of Appeals Documents

• Appellant's Motion to Expedite (filed 9/08/14)
• Appellees' Response in Opposition to Motion to Expedite (filed 9/10/14)
• Appellant's Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal (filed 9/11/14)
• Order granting Motion to Expedite (filed 9/11/14)
• Scheduling Letter (filed 9/11/14)
• Appellees' Response in Opposition to Motion for Stay (filed 9/12/14)
• Order denying Motion to Stay (filed 9/12/14)
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• Appellant's Brief (filed 9/15/14)
• United States' Amicus Brief (filed 9/19/14)
• County of Cuyahoga's Amicus Brief (filed 9/19/14)
• Appellee's Brief (filed 9/19/14)
• Appellant's Reply Brief (filed 9/22/14)
• Ohio General Assembly's Brief (filed 9/22/14)
• Opinion & Order (filed 9/24/14)
• Appellant's Petition for En Banc Rehearing (filed 9/24/14)
• Appellee's Response to Petition for En Banc Rehearing (filed 9/25/14)
• Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund's Amicus Brief (filed 9/26/14)
• Appellee's Additional Citation (filed 9/30/14)
• Order (filed 10/01/14)
• Court's Letter to Appellant (filed 10/02/14)
• Appellant's Letter to Court (filed 10/14/14)

Supreme Court Documents

• Ohio's Petition for Stay (filed 9/25/14)
• NAACP's Response to Petition (filed 9/27/14)
• Ohio's Reply (filed 9/28/14)
• Order Granting Stay (filed 9/29/14)