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Obama for America v. Husted

Case Information

Date Filed: July 17, 2012
State: Ohio
Issue: Early Voting
Courts that Heard this Case: United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Case 2:12cv00636); United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (Case 12-4055); United States Supreme Court (Case 12A338)

Issue:

Whether Ohio's current election law, which restricts early voting in the three days prior to an election on certain voters, violates 42 USCA 1983 and/or the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

Status:

Complaint filed 7/17/12. Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 7/17/12. Motion to Intervene Granted 8/6/12. Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction held 8/15/12. Opinion and Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 8/31/12. Notice of Appeal of Preliminary Injunction filed 9/4/12. Motion to Enforce Court's Order filed 9/5/12. Hearing on Motion set for 9/13/12. Hearing set for 9/13/12 vacated. Appellants' brief filed 9/10/12. Appellees' brief filed 9/17/12. Reply Brief filed 9/21/12. Opinion affirming district court filed 10/5/12. Application for stay filed in Supreme Court 10/9/12. Reply Brief filed 10/13/12. Stay denied 10/16/12. Answer filed 12/3/12. Status Conference scheduled held 3/18/14. Dispositive motions due 5/1/14. Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment filed 5/1/14. Defendants' Response to Motion for Summary Judgment filed 5/9/14. Opinion and Order Granting Permanent Injunctive Relief to Plaintiffs filed 6/11/14.

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 7/17/12)
• Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 7/17/12)
  • Declaration of Donald J. McTigue (filed 7/17/12)
• Military Groups' Motion to Intervene (filed 8/1/12)
• Defendants' Memorandum Contra Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/1/12)
• Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Support of Military Groups' Motion to Intervene (filed 8/3/12)
• Defendant's Memorandum in Support of Military Groups' Motion to Intervene (filed 8/6/12)
• Order Granting Military Groups' Motion to Intervene (filed 8/6/12)
• Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief of the American Center for Law and Justice Opposing Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/8/12)
• Amicus Brief of the American Center for Law and Justice (filed 8/8/12)
• Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/8/12)
• Motion Granting Leave to File Amicus Brief for the American Center for Law and Justice and Deeming Brief to be Filed Instanter (filed 8/9/12)
• Exhibit Lists (filed 8/13/12)
• Cuyahoga County's Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Brief Supporting Plaintiffs (filed 8/15/12)Cuyahoga County's Amicus Brief (filed 8/15/12)
• Defendants' Notice of Secretary of State Directive 2012-35 (filed 8/15/12)
• Plaintiff's Supplemental Memorandum (filed 8/16/12)
• Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum (filed 8/17/12)
• Plaintiffs' Memorandum to the Court on Further Developments (filed 8/19/12)
• Opinion and Order Granting Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/31/12)
• Notice of Appeal of Preliminary Injunction (filed 9/4/12)
• Plaintiff's Motion to Enforce the Court's Order (filed 9/5/12)
• Notice of Hearing and Order that Secretary Husted Attend (filed 9/5/12)
• Secretary Husted's Response to Motion to Enforce Court Order (filed 9/7/12)
  • Exhibit 1
• Order on Secretary Husted's Response (filed 9/7/12)
• Order Vacating Hearing (filed 9/10/12)
• Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Motion for Stay Pending Appeal (filed 9/10/12)
• Order Denying Stay (filed 9/12/12)
• Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to File a Response (filed 11/2/12)
• Order Granting Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to File a Response (filed 11/6/12)
• Defendants' Answer (filed 12/3/12)
• Notice of Preliminary Pretrial Conference (filed 12/5/12)
• Notice of Withdrawal of Motion to Dismiss Filed by Defendant-Intervenors (filed 12/10/12)
• Notice of Conference Change (filed 1/30/13)
• Rule 26f Report (filed 2/14/13)
• Preliminary Pretrial Order (filed 2/21/13)
• Scheduling Order (filed 3/19/14)
• Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 5/1/14)
• Defendants' Response to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 5/9/14)
  • Exhibit 1
  • Exhibit 2
• Plaintiffs' Reply to Response to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 5/16/14)
• Opinion and Order Granting Permanent Injunctive Relief to Plaintiffs (filed 6/11/14)
• Judgment and Permanent Injunction (filed 6/11/14)

Court of Appeals Documents

• Order Expediting Appeal (filed 9/4/12)
• Expedited Briefing Schedule (filed 9/4/12)
• Statement of Parties and Issues (filed 9/7/12)
• Revised Briefing Schedule (filed 9/10/12)
• Opening Brief of Appellants Husted and DeWine (filed 9/10/12)
• Brief of Intervenor Military Groups (filed 9/10/12)
• Brief for Amicus Curiae Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund (filed 9/13/12)
• Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief of American Center for Law and Justice (filed 9/17/12)
• Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellees (filed 9/17/12)
• Vote Vets Action Fund Amicus Brief (filed 9/19/12)
• Board of Mahoning County Commissioners Amicus Brief (filed 9/20/12)
• Reply Brief of Appellants Husted and DeWine (filed 9/21/12)
• Husted's Dates of Unavailability (filed 9/21/12)
• Amicus Curiae Brief of Lucas County (filed 9/24/12)
• Brief of Amicus Curiae State Representative Kathleen Clyde (filed 9/24/12)
• Order Granting Motions to File Amici Briefs (filed 9/28/12)
• Opinion and Order Affirming District Court (filed 10/5/12)
• Mandate Issued with No Costs Taxed (filed 10/30/12)

Supreme Court Documents

• Application for Stay (filed 10/9/12)
  • Appendix
• Response (filed 10/12/12)
• Intervenors' Response (filed 10/12/12)
• Motion to File Amicus Brief by Ohio State Senators (filed 10/12/12)
• Amicus Brief of Various States (filed 10/12/12)
• Reply Brief of Secretary of State Husted and AG Dewine (filed 10/13/12)
• Application for Stay Denied (filed 10/16/12)