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Project Vote v. Kelly

Case Information

Date Filed: July 22, 2009
State: Pennsylvania
Issues: Ballot Access, Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (Case 2:09-cv-00951)

Issue:

Whether a Pennslyvania statute forbiding the payment of persons to solicit voter registration violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution.

Status:

 Judgment Entered 7/27/11. Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings filed 7/16/10. Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Denied file 9/28/10. ACORN Dismissed as Plaintiff filed 11/04/10. Defendant's and Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment filed 4/11/11. Briefs in Opposition filed 5/13/11.

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 7/22/09)
• Defendant's Answer to the Complaint (filed 9/22/09)
• Consent Agreement Dismissing Defendant Stephen A. Zappala Jr. (filed 10/27/09)
• Plaintiff's Motion to Amend Complaint to Add Parties (filed 4/15/10)
• Defendant's Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff ACORN's Motion to Amend the Complaint (filed 4/29/10)
• Plaintiff's Reply to Defendant's Opposition to Amended Complaint (filed 5/14/10)
• Order of Court Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Add Parties (filed 5/28/10)
• First Amended Complaint (filed 6/07/10)
• Defendant Corbett's Answer to the First Amended Complaint (filed 6/17/10)
• Defendant Corbett's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (filed 7/16/10)
• Defendant Corbett's Brief in Support of Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (filed 7/16/10)
• Plaintiff's Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (filed 8/16/10)
• Defendant Corbett's Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (filed 8/30/10)
• Memorandum Opinion on Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings (filed 9/28/10)
• Stipulation to Voluntarily Dismiss Plaintiff ACORN (filed 11/04/10)
• Defendant's Movement for Summary Judgment (filed 4/11/11)
• Defendant's Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 4/11/11)
• Defendant's Statement of Undisputed Material Facts as to which there is no Genuine Issue (filed 4/11/11)
• Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 4/11/11)
• Plaintiff's Concise Statement of Undisputed Facts in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 4/11/11)
• Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 4/11/11)
• Plaintiff's Appendix of Testimonial and Documentary Evidence (filed 4/11/11)
• Defendant's Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 5/13/11)
• Defendant's Response to Plaintiffs' Concise Statement of Undisputed Facts (filed 5/13/11)
• Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's Statement of Undisputed Facts (filed 5/13/11)
• Plaintiff's Brief in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 5/13/11)
• Plaintiffs' Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 5/23/11)
• Memoradum Opinion Granting Defendant's Motion to Dismiss (filed 7/27/11)
• Order of Court Granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment and Denying Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 7/27/11)
• Judgment entered in Favor of Defendant Kelly (filed 7/27/11)