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State of Ohio ex rel. John W. Painter and John Williams v. Jennifer L. Brunner, Secretary of the State of Ohio, and the Board of Elections of Hamilton County, Ohio

Case Information

Date Filed: December 20, 2010
State: Ohio
Issues: Election 2010, Provisional Ballots
Courts that Heard this Case: Supreme Court of Ohio (Case 2010-2205)

Issue:

How should an investigation of provisional ballots, as ordered by a federal district court, proceed under state election law.

Status:

Amicus Brief filed by Ohio Republican Party on 1/3/11.  Intervenor-Respondent's Merit Brief filed 1/5/11. Intervenors' merit brief of Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Ohio Democratic Party filed 1/5/11.  Respondent's merit brief of Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner filed 1/5/11.  Order Granting Writ of Mandamus entered 1/7/11.  Amended Complaint for Writ of Mandamus filed 1/10/11.  Motion for Temporary Injunctive Relief filed 1/10/11.  Entry Dismissing Amended Complaint of Mandamus entered 1/10/11.

See also Hunter v. Hamilton County Board of Elections

Supreme Court Documents

• Complaint for a Writ of Mandamus and Prohibition - Expedited Election Case (filed 12/20/10)
• Affidavit of Alex Triantafilou (filed 12/20/10)
• Relators' Motion for Expedited Issueance of Alternative Writ (filed 12/20/10)
• Relators' Motion for an Order Pursuant to Civil Rule 65 and Supreme Court Rule X, Section 2, for Temporary Injunctive Relief Pending the Court's Consideration of Relators' Request for Mandamus Relief (filed 12/20/10)
• Certificate of Counsel in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (filed 12/20/10)
• Relators' Motion for Expedited Consideration (filed 12/20/10)
• Order - Case shall proceed as an original action that does not involve a pending election (entered 12/20/10)
• Intervenor-Respondent Tracie Hunter's Motion to Intervene (filed 12/23/10)
• Response of Respondent Board of Elections of Hamilton County, Ohio, Regarding Motion for Expedited Issuance of an Alternative Writ and Motion for Temporary Injunctive Relief (filed 12/27/10)
• Respondent Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's Memorandum in Opposition to Relators' Motion for Expedited Issuance of Alternative Writ and Motion for Temporary Injunctive Relief (filed 12/27/10)
• Joint Motion of Proposed Intervenors Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Ohio Democratic Party to Intervene as Party Respondents (filed 12/27/10)
• Memorandum of Proposed Intervenors Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Ohio Democratic Party in Opposition to Relators' Motion for Temporary Injunctive Relief (filed 12/27/10)
• Memorandum of Proposed Intervenors Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Ohio Democratic Party in Opposition to Relators' Motion for Expedited Issuance of Alternative Writ (filed 12/27/10)
• Intervenor-Respondent Tracie Hunter's Memorandum in Opposition to Relators' Motion for Temporary Injunctive Relief and Motion for Expedited Issuance of Alternative Writ, or in the alternative, Amicus Curiae Brief of Tracie Hunter in Support of Respondents' Opposition to Relators' Motion for Temporary Injunctive Relief and Motion for Expedited Issuance of Alternative Writ (filed 12/27/10)
• Order Granting Writ of Mandamus (filed 12/29/10)
  • Opinion
• Notice of proceedings in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (filed 12/30/10)
• Amicus Brief of Ohio Republican Party in Support of Relator (filed 1/3/11)
• Intervenor-Respondent's Merit Brief (filed 1/5/11)
• Intervenors' merit brief of Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless and Ohio Democratic Party (filed 1/5/11)
• Respondent's merit brief of Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (filed 1/5/11)
• Order Granting Writ of Mandamus (entered 1/7/11)
  • Opinion
• Amended Complaint for Writ of Mandamus (filed 1/10/11)
• Motion to Expedite Issuance of Alternative Writ (filed 1/10/11)
• Motion for Temporary Injunctive Relief (filed 1/10/11)
• Entry Dismissing Amended Complaint of Mandamus (entered 1/10/11)