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Texas Democratic Party v. Williams

Case Information

Date Filed / Ended: February 13, 2007 / January 12, 2009
State: Texas
Issue: Voting Technology
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (Case 1:07-cv-00115); U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (Case 07-51064); U.S. Supreme Court (Case 08-540)

Issue:

Whether the use of eSlate voting machines (which plaintiffs allege have not counted votes properly) violates HAVA, the Texas Election Code, or the U.S. Constitution.

Status:

Judgment rendered by US 5th Circuit Court of Appeal on 7/30/08 affirming the granting of Summary Judgment to the defendants by the District Court.  The plaintiffs filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiori with the U.S. Supreme Court on 10/21/08.  Petition was denied 1/12/09.

U.S. Supreme Court Documents

• Petition for a Writ of Certiori (filed 10/21/08)
• Waiver of right of respondent Hope Andrade, Texas Secretary of State to respond (filed 11/24/08)
• Distributed for Conference of 1/9/09 (entered 12/3/08)
• Petition DENIED. (entered 1/12/09)

Court of Appeals Documents

• Appellant's Brief filed by Appellant TX Democratic Party, Appellant Boyd L Richie (filed 11/27/07)
• Amicus curiae brief filed by Amicus Curiae Intl Assn Machinists (filed 12/18/07)
• Appellee's Brief filed by Appellee Roger Williams (filed 1/10/08)
• Amicus curiae brief filed by Amicus Curiae Hart InterCivic Inc (filed 1/18/08)
• Reply brief filed by Appellant TX Democratic Party, Appellant Boyd L Richie (filed 1/25/08)
• Supplemental authorities filed by Amicus Curiae Hart InterCivic Inc (filed 1/28/08)
• Case tentatively calendared for oral argument Week of: 07/07/08 (entered 5/8/08)
• Case calendared for oral argument (entered 5/16/08)
• Supplemental letter brief filed by Appellant TX Democratic Party, et al. (filed 6/18/08)
• Supplemental letter brief filed by Appellee Roger Williams (filed 6/18/08)
• Motion filed by Amicus Curiae Hart InterCivic Inc to file supplemental letter brief (filed 6/18/08) (Amicus brief included)
• Response/opposition filed by Appellant TX Democratic Party , et al. (filed 6/19/08)
• COURT Order filed granting motion of amicus curiae Hart InterCivic, Inc., to file supplemental letter brief (filed 6/19/08)
• Oral argument heard. Case argued by Chad Wilson Dunn for Appellant Boyd L Richie, Appellant TX Democratic Party, Kathlyn C Wilson for Appellee Roger Williams (filed 7/9/08)
• Opinion filed. Mandate pull date is 8/20/08 (filed 7/30/08)
• Judgment entered and filed (filed 7/30/08)
• Mandate issued (filed 8/21/08)
• Record on appeal returned to 5CCA (filed 8/22/08)
• Record on appeal returned to USDC (filed 8/25/08)

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 2/13/07)
  • Exhibit A
  • Exhibit B
• Opposed MOTION for Leave to Exceed Page Limitation (filed 3/5/2007)
  • Proposed Order
• MOTION for Summary Judgment (filed 3/05/2007)
  • Exhibit 1
  • Exhibit 2
  • Exhibit 3
  • Exhibit 4
  • Exhibit 5
  • Exhibit 6
  • Exhibit 7
  • Proposed Order
• ANSWER to Complaint (filed 3/5/2007)
• ORDER granting Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages (entered 3/6/2007)
• Order for Proposed Scheduling Order (entered 3/6/2007)
• DEMAND for Trial by Jury (filed 3/7/2007)
• MOTION to Continue and PRELIMINARY RESPONSE to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 3/13/2007)
  • Affidavit of Ken Bailey
  • Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Continuance
• ORDER granting Motion to Continue (entered 3/19/07) Response to Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is due August 1, 2007.
• DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Texas Democratic Party (entered 3/07/07)
• MOTION to Continue by Texas Democratic Party (entered 3/13/07)
  • Affidavit (entered 3/13/07)
  • Proposed Order (entered 3/13/07)
• PRELIMINARY RESPONSE to MOTION for Summary Judgment (entered 3/13/07)
• ORDER granting Motion to Continue (entered 3/19/07)
• Proposed Scheduling Order (Entered: 04/16/2007)
• ADR Report Filed (Entered: 04/19/2007)
• ADVISORY TO THE COURT, Parties' Proposed Discovery Plan. (Entered: 04/27/2007)
• ADR Report Filed (Entered: 04/30/2007)
• MOTION for Protective Order (Entered: 07/09/2007)
• AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER (Entered: 07/11/2007)
• MOTION to Quash, MOTION for Protection From Subpoena Duces Tecum by Dana DeBeauvoir (filed 07/30/2007)
  • Exhibit (filed 07/30/2007)
• MOTION to Quash and MOTION for Protection From Plaintiff's Notice of Deposition on Written Questions and Subpoena Duces Tecum by Diana T. Barrera. (filed 8/1/2007)
• RESPONSE to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Proposed Order (filed 8/1/2007)
• Memorandum in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 1 (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 2 (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 3 (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 4 (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 5 (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 6 (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 7 (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 8 (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 9 (filed 8/1/2007)
  • Appendix 10 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 11 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 12 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 13 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 14 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 15 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 16 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 17 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 18 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 19 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Appendix 20 (filed 8/1/2007)
• Letter/Correspondence from Texas Democratic Party (filed 8/8/2007)
• MOTION to Compel by Texas Democratic Party (filed 8/8/2007)
  • Exhibit 1 (filed 8/8/2007)
  • Exhibit 2 (filed 8/8/2007)
  • Proposed Order (filed 8/8/2007)
• REPLY to Response to MOTION for Summary Judgment (filed 8/9/2007)
  • Exhibit (filed 8/9/2007)
  • Appendix (filed 8/9/2007)
• RESPONSE to MOTION to Compel (filed 8/10/2007)
  • Proposed Order (filed 8/10/2007)
• REPLY to Response to MOTION for Summary Judgment (filed 8/15/2007)
• ORDER granting Motion for Summary Judgment (entered 8/16/2007)
• JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge Sam Sparks (entered 8/16/2007)
• NOTICE OF APPEAL by Texas Democratic Party (filed 8/24/2007)