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Votevets Action Fund v. Ertle

Case Information

Date Filed: November 11, 2018
State: Florida
Issue: Absentee Ballots
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S District Court of Northern District of Florida (Case 4:18-cv-00524)

Issue:

Whether vote-by-mail ballots should be counted if postmarked before Election Day but not received by the supervisor of elections by 7pm on Election Day

Status:

Complaint filed 11/12/18. Emergency motion for Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction filed 11/12/18. Preliminary Injunction denied 11/16/18. Preliminary Injunction denied filed 11/19/18. Status report filed 12/14/18. Defendant subsituted from Detzner to Ertle filed 1/9/19. Plaintiffs VoteVets Action Fund, Democratic National Committee, and DSCC notice of voluntary dismissal filed 1/18/19. This case is dismissed without prejudice under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure filed 1/22/19.

District Court Documents

• Complaint (11/12/18)
• Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (11/12/18)
• Memorandum
• Emergency Motion to Intervene (11/12/18)
• Attorney General's Motion to Intervene (11/13/18)
• Declaration of Kirk Nielsen in Support of Restraining Order (11/13/18)
• Declaration of Ion Sancho (11/13/18)
• Declaration of Maria Matthews (11/13/18)
• Response in Opposition of Temporary Restraining Order filed by NRSC (11/15/18)
• Response in Opposition of Temporary Restraining Order filed by Detzner (11/15/18)
• Response in Memorandum in Opposition to Temporary Restraining Order (11/15/18)
• Response in Opposition of Temporary Restraining Order filed by Attorney General (11/15/18)
• Response in Support of Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Injunction (11/15/18)
• Order Denying Preliminary Injunctions (11/16/18)
• Supplemental Order Denying Preliminary Injunctions (11/19/18)
• Status Report (12/14/18)
• Order Substituting Party (1/9/19)
• Notice of Voluntary Dismissal (1/18/19)
• Order Closing File (1/22/19)
• Judgement (1/22/19)