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Voting for America v. Skeen

Case Information

Date Filed: February 13, 2012
State: Texas
Issues: State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Case 3:12-cv-00044); U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Case 12-40914)

Issue:

Whether Texas' state voter registration procedures violate the NVRA.

Status:

Complaint filed 2/3/12. Motion to Dismiss filed 3/25/12. Answer filed 3/27/12. Texas' Motion to Intervene Granted 6/8/12. Opinion and Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed 8/2/12. Defendant Skeen's Notice of Appeal filed 8/16/12. Order Granting Stay Pending Appeal Issued issued 9/6/12. 5th Circuit oral argument schedule entered 9/26/12. Appellee's Brief filed 11/16/12. Appellant's Reply Brief filed 11/26/12. Opinion filed 10/3/13. Mandate issued 11/26/13. Order denying motion to dismiss filed 1/29/14. Motion for Leave to file a Second Amended Complaint filed 4/7/14. Order for Recusal filed 9/22/14. Defendant's Notice of Non-Consent filed 10/28/14. Agreed Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice filed 1/6/15. Order granting Motion to Dismiss filed 1/7/15.

Circuit Court of Appeals Documents

• Per Curiam Opinion Explaining Granting of Stay (filed 9/26/12)
• Briefing and Oral Argument Schedule (filed 9/26/12)
• Appellant's Brief (filed 10/26/12)
• Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund Motion to File Amicus Curiae Brief (filed 11/2/12)
  • Order Granting Motion to File Amicus Brief (filed 11/7/12)
• Appellant's Record Excerpts (filed 11/16/12)
• Appellee's Brief (filed 11/16/12)
• Brief of Amici Curiae Brennan Center for Justice (filed 11/21/12)
• Texas Legislature Amici Curiae Brief (filed 11/23/12)
• Appellant's Reply Brief (filed 11/26/12)
• Appellant's Rule 28(j) Letter (filed 7/1/13)
• Response to Rule 28(j) Letter (filed 7/5/13)
• Appellee's Motion for Recusal of Judge Edith Jones (filed 7/15/13)
• Order Denying Motion to Remove Judge Edith Jones (filed 7/17/13)
• Published Opinion Reversing Lower Court (filed 10/3/13)
• Judgment (filed 10/3/13)
• Appellee Petition for Rehearing En Banc (filed 10/17/13)
• Clerk's Letter Regarding Rehearing En Banc (filed 10/29/13)
• Letter From Clerk Requesting Response to En Banc Petition (filed 10/30/13)
• Response to Petition for Rehearing En Banc (filed 11/5/13)
• Order Denying En Banc Petition (filed 11/18/13)
• Mandate Issued (filed 11/26/13)

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 2/13/12)
• First Amended Complaint (filed 3/15/12)
• Johnson's Motion to Dismiss (filed 3/25/12)
• Johnson's Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss (filed 3/26/12)
• Andrade's Answer (filed 3/27/12)
• Johnson's Amended Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss (filed 4/13/12)
• Court Scheduling Order (filed 4/17/12)
• Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and Supporting Memorandum of Law (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix A (Congressional Record) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix B (Republican County Chairmen) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix C (Democratic County Chairmen) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix D (Federal Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix E (Harvard Law Review Article) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix F (Law at Issue) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix G (State Election Advisory) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix H (Project Vote Website) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix I (Voter Registration Guide) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix J (Howard Law Journal) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix K (NVRA) (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix L (filed 4/30/12)
  • Appendix M (Gonzalez v. Arizona) (filed 4/30/12)
• Defendant Johnson's Reply to Plaintiff's Response to her Motion to Dismiss (filed 5/08/12)
• Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Accompanying Memorandum of Law (filed 5/10/12)
  • Appendix A (Declaration of Michael Slater) (filed 5/10/12)
  • Appendix B (Gonzalez v. Arizona) (filed 5/10/12)
  • Appendix C (State Election Advisory) (filed 5/10/12)
  • Appendix D (Harris County Volunteer Deputy Voter Registration requirements) (filed 5/10/12)
  • Appendix E (ACORN v. Scott) (filed 5/10/12)
  • Appendix F (International Women's Day March v. San Antonio) (filed 5/10/12)
  • Appendix G (Rios v. Bexar Metropolitan Water Dist.) (filed 5/10/12)
  • Appendix H (Smith v. Matthews) (filed 5/10/12)
• Defendant Andrade's Reply to Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (filed 5/10/12)
• Defendant Andrade's Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 5/24/12)
• Plaintiff's Exhibit List (filed 5/24/12)
• Plaintiff's Witness List (filed 5/24/12)
• Defendant Johnson's Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 5/24/12)
• Defendant Andrade's Objections to Plaintiff's Exhibits (filed 6/4/12)
• Plaintiff's Reply to Defendants' Responses to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 6/4/12)
• Exhibit and Witness List (filed 6/4/12)
  • Texas Administrative Code (filed 6/4/12)
  • Texas Volunteer Deputy Registrar Guide (filed 6/4/12)
• Witness List (filed 6/4/12)
• Defendant Johnson's No Objection Response to Plaintiff's Exhibit List (filed 6/4/12)
• Defendant Johnson's Witness List (filed 6/4/12)
• Texas' Unopposed Motion to Intervene (filed 6/6/12)
• Order Granting Motion to Intervene (filed 6/8/12)
• Defendant Andrade's Briefing on First Amendment (filed 6/8/12)
• Plaintiff's Comparative Statement Regarding State Voter Registration Laws (filed 6/15/12)
• Plaintiff's Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Preliminary Injuction (filed 6/19/12)
• Defendant Andrade's Post-submission Brief (filed 6/19/12)
• Johnson's Post-hearing Submission in Support of Motion to Dismiss (filed 6/19/12)
• Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/2/12)
• Andrade's Motion for Stay of Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/3/12)
• Plaintiffs' Opposition to Defendant Andrade's Motion for Stay (filed 8/7/12)
• Andrade's Reply in Support of Motion to Stay Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/8/12)
• Order Modifying Preliminary Injunction and Denying Motion for Stay (filed 8/14/12)
• Defendant Andrade's Notice of Appeal (filed 8/16/12)
• Andrade's Appeal (filed 8/17/12)
• Order Granting Stay Pending Appeal (filed 9/6/12)
• Order of United States Supreme Court (filed 10/4/12)
  • Cover Letter
• Response to Amended Complaint (filed 12/21/12)
• Order Denying Motion to Dismiss (filed 1/29/14)
• Plaintiffs' Notice of Intent not to File a Petition for Certiorari (filed 2/5/14)
• Response to Notice of Intent not to File Petition for Certiorari (filed 2/10/14)
• Johnson's Response to Notice of Intent not to File Petition for Certiorari (filed 2/11/14)
• Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint (filed 4/7/14)
  • Exhibit A
  • Proposed Order
• Plaintiffs' Support of Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint (filed 5/8/14)
• Order of Recusal (filed 9/22/14)
• Defendant's Notice of Non-Consent (filed 10/28/14)
• Agreed Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice (filed 1/6/15)
• Order granting Motion to Dismiss (filed 1/7/15)