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NAACP v. Murphy

Case Information

Date Filed: July 9, 2009
State: Indiana
Issue: Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana (Case 1:09-cv-00849-TWP-DML)

Issue:

Whether the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, which requires public assistance agencies in Indiana to distribute voter application forms, has been violated.

Status:

Order regarding Settlement entered 1/12/11. Order Directing Filing of Status Report entered 3/1/11. Joint Status Report filed 4/4/11. Joint Status Report filed 4/18/11. Order Vacating Status Conference filed 4/21/11. Joint Motion to Certify the Class filed 5/12/11. Joint Motion for Notice to Certify the Class filed 5/12/11. Order Certifying Class Action entered 5/18/11. Order Approving Class Action Settlement enter 8/25/11.

District Court Documents

Complaint (filed 7/9/09)
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response (filed 8/19/09)
Motion for Pretrial Conference (filed 8/19/09)
Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to File (entered 8/20/09)
Order Granting Motion for Pretrial Conference (entered 8/20/09)
Amended Complaint - Class Action (filed 9/14/09)
Motion to Certify Class (filed 9/14/09)
- Brief/Memorandum in Support of Motion (filed 9/14/09)
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response (filed 9/25/09)
Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/28/09)
Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time (filed 9/28/09)
Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/29/09)
Corrected Amended Complaint - Class Action (filed 10/6/09)
Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (filed 10/13/09)
Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (filed 10/26/09)
Response in Opposition to Motion to Certify Class (filed 10/30/09)
Reply in Support of Motion to Certify Class (filed 11/13/09)
Joint Report on Discovery and Proposed Discovery Plan (filed 12/10/09)
Minute Entry from Status Conference (entered 12/14/09)
Notice of Dismissal of Plaintiff ACORN (entered 2/26/10)
Order of Dismissal of Plaintiff ACORN (entered 3/1/10)
Joint Request for a Discovery Conference (filed 3/2/10)
Telephonic Discovery Conference set for 3/4/2010 02:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch (entered 3/3/10)
Entry and Order from Discovery Conference (entered 3/8/10)
Joint MOTION to Excuse Certain Individuals Attending Settlement Conference , filed by Plaintiff (filed 4/13/10)
ORDER Excusing Certain Individuals From Attending, In Person, the April 30, 2010 Settlement Conference (entered 4/14/10)
Entry and Order from Settlement Conference (entered 5/5/10)
Reassignment of Case to Judge Tanya Walton Pratt (entered 6/25/10)
Entry and Order from Settlement Conference (entered 7/22/10)
Notice of Voluntary Dismissal by Plaintiff (filed 8/11/10)
Entry and Order from Settlement Conference (entered 8/25/10)
Scheduling Order (entered 12/17/10)
Revised Scheduling Order (entered 12/30/10)
Order Regarding Settlement (entered 1/12/11)
Joint Status Report (filed 2/28/11)
Order Directing Filing of Status Report (entered 3/1/11)
Joint Status Report (filed 4/4/11)
Order Directing Filing of Status Report and Setting Status Conference (entered 4/6/11)
Joint Status Report (filed 4/18/11)
Order Vacating Status Conference (filed 4/21/11)
Joint Motion to Certify the Class (filed 5/12/11)
Joint Motion for Notice to Certify the Class (filed 5/12/11)
- Settlement Agreement
- Proposed Notice to Class
Order Certifying Class Action (entered 5/18/11)
Order Directing Notice to Class of Proposed Class Action Settlement and Setting Case for Fairness Hearing (entered 5/18/11)
Joint Report on Response to Class Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlements (entered 8/15/11)
Order Approving Class Action Settlement and an Award of Attorney's Fees and Costs (entered 8/25/11)
Unopposed Motion to Dismiss Defendants Indiana Election Commissioners With Prejudice (filed 9/23/11)
Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Defendants Indiana Election Commissioners With Prejudice (filed 10/6/11)

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