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Morales v. Handel

Case Information

Date Filed: October 9, 2008
State: Georgia
Issues: Voter Registration, State Voter Registration Databases, Voting Rights Act
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Case 1:08-cv-03172)

Issue:

Whether the state's new voter registration list maintenance procedures, which include a citizenship check, violate the Voting Rights Act and the National Voter Registration Act.

Status:

Order Denying Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Motions to Dismiss and Motions for Summary Judgment and Extending the Preliminary Injunction entered 6/15/10.  Civil Case Terminated 6/15/10.  Defendant's Certification of Compliance with Court's Order filed 7/6/10.

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 10/9/08)
  • Civil Cover Sheet, Summons
  • Exhibits A, A1, A2
• MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, Temporary Restraining Order and to Convene Three-Judge Court (filed 10/9/08)
  • Memorandum in Support
  • Exhibits A, A1, A2
  • Exhibits B, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, B9, B10, B11
  • Proposed Order
• ORDER directing parties to appear for hearing on plaintiff's motion on 10/10/2008 (entered 10/9/08)
• ORDER granting plaintiff's MOTION to the extent that the motion seeks a three judge panel (filed 10/10/08)
  • Letter from USDC Judge Jack T. Camp
• Response to Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction (filed 10/13/08)
• REPLY to Response to MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (filed 10/14/08)
  • Exhibit
• ORDER DENYING MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (entered 10/16/08)
• ORDER Setting Hearing on MOTION for Preliminary Injunction: Motion Hearing set for 10/22/2008 (entered 10/16/08)
• NOTICE Of Filing by Karen Handel Regarding Witnesses and Documents for October 22, 2008 Hearing (filed 10/20/08)
  • Exhibit 1 A
  • Exhibit 1 B
  • Exhibit 1 C
  • Exhibit 1 D
  • Exhibit 2 A
  • Exhibit 2 B
  • Exhibit 2 C
  • Exhibit 2 D
  • Exhibit 3
  • Exhibit 4 Part 1
  • Exhibit 4 Part 2
  • Exhibit 4 Part 3
  • Exhibit 5
• Proposed Findings of Fact by Karen Handel (filed 10/20/08)
• AFFIDAVIT (Declaration of Mary Mullins Lee) by Jose Morales (filed 10/20/08)
• First MOTION for Extension of Time To File Plaintiff's List of Witnesses, Testimony and Documents (filed 10/20/08)
• MINUTE ORDER granting Motion for Extension of Time (entered 10/21/08)
• Proposed Findings of Fact by Jose Morales (filed 10/21/08)
• NOTICE by Jose Morales Plaintiff's Notice of Witnesses and Filing of Declaration and documents for the October 22 Hearing (filed 10/21/08)
• NOTICE by Jose Morales Notice of Filing Substituted Page 9 of Plaintiff's Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law In Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 10/21/08)
• Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Sharon Douglas Stokes on behalf of United States (filed 10/21/08)
  • Memorandum of the United States as Amicus Curiae
  • Memorandum Attachment
  • Text of Proposed Order
• Minute Entry for proceedings held on 10/22/2008 (filed 10/22/08)
• ORAL ORDER granting Oral Motion by USA for Amicus entry (filed 10/22/08)
• PROPOSED ORDER (filed 10/23/08)
• PROPOSED ORDER (filed 10/23/08)
• PROPOSED ORDER (filed 10/23/08)
• NOTICE by Jose Morales Report to the Court on the Late Filing of Plaintiff's Proposed Order (filed 10/23/08)
• ORDER granting Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction under Section 5 (filed 10/27/08)
• ANSWER to COMPLAINT (filed 10/29/08)
• NOTICE Of Filing Documents and Report in Compliance with Court Order by Karen Handel (filed 10/31/08)
  • Exhibit A
  • Exhibit B
  • Exhibit C
• Joint PRELIMINARY REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN (filed 11/26/08)
• Initial Disclosures by Karen Handel (filed 11/26/08)
• Initial Disclosures by Jose Morales (filed 11/26/08)
  • Exhibit
• ORDER approving Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan except as herein modified (filed 12/1/08)
• Plaintiff's Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Motion for Class Certification (filed 12/23/08)
• ORDER on Motion for Extension of Time (entered 12/24/08)
• First Motion to Amend Complaint with Brief in Support by Morales (filed 2/5/09)
• Second Motion for Extension of Time File Motion for Class Certification by Morales (filed 2/5/09)
• Response to First Motion to Amend Complaint filed by Defendant (filed 2/18/09)
• Submission of Second Motion for Extension of Time File Motion for Class Certification to District Judge Camp (filed 2/24/09)
• Submission of First Motion to Amend Complaint to District Judge Camp (filed 3/6/09)
• Amended Complaint adding NAACP, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials, The Center for Pan Asian Community Services as Plaintiffs (entered 3/10/09)
• Joint Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (filed 3/10/09)
• Order Granting Joint Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery Discovery ends 6/25/09 (entered 3/13/09)
• Answer to Amended Complaint (filed 3/24/09)
• Joint Motion for Status Conference (filed 6/2/09)
• Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Status Conference (filed 6/19/09)
  • Motion Granted (entered 6/22/09)
• Proposed Discovery and Briefing Schedule and Status Report (filed 8/4/09)
  • Proposed Scheduling Order
• Scheduling Order (8/21/09)
• Motion to Dismiss OR in the Alternative Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Handel (filed 9/4/09)
• Motion for Summary Judgment and Permanent Injunctive Relief filed by the NAACP (filed 9/4/09)
• Response re: Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 9/18/09)
• Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/18/09)
• Reply Brief re: Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/25/09)
• Reply Brief re: Motion for Summary Judgment (filed 9/25/09)
• Response re: Motion to Dismiss (filed 9/25/09)
• Reply Brief re: Motion to Dismiss (filed 10/30/09)
• Scheduling Order (entered 4/30/10)
• Plaintiffs' Supplemental Brief in Response to Court's April 30 , 2010 Scheduling Order (filed 5/10/10)
• Response of Amicus Curiae United States to the Court's Questions in April 30, 2010 Order (filed 5/10/10)
• Defendant's Supplemental Brief and Response to Court's April 30, 2010 Scheduling Order (filed 5/10/10)
• Defendant's Supplement to Response to Court's April 30, 2010 Scheduling Order (filed 5/20/10)
  • Exhibit A
• Order Substituting the New Attorney General for the Former Attorney General as the Defendant of Record (entered 6/1/10)
• Order Denying Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Motions to Dismiss and Motions for Summary Judgment and Extending the Preliminary Injunction (entered 6/15/10)
• Civil Case Terminated (6/15/10)
• Defendant's Certification of Compliance with Court's Order (filed 7/6/10)
  • Exhibits A, B, C

Related Links

• State responds to voter ID challenge (10/15/08)
• Georgia sued over voter citizenship verification (10/13/08)