Last Updated: January 17, 2013 at 10:48 AM
U.S. v. Florida, Detzner
Case Information
Date Filed: June 12, 2012
State: Florida
Issues: State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Fraud, Voter Eligibility
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for Northern District of Florida (Case 4:12-cv-00285-WS-CAS)
Issue:
Whether Florida's purge of state voter rolls violates Section 8 of the NVRA.
See also Mi Familia Vota Education Fund v. Detzner.
Status:
Complant filed 6/12/12. Answer filed 7/3/12. Joint Motion for Stay of Proceedings filed 9/27/12. Stay extended 12/5/12.
District Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 6/12/12) - United States' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order
(filed 6/15/12) - Motion to Intervene
(filed 6/20/12) - Motion to Expedite
(filed 6/20/12) - Order Setting the Scheduling on the Motion to Intervene
(filed 6/21/12) - Defendants' Response in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order
(filed 6/25/12) - Motion for Intervention of Judicial Watch and True the Vote
(filed 6/26/12) - United States' Memorandum in Opposition to Motion for Permissive Intervention
(filed 6/26/12) - Motion for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief
(filed 6/26/12) - Order Denying Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order
(filed 6/28/12) - Order Granting Motions to Intervene
(filed 6/29/12) - Defendants' Answer
(filed 7/3/12) - United States' Memorandum in Opposition to Motion for Intervention
(filed 7/13/12) - Reply Brief of Bipartisan Voters in Support of their Motion to Intervene
(filed 7/19/12) - Reply to Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion to Intervene
(filed 7/20/12) - Report of Rule 26 Conference
(filed 8/1/12) - Scheduling Order
(filed 8/8/12) - United States' Motion to Amend Scheduling Order
(filed 8/29/12) - Order Granting Motion to Amend Scheduling Order
(filed 8/31/12) - Joint Motion for Stay of Proceedings
(filed 9/27/12) - Order Staying Proceedings
(filed 10/10/12) - Order Denying Leave to Intervene
(filed 11/6/12) - Joint Motion for Stay of Proceedings
(filed 12/3/12) - Order Extending the Stay
(filed 12/5/12) - Joint Stipulation of Dismissal
(filed 1/10/13) - Order Dismissing Case
(filed 1/16/13)


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