Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM

Young v. Hosemann

Case Information

Date Filed / Ended: September 12, 2008 / February 25, 2010
State: Mississippi
Issues: Felon Voting Rights, Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Case 3:08-cv-00567); U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (Case 09-60188)

Issue:

Whether the State's refusal to permit convicted felons to vote in presidential elections violates the Mississippi and U.S. Constitutions and the National Voter Registration Act.

Status:

Order Granting Motion to Dismiss entered 3/9/09. Consolidated to 5th Circuit Court of Appeals 4/20/09.   Order Affirming District Court's Dismissal 2/25/10.

Court of Appeals Documents

• Brief of Appellants (filed 5/29/09)
• Brief of Appellees (filed 6/29/09)
• Reply Brief of Appellants (filed 7/13/09)
• Case calendared for Oral Argument 1/6/10
• Oral argument heard (1/6/10)
• Opinion affirming District Court's Dismissal (filed 2/25/10)
• Judgment (filed 2/25/10)

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 9/12/08)
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C, Exhibit D
• MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (filed 9/12/08)
  • Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C, Exhibit D
  • Memorandum in Support
• RESPONSE in Opposition regarding MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (filed 9/19/08)
  • Exhibits A and B
• ATTACHMENT regarding Response in Opposition (filed 9/23/08)
• Rebuttal regarding Response in Opposition to Motion and Attachment (filed 9/24/08)
  • Exhibit E, Docket Sheet
  • Exhibit F, Order
  • Exhibit G, Order of Recusal
• ORDER denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction (entered 9/25/08)
• MOTION for Certificate of Appealability by Jerry Young (filed 10/2/08)
• MOTION to Dismiss by Delbert Hosemann (filed 10/2/08)
• MEMORANDUM in Support regarding MOTION to Dismiss (filed 10/2/08)
• MOTION to Withdraw MOTION for Certificate of Appealability (filed 10/3/08)
• NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL as to Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 10/3/08)
• ORDER withdrawing Motion for Certification of interlocutory appeal; granting Motion to Withdraw (entered 10/6/08)
• MOTION to Stay pending appeal (filed 10/7/08)
  • Proposed Order
• ORDER denying Motion to Stay/motion for injunction pending appeal (entered 10/7/08)
• RESPONSE in Opposition regarding MOTION to Dismiss (filed 10/17/08)
• Rebuttal regarding MOTION to Dismiss (filed 10/17/08)
  • Exhibits A-C
• ORDER of USCA(certified copy) as to Notice of Appeal, filed by Jerry Young, Christy Colley; that appellants' motion for injunction pending appeal is denied. (filed 10/21/08)
• TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Jerry Young, Christy Colley for proceedings held on 9/25/08 before Judge Tom S. Lee (filed 10/22/08)
• MOTION to Dismiss (filed 11/7/08)
• Joinder to MOTION to Dismiss (filed 11/7/08)
• USCA JUDGMENT: dismissed as to 11/5/08, for want of prosecution (filed 11/12/08)
• RESPONSE in Opposition to MOTION to Dismiss (filed 11/13/08)
• RESPONSE in Opposition to MOTION to Dismiss (Corrected) (filed 11/17/08)
• MEMORANDUM to counsel (Corrected) (filed 11/24/08)
• Joinder to MOTION to Dismiss (filed 11/24/08)
• ORDER granting Motion to Dismiss (filed 3/9/09)
• Court Granted Motion to Consolidate (entered 4/20/09)

Court of Appeals Documents

• Motion filed by Appellant Jerry Young, Appellant Christy Colley for injunction pending appeal (filed 10/10/08)
• Response/opposition requested by the Court to motion for injunction pending appeal (filed 10/10/08)
• Response/opposition filed by Appellee Delbert Hosemann to motion for injunction pending appeal (filed 10/14/08)
• COURT Order filed denying appellants' motion for injunction pending appeal (filed 10/15/08)