General Synod of The United Church of Christ et al v. Cooper et al
Plaintiff: Carol Taylor, Betty Mack, Jeffrey Addy, Joel Blady, Joanne Marinaro, Cathy Fry, Stacy Maloney, Shauna Bragan, Kathleen Smith, Elizabeth Cloninger, Catherine McGaughey, Kay Diane Ansley, Nancy E. Petty, Mark Ward, Robin Tanner, Jonathan Freirich, Nancy Kraft, Nathan King, Nancy Ellett Allison, Joseph Hoffman and General Synod of The United Church of Christ
Defendant: Tonia Hampton, Wayne Nixon, Drew Reisinger, Roy Cooper, J. David Granberry, Laura M. Riddick, Ronald L. Moore, Roxann Vaneekhoven, Bradley Greenway, Andrew Murray and Ned Mangum
Case Number: 3:2014cv00213
Filed: April 28, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Office: Charlotte Office
County: Mecklenburg
Presiding Judge: David Keesler
Presiding Judge: Robert J. Conrad
Nature of Suit: Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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October 10, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 122 CLERK'S JUDGMENT is hereby entered in accordance with the Court's Order dated 10/10/2014. Signed by Clerk, Frank G. Johns on 10/10/2014. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(thh)
August 25, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 91 ORDER re 90 MOTION for Reconsideration re 88 Order on Motion to Intervene, Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, ORDERED that this matter is hereby STAYED pending the Supreme Courts disposition of Bostic, FURTHER ORDERED that proposed intervenor Chris Seviers Motion for Reconsideration [Doc. 90] shall be HELD IN ABEYANCE until the stay is lifted. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 08/23/2014. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(jlk)
August 12, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 89 ORDER granting [44, 47, 61] Motions to Stay; denying 78 Motion for Oral Argument. Signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis Howell on 08/12/2014. (Pro se litigant served by US Mail.)(thh)
June 26, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 75 ORDER denying without prejudice 73 Motion Oral Argument re 64 Response in Opposition to Motion, 44 MOTION to Stay Proceedings, 61 MOTION to Stay, 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 47 MOTION to Stay; FURTHER OR DERED that Defendant Riddick and Defendant Nixon shall file reply briefs in support of their motions to stay proceedings on or before July 1, 2014. Signed by Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 6/26/2014. (eef) Modified text on 6/26/2014 (eef).
April 28, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting 12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice added Sarah Warlick for Plaintiffs. Signed by Magistrate Judge David Keesler on 4/28/2014. (blf)
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Defendant: Tonia Hampton
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Plaintiff: General Synod of The United Church of Christ
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