Cairo, et al v. Bellows, et al
| CAIRO, individually and in the personal capacity, JASON MCNEILL, individually and in the capacity as a registered voter and an elector, MATT COUTURE, individually and in the capacity as a registered voter and an elector and SOFIA PRIDE, individually and in the capacity as a registered voter and an elector |
| SHENNA BELLOWS, in the official capacity as Secretary of State, State of Maine, JANE GILBERT, MARK SAYRE and KAITLIN WEBBER |
| 26-1958 |
| August 27, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit |
| Constitutionality of State Statutes |
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| MOTION for leave to file brief instanter filed by Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride. Served on 10/22/2026. [26-1958] CLERK'S NOTE: Relief selection was incorrect. Correction made by clerk's office. No further action required. (JLG) [Entered: 10/22/2026 12:35 PM] |
| BRIEF tendered by Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride. [26-1958] (JLG) [Entered: 10/22/2026 01:06 AM] |
| APPENDIX tendered by Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride. Served on 10/21/2026. [26-1958] (JLG) [Entered: 10/21/2026 11:46 PM] |
| BRIEFING schedule set. Brief and Appendix due 10/21/2026 for appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and, Sofia Pride. Pursuant to F.R.A.P. 31(a), appellees' brief will be due 30 days following service of appellants' brief and appellants' reply brief will be due 21 days following service of appellees' brief. [26-1958] (NP) [Entered: 09/11/2026 09:27 AM] |
| TRANSCRIPT report/order form filed by Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride indicating transcripts are not necessary for this appeal. Served on 09/11/2026. [26-1958] (JLG) [Entered: 09/11/2026 09:12 AM] |
| NOTICE issued. The following attorneys have failed to register for an appellate ECF account and will no longer receive notice of court issued documents in this case: John E. Baldacci for Cairo, Jason McNeill, Matt Couture and Sofia Pride and William B. Stafford for Jane Gilbert, Mark Sayre and Kaitlin Webber. [26-1958] (AVN) [Entered: 09/11/2026 08:27 AM] |
| DOCKETING statement filed by Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride. Served on 09/10/2026. [26-1958] (JLG) [Entered: 09/10/2026 02:19 PM] |
| NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride filed by Attorney Timothy C. Woodcock. Served on 09/01/2026. [26-1958] (TCW) [Entered: 09/01/2026 03:53 PM] |
| NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride filed by Attorney Carl E Woock. Served on 09/01/2026. [26-1958] (CEW) [Entered: 09/01/2026 03:48 PM] |
| NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee Shenna Bellows filed by Attorney Paul E. Suitter. Served on 09/01/2026. [26-1958] (PES) [Entered: 09/01/2026 01:52 PM] |
ORDER entered by Gustavo A. Gelp , Jr., Appellate Judge; Lara E. Montecalvo, Appellate Judge; and Seth Robert Aframe, Appellate Judge: This is an appeal from a district court order denying a motion for a preliminary injunction. See generally 28 U.S.C. 1292(a)(1). Once the appeal was opened, plaintiffs-appellants filed a "Petition for Writ of Mandamus," through which they asked this court to "review and correct[] [] the District Court's Order Denying Petitioners' Motion for Preliminary Injunction." Mandamus proceedings are not a substitute for direct appeal. See, e.g. , In re JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. , 799 F.3d 36, 38 (1st Cir. 2015). Plaintiffs-Appellants now have an appeal pending in this court, and, if plaintiffs-appellants wish to seek injunctive relief pending appeal, they must do so in a manner consistent with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 8(a)(1)(C), which states, "A party must ordinarily move first in the district court for . . . an order . . . granting an injunction while an appeal is pending." In accordance with the foregoing, plaintiffs-appellants' "Petition for Writ of Mandamus," viewed as a petition for writ of mandamus, is denied . To the extent the "Petition for Writ of Mandamus" is viewed as a motion for injunctive relief pending appeal, that motion is denied , without prejudice to the pursuit of injunctive relief pending appeal in the district court in the first instance, consistent with Rule 8(a)(1)(C). Plaintiffs-Appellants' motion requesting expedited consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus is denied as moot in light of the foregoing. [26-1958] (AVN) [Entered: 09/01/2026 10:35 AM]
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| NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride filed by Attorney Janna L. Gau. Served on 08/31/2026. [26-1958] (JLG) [Entered: 08/31/2026 04:20 PM] |
| NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Jane Gilbert, Mark Sayre and Kaitlin Webber filed by Attorney Tyler L. Bishop. Served on 08/31/2026. [26-1958] (TLB) [Entered: 08/31/2026 04:12 PM] |
| NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellees Jane Gilbert, Mark Sayre and Kaitlin Webber filed by Attorney Christopher D. Dodge. Served on 08/31/2026. [26-1958] (CDD) [Entered: 08/31/2026 04:07 PM] |
| EMERGENCY MOTION to expedite Writ of Mandamus filed by Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride. Served on 08/31/2026. [26-1958] (JLG) [Entered: 08/31/2026 03:34 PM] |
| NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee Shenna Bellows filed by Attorney Jonathan R. Bolton. Served on 08/31/2026. [26-1958] (JRB) [Entered: 08/31/2026 02:46 PM] |
| PETITION For Writ of Mandamus filed by Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill and Sofia Pride. Served on 08/28/2026. [26-1958] (TCW) [Entered: 08/28/2026 10:58 PM] |
| CIVIL CASE docketed. Notice of appeal (doc. #39) filed by Appellants Cairo, Matt Couture, Jason McNeill, and Sofia Pride. Docketing Statement, Transcript Report/Order form, and Appearance form due 09/10/2026 . [26-1958]. CLERK'S NOTE: Docket entry was edited to modify the docket text. (DO) [Entered: 08/27/2026 12:02 PM] |
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