Dennis Delaney v. Sangamon County Republican Party, et al
Plaintiff: DENNIS W. DELANEY
Defendant: SANGAMON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS and REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Case Number: 26-1178
Filed: January 29, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
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March 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER re: Motion to become an electronic filer. IT IS ORDERED that the motion to become an electronic filer is GRANTED. Appellant Dennis Delaney is granted permission to use the Electronic Case Filing system for filing documents in this appeal. This courts Electronic Case Filing Procedures, the Electronic Case Filing User Manual, and answers to frequently asked questions regarding Electronic Case Filing are available at the Seventh Circuits web site: http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov. The court will terminate the appellants status as an electronic filer upon the termination of this appeal, the termination of his pro se status, or for any abuse of filing privileges. [ # 7 ] CLH [8] [7511181] [26-1178] (AP) [Entered: 03/16/2026 11:32 AM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 7 Pro se motion filed by Appellant Dennis W. Delaney to become an electronic filer. [7] [7511065] [26-1178] (JR) [Entered: 03/16/2026 08:45 AM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 6 10 copies Appellant's brief filed by Appellant Dennis W. Delaney. Appellee's brief due on or before 04/09/2026 for Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Illinois and Sangamon County Republican Party. REMINDER: If a case is designated to proceed to oral argument, hearing notices will be mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel's unavailability for oral argument must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk's Office, and should be made by no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee's brief. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3), (4). The court's calendar is located at https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). [6] [7510045] [26-1178] (DAB) [Entered: 03/10/2026 03:46 PM]
February 11, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER re: Request to receive electronic communication. [ # 4 ] To the extent that the appellant would like to receive electronic notification of docket activity, he may register for an ECF account on this court's website. For more information about receiving electronic notifications from the court, the appellant may contact the clerk's office. Any request to file electronically via email or via CM/ECF should be made in a motion that specifically makes such a request. CDH [5] [7504250] [26-1178] (PS) [Entered: 02/11/2026 03:23 PM]
February 10, 2026 Filing 4 Pro se motion filed by Appellant Dennis W. Delaney to receive electronic communication. [4] [7503995] [26-1178] (JR) [Entered: 02/10/2026 04:11 PM]
February 10, 2026 Filing 3 Docketing Statement filed by Appellant Dennis W. Delaney. Prior or Related proceedings: No. [3] [7503935] [26-1178] (JR) [Entered: 02/10/2026 03:04 PM]
February 5, 2026 Filing 2 NOTICE: Circuit Rule 46(a) requires the lead attorney and any attorney who intends to present oral argument be admitted to practice in this court. The lead attorney for each party represented by counsel must apply for admission to practice in this court by the later of: (a) 30 days from the docketing of the matter in this court; or (b) 15 days from being retained or appointed as counsel. An attorney who intends to present oral argument must apply for admission to practice in this court before the filing of the appellee's brief. Our records indicate Attorney John G. Fogarty, Jr. for Appellees Republican Party of Illinois, Republican National Committee and Sangamon County Republican Party has not been admitted to practice in this court as of this date. The "Application for Admission to Practice in the Seventh Circuit" form can be found at: https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/assets/pdf/applctn.pdf. The filing of the completed application must be accomplished via the CM/ECF filing system. [2] [7502789] [26-1178] (LJ) [Entered: 02/05/2026 10:00 AM]
January 29, 2026 Filing 1 Private civil case docketed. IFP. Docketing Statement due for Appellant Dennis W. Delaney by 02/05/2026. Transcript information sheet due by 02/12/2026. Appellant's brief due on or before 03/10/2026 for Dennis W. Delaney. [1] [7501771] [26-1178] (PS) [Entered: 01/30/2026 04:04 PM]

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Plaintiff: DENNIS W. DELANEY
Represented By: Dennis W. Delaney
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Defendant: SANGAMON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
Represented By: John G. Fogarty Jr.
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Defendant: REPUBLICAN PARTY OF ILLINOIS
Represented By: John G. Fogarty Jr.
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