MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION et al v. MAINE COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES et al
| MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION and MAINE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS |
| MAINE COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, DAVID R HASTINGS, III, SARAH E LECLAIRE, DENNIS MARBLE, STACEY D NEUMANN, WILLIAM J SCHNEIDER and AARON FREY |
| PROTECT MAINE ELECTIONS |
| 1:2023cv00452 |
| December 12, 2023 |
| US District Court for the District of Maine |
| JOHN C NIVISON |
| NANCY TORRESEN |
| LANCE E WALKER |
| Constitutional - State Statute |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question |
| None |
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| Filing 25 NOTICE : Please be advised that this case, 1:23-cv-00452-NT, has been consolidated with lead case 1:23-cv-00450-NT. All further entries must be made in the lead case, 1:23-cv-00450-NT. (mnd) |
Filing 24
ORDER TO CONSOLIDATE CASES - By JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN. (mnd)
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| Set Answer Deadline for AARON FREY, DAVID R HASTINGS, III, SARAH E LECLAIRE, MAINE COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, DENNIS MARBLE, STACEY D NEUMANN, WILLIAM J SCHNEIDER : Answer due by 2/20/2024. (slg) |
| Filing 23 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed MAINE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS waiver sent on 1/4/2024; MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION waiver sent on 1/4/2024. (SCHUTZ, SIGMUND) |
| Filing 22 MOTION For Leave to Participate as Amicus Curiae Plus by PROTECT MAINE ELECTIONS Responses due by 1/24/2024. (MURRAY, PETER) |
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Filing 21
ORDER granting #19 Consent MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order to Set New Briefing Schedule for Motions for Preliminary Relief. By JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN. (slg)
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| Reset Deadlines as to #3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Per Order #21: Responses due by 1/12/2024. Reply due by 1/31/2024. (slg) |
| Filing 20 ***FILED IN ERROR***Consent MOTION for Order - Scheduling Order by AARON FREY, DAVID R HASTINGS, III, SARAH E LECLAIRE, MAINE COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, DENNIS MARBLE, STACEY D NEUMANN Responses due by 1/5/2024. (BOLTON, JONATHAN) Modified on 12/15/2023 to mark filed in error as duplicate of ECF No. 19 |
| Filing 19 Consent MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order to Set New Briefing Schedule for Motions for Preliminary Relief by AARON FREY, DAVID R HASTINGS, III, SARAH E LECLAIRE, MAINE COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, DENNIS MARBLE, STACEY D NEUMANN, WILLIAM J SCHNEIDER Responses due by 1/5/2024. (BOLTON, JONATHAN) |
| Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by PAUL E. SUITTER on behalf of All Defendants (SUITTER, PAUL) |
| Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by JONATHAN R. BOLTON on behalf of All Defendants (BOLTON, JONATHAN) |
| Filing 16 NOTICE of Docket Entry Modification regarding #14 Notice of Appearance: Marked as filed in error by the Clerk's Office at counsel's request. Wrong document attached. (slg) Modified on 12/20/2023 to remove notation entry should be sealed. (slg). |
| Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by BENJAMIN S. PIPER on behalf of MAINE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION (PIPER, BENJAMIN) |
| Filing 14 ***FILED IN ERROR***NOTICE of Appearance by BENJAMIN S. PIPER on behalf of MAINE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION (PIPER, BENJAMIN) Modified on 12/13/2023 to mark filed in error. Wrong document attached. Modified on 12/20/2023 to remove reference to sealing entry (slg). |
| Filing 13 Minute Entry for proceedings held before JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN: Telephone Conference held. Set Deadlines as to Motion for Preliminary Injunction Responses due by 12/22/2023. Reply due by 12/27/2023. Court Reporter: Lori Dunbar) (slg) |
| Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by ALEXANDRA A. HARRIMAN on behalf of MAINE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION (HARRIMAN, ALEXANDRA) |
| Filing 11 Summons Issued as to AARON FREY. Counsel shall print the embossed summons and effect service in the manner in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P.4. Note-If you are using Version 6 of Adobe Acrobat, be sure the PRINT WHAT field is set to DOCUMENTS AND COMMENTS (Click File, then Print to check this setting). (cjd) |
| Filing 10 Summonses Issued as to All Defendants. Counsel shall print the embossed summons and effect service in the manner in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P.4. Note-If you are using Version 6 of Adobe Acrobat, be sure the PRINT WHAT field is set to DOCUMENTS AND COMMENTS (Click File, then Print to check this setting). (Attachments: #1 Summons to Dennis Marble, #2 Summons to Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, #3 Summons to Sarah Leclaire, #4 Summons to Stacey Neumann, #5 Summons to William Schneider)(cjd) |
| Filing 9 NOTICE of Hearing: Telephone Conference set for 12/13/2023 01:00 PM before JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN. All participants will be provided with the Court's call-in information.(slg) |
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Filing 8
ORDER OF RECUSAL. By JUDGE LANCE E. WALKER. (jwr)
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| Filing 7 NOTICE of Docket Entry Modification regarding #6 Order of Recusal : This entry has been marked as entered in error in the wrong case. (jwr) |
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Filing 6
**ENTERED IN WRONG CASE IN ERROR**ORDER OF RECUSAL. By JUDGE LANCE E. WALKER. (jwr) Modified on 12/13/2023 (jwr).
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| Case Randomly Reassigned to JUDGE NANCY TORRESEN. (jwr) |
| Filing 5 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by MAINE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS. (SCHUTZ, SIGMUND) |
| Filing 4 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION. (SCHUTZ, SIGMUND) |
| Filing 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by MAINE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration of Jody Jalbert, #2 Exhibit B - Declaration of Judith Meyer, #3 Exhibit 1 to Meyer Declaration 7/19/2023 Letter, #4 Exhibit 2 to Meyer Declaration MPA release, #5 Exhibit 3 to Meyer Declaration 11/7/2023 Maine Citizen's Guide to the Referendum Election, #6 Exhibit C - Declaration of Timothy Moore, #7 Exhibit 1 to Moore Declaration 7/12/2023 letter, #8 Exhibit D - Declaration of Courtney Spencer, #9 Exhibit E - Declaration of David Abel)(jwr) |
| Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET. (jwr) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against AARON FREY, DAVID R HASTINGS, III, SARAH E LECLAIRE, MAINE COMMISSION ON GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS AND ELECTION PRACTICES, DENNIS MARBLE, STACEY D NEUMANN, WILLIAM J SCHNEIDER PAYMENT OF FILING FEE DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS. IF FILING FEE IS BEING PAID WITH A CREDIT CARD COUNSEL ARE INSTRUCTED TO LOGIN TO CMECF AND DOCKET Case Opening Filing Fee Paid FOUND IN THE Complaints and Other Initiating Documents CATEGORY. CHECK PAYMENTS DUE WITHIN 48 HOURS., filed by MAINE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Service of Process Deadline 3/11/2024) Fee due by 12/14/2023.(jwr) |
| Filing Fee Paid via Credit Card ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AMEDC-2888885.), filed by MAINE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, MAINE PRESS ASSOCIATION.(SCHUTZ, SIGMUND) |
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