NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, et al v. THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, et al

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NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, et al v. THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, et al

Plaintiff:	NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, MOORE COUNTY BRANCH OF THE NAACP, JAMES EDWARD ARTHUR, SR., JAMES MICHAEL BROWER, GRACE BELL HARDISON and JAMES L. COX
Defendant:	THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, A. GRANT WHITNEY, JR., RHONDA K. AMOROSO, KIM WESTBROOK STRACH, JOSHUA D. MALCOLM, JAMES BAKER, MAJA KRICKER, THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, JAY MCROY, JOHN B. TATE, III, THOMAS S. PAYNE, II, KELLIE HARRIS HOPKINS, MOORE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, SUSAN T. ADAMS, CAROLYN M. MCDERMOTT, WILLIAM R. PARKE, GLENDA M. CLENDENIN, CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, JAMES H. BAKER, ROBERT KEVIN HIGHT, HARVEY RAYNOR, III and TERRI ROBERTSON
Interested_party:	UNITED STATES
Case Number:	1:2016cv01274
Filed:	October 31, 2016
Court:	US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Office:	NCMD Office
County:	Durham
Presiding Judge:	LORETTA C. BIGGS
Presiding Judge:	JOE L. WEBSTER
Nature of Suit:	Voting
Cause of Action:	42 U.S.C. § 1971
Jury Demanded By:	None

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Date Filed	Document Text
August 7, 2018	Filing 114 MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER, AND JUDGMENT. Signed by JUDGE LORETTA C. BIGGS on 8/7/2018. (Samuel-Priestley, Tina)
September 26, 2017	Filing 77 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. Signed by JUDGE LORETTA C. BIGGS on 9/26/2017, that the Cumberland Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, (ECF No. 59 ), is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. The motion is GRANTED to the extent that any claims made b y Individual Plaintiffs and the Moore NAACP against Cumberland Defendants are DISMISSED; and the motion is DENIED as to all other claims. The Moore Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Complaint, (ECF No. 61 ), is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART . The motion is GRANTED to the extent that any claims made against the Moore Defendants by Individual Plaintiffs Arthur, Hardison and Cox are DISMISSED; and the motion is DENIED as to all other claims. The Beaufort Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, (ECF No. 56 ), is DENIED in its entirety.(Daniel, J)
November 4, 2016	Filing 42 MEMORANDUM OPINION signed by JUDGE LORETTA C. BIGGS on 11/4/2016, that the Court concludes that Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction should be, in this Court's discretion, granted in part and denied in part. An Order granting a Preliminary Injunction shall be filed simultaneously with this Memorandum Opinion. (Butler, Carol)

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Defendant: THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Represented By:	JAMES BERNIER, JR.
Represented By:	ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS
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Defendant: A. GRANT WHITNEY, JR.
Represented By:	JAMES BERNIER, JR.
Represented By:	ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS
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Defendant: RHONDA K. AMOROSO
Represented By:	JAMES BERNIER, JR.
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Defendant: KIM WESTBROOK STRACH
Represented By:	JAMES BERNIER, JR.
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Defendant: JOSHUA D. MALCOLM
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Defendant: JAMES BAKER
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Defendant: MAJA KRICKER
Represented By:	JAMES BERNIER, JR.
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Defendant: THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Represented By:	JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT
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Defendant: JAY MCROY
Represented By:	JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT
Represented By:	DONALD M. WRIGHT
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Defendant: JOHN B. TATE, III
Represented By:	JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT
Represented By:	DONALD M. WRIGHT
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Defendant: THOMAS S. PAYNE, II
Represented By:	JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT
Represented By:	DONALD M. WRIGHT
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Defendant: KELLIE HARRIS HOPKINS
Represented By:	JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT
Represented By:	DONALD M. WRIGHT
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Defendant: MOORE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Represented By:	MISTY R. LELAND
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Defendant: SUSAN T. ADAMS
Represented By:	MISTY R. LELAND
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Defendant: CAROLYN M. MCDERMOTT
Represented By:	MISTY R. LELAND
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Defendant: WILLIAM R. PARKE
Represented By:	MISTY R. LELAND
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Defendant: GLENDA M. CLENDENIN
Represented By:	MISTY R. LELAND
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Defendant: CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Represented By:	RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD
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Defendant: JAMES H. BAKER
Represented By:	RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD
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Defendant: ROBERT KEVIN HIGHT
Represented By:	RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD
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Defendant: HARVEY RAYNOR, III
Represented By:	RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD
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Defendant: TERRI ROBERTSON
Represented By:	RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD
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Plaintiff: NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP
Represented By:	ERIC P. BROWN
Represented By:	MARY J. CARLSON
Represented By:	CONNIE K. CHAN
Represented By:	PENDA DENISE HAIR
Represented By:	IRVING L. JOYNER
Represented By:	LEAH J. KANG
Represented By:	STACEY M. LEYTON
Represented By:	CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY
Represented By:	PEDER J. THOREEN
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Plaintiff: MOORE COUNTY BRANCH OF THE NAACP
Represented By:	ERIC P. BROWN
Represented By:	MARY J. CARLSON
Represented By:	CONNIE K. CHAN
Represented By:	PENDA DENISE HAIR
Represented By:	IRVING L. JOYNER
Represented By:	LEAH J. KANG
Represented By:	STACEY M. LEYTON
Represented By:	CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY
Represented By:	PEDER J. THOREEN
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Plaintiff: JAMES EDWARD ARTHUR, SR.
Represented By:	ERIC P. BROWN
Represented By:	MARY J. CARLSON
Represented By:	CONNIE K. CHAN
Represented By:	PENDA DENISE HAIR
Represented By:	IRVING L. JOYNER
Represented By:	LEAH J. KANG
Represented By:	STACEY M. LEYTON
Represented By:	CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY
Represented By:	PEDER J. THOREEN
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Plaintiff: JAMES MICHAEL BROWER
Represented By:	ERIC P. BROWN
Represented By:	MARY J. CARLSON
Represented By:	CONNIE K. CHAN
Represented By:	PENDA DENISE HAIR
Represented By:	IRVING L. JOYNER
Represented By:	LEAH J. KANG
Represented By:	STACEY M. LEYTON
Represented By:	CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY
Represented By:	PEDER J. THOREEN
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Plaintiff: GRACE BELL HARDISON
Represented By:	ERIC P. BROWN
Represented By:	MARY J. CARLSON
Represented By:	CONNIE K. CHAN
Represented By:	PENDA DENISE HAIR
Represented By:	IRVING L. JOYNER
Represented By:	LEAH J. KANG
Represented By:	STACEY M. LEYTON
Represented By:	CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY
Represented By:	PEDER J. THOREEN
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Plaintiff: JAMES L. COX
Represented By:	ERIC P. BROWN
Represented By:	MARY J. CARLSON
Represented By:	CONNIE K. CHAN
Represented By:	PENDA DENISE HAIR
Represented By:	IRVING L. JOYNER
Represented By:	LEAH J. KANG
Represented By:	STACEY M. LEYTON
Represented By:	CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY
Represented By:	PEDER J. THOREEN
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Interested_party: UNITED STATES
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