DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA et al v. HIRSCH et al
DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE and LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA |
ALAN HIRSCH, JEFF CARMON, III, KEVIN LEWIS, SIOBHAN O'DUFFY MILLEN, KAREN BRINSON BELL, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS and STACY EGGERS IV |
PHILIP E. BERGER and TIMOTHY K. MOORE |
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, VIRGINIA A. WASSERBERG and BRENDA M. ELDRIDGE |
1:2023cv00878 |
October 17, 2023 |
US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina |
JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE |
THOMAS D SCHROEDER |
Civil Rights: Voting |
42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act |
None |
Docket Report
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Filing 49 DECLARATION of Counsel filed by Defendants KAREN BRINSON BELL, JEFF CARMON, III, STACY EGGERS IV, ALAN HIRSCH, KEVIN LEWIS, SIOBHAN O'DUFFY MILLEN, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS re #47 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #48 Memorandum, filed by KAREN BRINSON BELL, JEFF CARMON, III, STACY EGGERS IV, ALAN HIRSCH, KEVIN LEWIS, SIOBHAN O'DUFFY MILLEN, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - NC Voter Registration Form, #2 Exhibit B - Numbered Memo 2016-15, #3 Exhibit C - Numbered Memo 2022-05, #4 Exhibit D - Numbered Memo 2018-07, #5 Exhibit E - Numbered Memo 2023-05, #6 Exhibit F - Notice to Same Day Registrants)(BABB, MARY) |
Filing 48 MEMORANDUM filed by Defendants KAREN BRINSON BELL, JEFF CARMON, III, STACY EGGERS IV, ALAN HIRSCH, KEVIN LEWIS, SIOBHAN O'DUFFY MILLEN, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS re #47 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by KAREN BRINSON BELL, JEFF CARMON, III, STACY EGGERS IV, ALAN HIRSCH, KEVIN LEWIS, SIOBHAN O'DUFFY MILLEN, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. (BABB, MARY) |
Filing 47 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by KAREN BRINSON BELL, JEFF CARMON, III, STACY EGGERS IV, ALAN HIRSCH, KEVIN LEWIS, SIOBHAN O'DUFFY MILLEN, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. Response to Motion due by 1/5/2024 (BABB, MARY) |
Filing 46 MEMORANDUM filed by Movants PHILIP E. BERGER, TIMOTHY K. MOORE re #45 MOTION to Dismiss filed by PHILIP E. BERGER, TIMOTHY K. MOORE. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Numbered Memo 2023-05)(STRACH, PHILLIP) |
Filing 45 MOTION to Dismiss by PHILIP E. BERGER, TIMOTHY K. MOORE. Response to Motion due by 1/5/2024 (STRACH, PHILLIP) |
Filing 44 ORDER signed by MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE on 12/12/2023, that the parties Joint Rule 26(f) Report [Doc. #43 ] is approved as submitted and as noted herein. FURTHER ORDERED that the case is set for the District Judge's Civil Term that commences June 3, 2024. Discovery is designated in Local Rule 26.1(a) as Exceptional. Discovery due by 5/17/2024. The parties have discussed possible settlement and agree that settlement is unlikely in this matter and that a mediation conference would be unproductive. The case will be exempt from mediation. The parties agree to add no further amendments or to add no other parties to the complaint absent leave of Court. The parties have not consented to Judge Peake's trial jurisdiction. (at) |
Motions Referred: RE: #43 Rule 26(f) Report (Joint) filed by all parties, to MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE (kg) |
NOTICE to Counsel: Counsel shall comply with the assigned magistrate judge's working copies preference for filing non-dispositive motions and briefs including discovery matters as seen at https://www.ncmd.uscourts.gov/sites/ncmd/files/JudPref.pdf. (at) |
Filing 43 Rule 26(f) Report (Joint) filed by all parties by DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE.(LOPERFIDO, JEFFREY) |
Filing 42 MEMORANDUM ORDER signed by JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER on 12/04/2023, denying #25 Motion to Intervene as set out herein. (at) |
Motion Submitted: #25 MOTION to Intervene to JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER. (km) |
Filing 41 REPLY, filed by Intervenor Defendants BRENDA M. ELDRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, VIRGINIA A. WASSERBERG, to Response to #25 MOTION to Intervene filed by BRENDA M. ELDRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, VIRGINIA A. WASSERBERG. (THOMAS, PHILIP) |
Filing 40 NOTICE of Initial Pretrial Conference Hearing: Initial Pretrial Conference Hearing set for 12/15/2023 09:30 AM in Winston-Salem Courtroom #3 before MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE. (kg) |
Filing 39 NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney JAMIE MARIE NOONAN WITTE on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE ( Filing fee $ 25 receipt number ANCMDC-3704038.) (WITTE, JAMIE) |
Filing 38 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney ALEXANDRA M. BRADLEY on behalf of Movants PHILIP E. BERGER, TIMOTHY K. MOORE (BRADLEY, ALEXANDRA) |
TEXT ORDER issued by MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE on 11/21/23. The Consent Motion for Initial Pretrial Conference [Doc. #37] is GRANTED, and this case is set for Initial Pretrial Conference on Friday, December 15, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. The parties may serve discovery requests prior to the conference, and any issues regarding response deadlines can be addressed at the conference. (kg) |
Motions Referred: RE: #37 Consent MOTION for Initial Pretrial Status Conference , to MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE (kg) |
Filing 37 Consent MOTION for Initial Pretrial Status Conference by DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE. (LOPERFIDO, JEFFREY) |
Filing 36 RESPONSE in Opposition re #25 MOTION to Intervene filed by VIRGINIA A. WASSERBERG, BRENDA M. ELDRIDGE, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY filed by DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE. Replies due by 11/29/2023 (SHENTON, CHRISTOPHER) |
Minute Entry for proceedings held before JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER: Status Conference held on 11/15/2023. Attorney Jeffrey Loperfido present as counsel for Plaintiff. Attorneys Mary Carla Babb and Terence Steed present as counsel for defendants. Attorney Philip Thomas present as counsel for Intervenor Defendants. Attorneys Philip Berger and Alyssa Riggins present as counsel for Movant. Court grants Doc. #19 Motion by the Legislative Leader's to Intervene for the same reasons set out Doc. #47 in 1:23CV862. Answer to Complaint due 12/15/2023. (Court Reporter Briana Chesnut.) (rw) |
Filing 35 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney HILARY H. KLEIN on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE (KLEIN, HILARY) |
Filing 34 ORDER signed by JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER on 11/13/2023; that a status conference is hereby scheduled for November 15, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., in Winston-Salem, Courtroom # 1, at which time the court will take up the various concerns raised in the motions. (sh) |
Motion submitted: #33 MOTION for a Status Conference (Unopposed) to JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER. (km) |
Set Hearing: Status Conference set for 11/15/2023 03:00 PM in Winston-Salem Courtroom #1. (sh) |
Filing 33 MOTION for a Status Conference (Unopposed) by KAREN BRINSON BELL, JEFF CARMON, III, STACY EGGERS IV, ALAN HIRSCH, KEVIN LEWIS, SIOBHAN O'DUFFY MILLEN, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(STEED, TERENCE) |
Filing 32 NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney TREVOR M. STANLEY on behalf of Intervenor Defendants BRENDA M. ELDRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, VIRGINIA A. WASSERBERG ( Filing fee $ 25 receipt number ANCMDC-3691147.) (STANLEY, TREVOR) |
Filing 31 NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney PATRICK T LEWIS on behalf of Intervenor Defendants BRENDA M. ELDRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, VIRGINIA A. WASSERBERG ( Filing fee $ 25 receipt number ANCMDC-3690971.) (LEWIS, PATRICK) |
Filing 30 NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney RICHARD BRYAN RAILE on behalf of Intervenor Defendants BRENDA M. ELDRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, VIRGINIA A. WASSERBERG ( Filing fee $ 25 receipt number ANCMDC-3690091.) (RAILE, RICHARD) |
Filing 29 NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney RACHEL PALMER HOOPER on behalf of Intervenor Defendants BRENDA M. ELDRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, VIRGINIA A. WASSERBERG ( Filing fee $ 25 receipt number ANCMDC-3689756.) (HOOPER, RACHEL) |
Filing 28 NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney TYLER GEOFFREY DOYLE on behalf of Intervenor Defendants BRENDA M. ELDRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, VIRGINIA A. WASSERBERG ( Filing fee $ 25 receipt number ANCMDC-3689744.) (DOYLE, TYLER) |
Filing 27 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE as to All Defendants. Answer due 11/16/2023. (LOPERFIDO, JEFFREY) Modified on 10/30/2023 to add answer deadline. (Taylor, Abby). |
Filing 26 MEMORANDUM re #25 MOTION to Intervene by Intervenor Defendants Brenda M. Eldridge, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, Virginia A. Wasserberg. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Stein Statement in Opposition to SB747)(THOMAS, PHILIP) |
Filing 25 MOTION to Intervene by Brenda M. Eldridge, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, Virginia A. Wasserberg. Response to Motion due by 11/16/2023 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Answer)(THOMAS, PHILIP) |
Filing 24 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney PHILIP R THOMAS on behalf of Intervenor Defendants REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE, NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY, Virginia A. Wasserberg, Brenda M. Eldridge (THOMAS, PHILIP) |
Filing 23 NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney MARIA O'KEEFFE on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE ( Filing fee $ 25 receipt number ANCMDC-3682232.) (O'KEEFFE, MARIA) |
Filing 22 NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney GENEVA RAMIREZ on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE ( Filing fee $ 25 receipt number ANCMDC-3682221.) (RAMIREZ, GENEVA) |
Filing 21 NOTICE of Special Appearance by attorney MICHAEL DOCKTERMAN on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE ( Filing fee $ 25 receipt number ANCMDC-3682204.) (DOCKTERMAN, MICHAEL) |
Filing 20 MEMORANDUM filed by Movants PHILIP E. BERGER, TIMOTHY K. MOORE re #19 MOTION to Intervene filed by PHILIP E. BERGER, TIMOTHY K. MOORE. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Stein Tweet on SB 747, #2 Exhibit 2 - Stein Press Release, #3 Exhibit 3- February 13 2023 Letter)(STRACH, PHILLIP) |
Filing 19 MOTION to Intervene by PHILIP E. BERGER, TIMOTHY K. MOORE. Response to Motion due by 11/15/2023 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Proposed Answer)(STRACH, PHILLIP) |
Filing 18 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney CASSIE A. HOLT on behalf of Intervenor Defendants Philip E Berger, Timothy K Moore (HOLT, CASSIE) |
Filing 17 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney ALYSSA M. RIGGINS on behalf of Intervenor Defendants Philip E Berger, Timothy K Moore (RIGGINS, ALYSSA) |
Filing 16 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney THOMAS A. FARR on behalf of Intervenor Defendants Philip E Berger, Timothy K Moore (FARR, THOMAS) |
Filing 15 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney PHILLIP JOHN STRACH on behalf of Intervenor Defendants Philip E. Berger, Timothy K. Moore (STRACH, PHILLIP) |
Filing 14 ***FILED IN ERROR***NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney MARIA O'KEEFFE on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE (O'KEEFFE, MARIA) Modified on 10/25/2023, Attorney Maria O'Keeffe to file a Notice of Special Appearance and pay the fee in order to appear in this case. (Taylor, Abby). |
Filing 13 ***FILED IN ERROR***NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney GENEVA RAMIREZ on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE (RAMIREZ, GENEVA) Modified on 10/25/2023, Attorney Geneva Ramirez to file a Notice of Special Appearance and pay the fee in order to appear in this case. (Taylor, Abby). |
Filing 12 ***FILED IN ERROR***NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney MICHAEL DOCKTERMAN on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE (DOCKTERMAN, MICHAEL) Modified on 10/25/2023, Attorney Michael Dockterman to file a Notice of Special Appearance and pay the fee in order to appear in this case. (Taylor, Abby). |
Filing 11 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (STEED, TERENCE) |
Filing 10 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (LOPERFIDO, JEFFREY) |
Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (LOPERFIDO, JEFFREY) |
Filing 8 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (LOPERFIDO, JEFFREY) |
Filing 7 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney TERENCE P. STEED on behalf of Defendants KAREN BRINSON BELL, JEFF CARMON, III, ALAN HIRSCH, KEVIN LEWIS, SIOBHAN O'DUFFY MILLEN, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (STEED, TERENCE) |
Filing 6 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney MARY CARLA BABB on behalf of Defendants KAREN BRINSON BELL, JEFF CARMON, III, ALAN HIRSCH, KEVIN LEWIS, SIOBHAN O'DUFFY MILLEN, NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (BABB, MARY) |
NOTICE of Related Case(s) 1:23CV861; 1:23CV862. (lg) |
Filing 5 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney KATELIN S. KAISER on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE (KAISER, KATELIN) |
Filing 4 Notice of Right to Consent. Counsel shall serve the attached form on all parties. (Attachments: #1 Consent to jurisdiction) (Lee, Ashley) |
Filing 3 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Summons issued to Carmon, #2 Summons issued to Lewis, #3 Summons issued to Millen, #4 Summons issued to Bell, #5 Summons issued to NCSBE) (Lee, Ashley) |
Filing 2 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by attorney CHRISTOPHER SHENTON on behalf of Plaintiffs DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE (SHENTON, CHRISTOPHER) |
Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number BNCMDC-3674181.)(Related Case # 1:23-cv-00861, 1:23-cv-00862), filed by LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE, DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA.(LOPERFIDO, JEFFREY) |
CASE REFERRED to Mediation pursuant to Local Rule 83.9b of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of this Court. Please go to our website under Attorney Information for a list of mediators which must be served on all parties. (Lee, Ashley) |
Case ASSIGNED to JUDGE THOMAS D. SCHROEDER and MAG/JUDGE JOI ELIZABETH PEAKE. (Lee, Ashley) |
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