Coalition for Independent Technology Research v. Abbott et al
Plaintiff: Coalition for Independent Technology Research
Defendant: Greg Abbott, Steven C. McCraw, Amanda Crawford, Dale Richardson, Ashok Mago, Laura Wright, Lindy Rydman, Carlos Munguia, Mary Denny, Milton B. Lee, Melisa Denis, Daniel Feehan, John Scott, Jr. and Michael Williams
Case Number: 1:2023cv00783
Filed: July 13, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Docket - Austin
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201 Declaratory Judgment
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 8, 2023 Filing 21 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint by Greg Abbott, Amanda Crawford, Melisa Denis, Mary Denny, Daniel Feehan, Milton B. Lee, Ashok Mago, Steven C. McCraw, Carlos Munguia, Dale Richardson, Lindy Rydman, John Scott, Jr, Michael Williams, Laura Wright. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5)(Dickerson, Todd)
September 7, 2023 Filing 20 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Coalition for Independent Technology Research. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Ethan Zuckerman, #2 Declaration of Jacqueline Vickery, #3 Declaration of Bruce Schneier, #4 Declaration of Ioana Literat)(Jaffer, Jameel)
September 1, 2023 Set/Reset Deadlines: All Defendants. (jv2)
September 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #17 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Robert Pitman. IT IS ORDERED that Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint on or before September 18, 2023. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jmlc)
August 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER GRANTING #18 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Xiangnong Wang for Coalition for Independent Technology Research. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jv2)
August 30, 2023 Filing 18 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Peter B. Steffensen on behalf of Xiangnong Wang ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-17825902) by on behalf of Coalition for Independent Technology Research. (Steffensen, Peter)
August 23, 2023 Filing 17 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, by Greg Abbott, Amanda Crawford, Melisa Denis, Mary Denny, Daniel Feehan, Milton B. Lee, Ashok Mago, Steven C. McCraw, Carlos Munguia, Dale Richardson, Lindy Rydman, John Scott, Jr, Michael Williams, Laura Wright. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Dickerson, Todd)
August 18, 2023 Filing 16 RULE 7 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Coalition for Independent Technology Research. (Jaffer, Jameel)
August 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #15 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Robert Pitman. IT IS ORDERED that Defendants shall answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, (Dkt. 1), on or before September 8, 2023. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (HSlc)
August 7, 2023 Reset Deadlines: All Defendants answer due on or before September 8, 2023. (cc3)
August 4, 2023 Filing 15 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, by Greg Abbott, Amanda Crawford, Melisa Denis, Mary Denny, Daniel Feehan, Milton B. Lee, Ashok Mago, Steven C. McCraw, Carlos Munguia, Dale Richardson, Lindy Rydman, John Scott, Jr, Michael Williams, Laura Wright. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Dickerson, Todd)
August 4, 2023 Filing 14 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Todd A. Dickerson on behalf of Greg Abbott. Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Greg Abbott(pty:dft) (Dickerson, Todd)
August 4, 2023 Filing 13 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Coalition for Independent Technology Research. All Defendants. (Steffensen, Peter)
August 1, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Todd A. Dickerson on behalf of Amanda Crawford, Dale Richardson. Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Amanda Crawford(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Dale Richardson(pty:dft) (Dickerson, Todd)
July 31, 2023 Filing 11 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Todd A. Dickerson on behalf of Melisa Denis, Mary Denny, Daniel Feehan, Milton B. Lee, Ashok Mago, Steven C. McCraw, Carlos Munguia, Lindy Rydman, John Scott, Jr, Michael Williams, Laura Wright. Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Melisa Denis(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Mary Denny(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Daniel Feehan(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Milton B. Lee(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Ashok Mago(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Steven C. McCraw(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Carlos Munguia(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Lindy Rydman(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party John Scott, Jr(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Michael Williams(pty:dft), Attorney Todd A. Dickerson added to party Laura Wright(pty:dft) (Dickerson, Todd)
July 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER GRANTING #8 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Ramya Krishnan for Coalition for Independent Technology Research. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jv2)
July 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER GRANTING #7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Jameel Jaffer for Coalition for Independent Technology Research. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (jv2)
July 17, 2023 Filing 8 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Peter B. Steffensen on behalf of Ramya Krishnan ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-17663513) by on behalf of Coalition for Independent Technology Research. (Steffensen, Peter)
July 17, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Peter B. Steffensen on behalf of Jameel Jaffer ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-17663448) by on behalf of Coalition for Independent Technology Research. (Steffensen, Peter)
July 14, 2023 Filing 6 Summons Issued as to Melisa Denis, Mary Denny, Daniel Feehan, Milton B. Lee, Ashok Mago, Carlos Munguia, Lindy Rydman, John Scott, Jr, Laura Wright. (jv2)
July 14, 2023 Filing 5 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Coalition for Independent Technology Research. Corrected as to Board of Regents Defendants (Steffensen, Peter)
July 14, 2023 Filing 4 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #2 Request for Issuance of Summons, the requested summons cannot be issued because you listed multiple defendants on the same summons. Each defendant is issued a separate summons. Please resubmit your request with one summons per defendant. You may include multiple summonses within a single PDF document/request. (cr5)
July 14, 2023 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Greg Abbott, Amanda Crawford, Steven C. McCraw, Dale Richardson, Michael Williams. (cr5)
July 13, 2023 Case assigned to Judge Docket II - Austin. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (cr5)
July 13, 2023 If ordered by the court, all referrals and consents in this case will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Hightower. (cr5)
July 13, 2023 Filing 2 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Coalition for Independent Technology Research. All Defendants (Steffensen, Peter)
July 13, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATXWDC-17652058). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Coalition for Independent Technology Research. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit)(Steffensen, Peter)

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Plaintiff: Coalition for Independent Technology Research
Represented By: Peter B. Steffensen
Represented By: Jameel Jaffer
Represented By: Xiangnong Wang
Represented By: Ramya Krishnan
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Defendant: Greg Abbott
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Defendant: Steven C. McCraw
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Defendant: Amanda Crawford
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Defendant: Dale Richardson
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Defendant: Ashok Mago
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Defendant: Laura Wright
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Defendant: Lindy Rydman
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Defendant: Carlos Munguia
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Defendant: Mary Denny
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Defendant: Milton B. Lee
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Defendant: Melisa Denis
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Defendant: Daniel Feehan
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Defendant: John Scott, Jr.
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Defendant: Michael Williams
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