Case: League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose

2:20-cv-01638 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: March 30, 2020

Closed Date: April 20, 2020

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Case Summary

On March 30, the League of Women Voters of Ohio, Ohio's A. Philip Randolph Institute, and four individual voters filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of State of Ohio to challenge the enactment of House Bill 197, including the refusal to extend voter registration deadline and the limitations of absentee voting. The plaintiffs sought declaratory and injunctive relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 52 U.S.C. § 20507. Specifically, they sought injunctive relief requiring the defendant to extend the voter registration application to thirty days prior to the new election date, to mail absentee ballots to all registered voters at least twenty-one days before the closing of polls, and to allow in-person voting, among other requested remedies. The plaintiffs were represented by The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio Foundation, Lawyer’s Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, Demos, and private attorneys. The case was filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and assigned to Judge Michael H. Watson.

In March, Governor Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and the Ohio Department of Health ordered polling stations to be closed the day before the March primaries. On March 27, the defendant issued Directive 2020-06 under House Bill 197, which suspended in-person voting and imposed a multi-step mailing process for absentee voting. The House Bill also moved the primary election date to April 28. However, the plaintiffs noted that the defendant did not extend the voter registration deadline, which passed on February 18, although the date for the primary elections was moved.

The plaintiffs alleged that the multi-step vote-by-mail process posed an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The plaintiffs argued that the vote-by-mail process was confusing and impossible for election officials and voters to complete in time before the election concluded, and therefore deprived the Ohio voters of their fundamental right to vote. The plaintiffs also alleged that by prohibiting the processing of voter registration applications after February 28, the directive violated the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), which requires the registration to be available thirty days before any election for federal office.

On March 31, the plaintiffs filed an emergency motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO). The complaint was amended to fix small errors a few days later.

The plaintiffs submitted a motion for a preliminary injunction on April 1, seeking to enjoin the defendants from enforcement of Ohio's February 18, 2020 registration deadline, require the defendants to set a registration deadline that is no more than 30 days before the date of the primary election and to conduct that election no later than May 12, 2020, as well as an order requiring the defendants to either bear the full costs associated with obtaining and voting ballots, or alternatively provide some reasonable alternative like "no excuse" in person voting before the close of the election to allow voters to cast their ballots at no cost. The same day, the State of Ohio and the Ohio Democratic Party moved to intervene defendants on April 1, which was granted that day. The next day, the Ohio Republication Party moved to intervene as a defendant and the Libertarian Party of Ohio moved to intervene as a plaintiff, both of which were granted.

The Honest Elections Project and Disability Rights Ohio filed amicus briefs on April 2 and April 3 respectively. Disability Rights Ohio argued that those with disabilities face a unique challenge as they have a higher risk of contracting the virus and a higher risk for complications from the virus. They urged the court to grant the plaintiff’s motion for TRO, arguing that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires the defendants to conduct elections in a manner that allows equal access for those with disabilities. The defendants submitted a response to the emergency TRO, listing the many steps they had taken to try to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 and argued that the plaintiffs failed to show that Bill 197 violated the constitution or the NVRA and that their proposed remedies are unworkable. On April 3, the court denied the motion for preliminary injunction and TRO in favor of the defendants, reasoning that “[t]he Constitution does not require the best plan, just a lawful one . . . the Court will not declare the Ohio Legislature’s unanimous bill to be unconstitutional simply because other options may have been better.” The parties stipulated to dismiss the case, and the case was dismissed without prejudice on April 20 with each party bearing their own attorney fees.

Summary Authors

Averyn Lee (9/30/2020)

People

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Awan, Naila S (New York)

Bains, Chiraag (District of Columbia)

Carey, David J. (Ohio)

Attorney for Defendant

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Bonham, Elizabeth (Ohio)

Brown, Mark R. (Ohio)

Judge(s)

Deavers, Elizabeth Preston (Ohio)

Sargus, Edmund A. Jr. (Ohio)

Watson, Michael H. (Ohio)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Awan, Naila S (New York)

Bains, Chiraag (District of Columbia)

Carey, David J. (Ohio)

Chaudhuri, Pooja (District of Columbia)

Conarck, Jacob (District of Columbia)

Gordon-Marvin, Emerson (New York)

Gordon-Marvin, Sean Emerson (Ohio)

Greenbaum, Jon M. (District of Columbia)

Hall, Oliver B (Ohio)

Levenson, Freda J. (Ohio)

Lioz, Adam (District of Columbia)

Rosenberg, Ezra D (District of Columbia)

Wright, Brenda (New York)

Attorney for Defendant

Lockshaw, David A (Ohio)

O'Donnell, Terrence (Ohio)

Pfeiffer, Julie M (Ohio)

Secrest, Jonathan Rea (Ohio)

Yackshaw, Ann (Ohio)

Yost, Dave (Ohio)

Other

Bonham, Elizabeth (Ohio)

Brown, Mark R. (Ohio)

Clinger, Derek S (Ohio)

Ho, Dale E. (Ohio)

Keys, Julie G. (Ohio)

McTigue, Donald Joseph (Ohio)

Polio, Dennis W. (Virginia)

Sferra, Anne Marie (Ohio)

Slagle, Christopher N. (Ohio)

Stuckey, Jason R. (Ohio)

Thomas, Tiffany Alora (Ohio)

Torchinsky, Jason Brett (Virginia)

Truitt, Kevin J. (Ohio)

West, Nathaniel Zachary (Ohio)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

2:20-cv-01638	Docket [PACER]	April 20, 2020	April 20, 2020 Docket
1 2:20-cv-01638	Complaint	March 30, 2020	March 30, 2020 Complaint
14 2:20-cv-01638	Order	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2020 Order/Opinion
4 2:20-cv-01638	Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Proposed Order and Memorandum in Support	March 31, 2020	March 31, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
43 2:20-cv-01638	Intervenor-Defendant Ohio Republican Party's Memorandum Opposing Plaintiff's Motion for Temporary Restraining Order	April 2, 2020	April 2, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
44 2:20-cv-01638	Defendant Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. 4)	April 2, 2020	April 2, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
47 2:20-cv-01638	Proposed Answer of Intervenor-Defendant Ohio Democratic Party	April 2, 2020	April 2, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
48 2:20-cv-01638	Intervenor Defendant Ohio Democratic Party's Memorandum in Partial Support and Partial Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order	April 2, 2020	April 2, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
49 2:20-cv-01638	Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Requested	April 2, 2020	April 2, 2020 Complaint
50 2:20-cv-01638	Proposed Answer of Intervenor-Defendant, Ohio Republican Party, to Amended Complaint	April 2, 2020	April 2, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief

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Resources related to this case
Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
League of Women Voters Of Ohio v. Larose The Ohio State University College of Law	Plaintiffs challenge the standards for the delayed primary created by the enactment of House Bill 197 (“H.B. 197”), including the refusal to extend the voter registration deadline, which passed on Fe…	May 26, 2020	May 26, 2020 https://law.osu.edu/...
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose Demos	Challenging the new process for conducting Ohio’s primary election as one that will deprive Ohioans of their fundamental right to vote and the failure of the state to allow voters to register up to 3…	May 7, 2020	May 7, 2020 https://www.demos.org/...

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Docket

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Docket for: League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	March 30, 2020	COMPLAINT against Frank LaRose ( Filing fee $ 400 paid - receipt number: 0648-7402349), filed by Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Lashunda Lee, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Hannah Tuvall, League of Women Voters of Ohio, Munia Mostafa. [ELECTION ISSUE(S) CITED] (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Form) (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/30/2020) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Summons Form View on PACER	RECAP
2	March 30, 2020	Corporate Disclosure Statement by Plaintiff Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute. (Awan, Naila) Modified filer on 3/31/2020 (ew). (Entered: 03/30/2020)	RECAP
3	March 30, 2020	Corporate Disclosure Statement by Plaintiff League of Women Voters of Ohio. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/30/2020)	RECAP
4	March 31, 2020	Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall. [ELECTION ISSUE(S) CITED] (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, Declaration of Hannah Tuvell, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, Declaration of Molly Katherine Shack, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C, Ohio Supreme Court Amicus Brief on behalf of LWVO and Ohio APRI, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit D, Ohio Secretary of State, Letter to Members of the Ohio General Assembly (March 21, 2020), # 5 Exhibit Exhibit E, Ohio Association of Election Officials, Letter to Legislative Leaders (March 24, 2020), # 6 Exhibit Exhibit F, Declaration of Lashunda Lee, # 7 Exhibit Exhibit G, Declaration of Robert Flanagan Moore, # 8 Exhibit Exhibit H, Declaration of Munia Mostafa, # 9 Exhibit Exhibit I, Declaration of Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, # 10 Exhibit Exhibit J, Declaration of Jen Miller, # 11 Exhibit Exhibit K, Declaration of Brenda Savage, # 12 Exhibit Exhibit L, Declaration of Braxton Marie Nicole Jeter, # 13 Exhibit Exhibit M, Declaration of Latrell Sheree Riley, # 14 Exhibit Exhibit N, Declaration of Andre Washington, # 15 Text of Proposed Order Exhibit O, Proposed Order) (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/31/2020) 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, Declaration of Hannah Tuvell View on PACER 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, Declaration of Molly Katherine Shack View on PACER 3 Exhibit Exhibit C, Ohio Supreme Court Amicus Brief on behalf of LWVO and Ohio AP View on PACER 4 Exhibit Exhibit D, Ohio Secretary of State, Letter to Members of the Ohio Genera View on PACER 5 Exhibit Exhibit E, Ohio Association of Election Officials, Letter to Legislative View on PACER 6 Exhibit Exhibit F, Declaration of Lashunda Lee View on PACER 7 Exhibit Exhibit G, Declaration of Robert Flanagan Moore View on PACER 8 Exhibit Exhibit H, Declaration of Munia Mostafa View on PACER 9 Exhibit Exhibit I, Declaration of Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez View on PACER 10 Exhibit Exhibit J, Declaration of Jen Miller View on PACER 11 Exhibit Exhibit K, Declaration of Brenda Savage View on PACER 12 Exhibit Exhibit L, Declaration of Braxton Marie Nicole Jeter View on PACER 13 Exhibit Exhibit M, Declaration of Latrell Sheree Riley View on PACER 14 Exhibit Exhibit N, Declaration of Andre Washington View on PACER 15 Text of Proposed Order Exhibit O, Proposed Order View on PACER	RECAP
5	March 31, 2020	AMENDED COMPLAINT against Frank LaRose, filed by Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Lashunda Lee, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Hannah Tuvall, League of Women Voters of Ohio, Munia Mostafa. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Form) (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
6	March 31, 2020	Summons Issued as to Frank LaRose. (ew) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
7	March 31, 2020	NOTICE of Appearance by Julie M Pfeiffer for Defendant Frank LaRose (Pfeiffer, Julie) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
8	March 31, 2020	NOTICE of Appearance by Ann Yackshaw for Defendant Frank LaRose (Yackshaw, Ann) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
9	March 31, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7403121) of Adam Lioz by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall, Hannah Tuvell. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
10	March 31, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7403661) of Ezra Rosenberg by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall, Hannah Tuvell. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
11	March 31, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7403678) of Jacob Conarck by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall, Hannah Tuvell. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
12	March 31, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7403685) of Jon Greenbaum by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall, Hannah Tuvell. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
13	March 31, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7403698) of Pooja Chaudhuri by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall, Hannah Tuvell. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
14	March 31, 2020	ORDER signed by Judge Michael H. Watson on 3/31/2020. (jk) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
15	March 31, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7404420) of Sean Emerson Gordon-Marvin by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall, Hannah Tuvell. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
16	March 31, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7404425) of Chiraag Bains by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall, Hannah Tuvell. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 03/31/2020)	RECAP
	March 31, 2020	Notice of Hearing
	March 31, 2020	NOTICE of Hearing - Telephone Status Conference set for 3/31/2020 at 3:00 p.m. before Judge Michael H. Watson. (jk)
17	April 1, 2020	NOTATION ORDER granting 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 15 Motions for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Adam Lioz, Ezra Rosenberg, Jacob Conarck, Jon Greenbaum, Pooja Chaudhuri, and Sean Emerson Gordon-Marvin. By Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers on 4/1/2020. (ew) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
18	April 1, 2020	NOTICE of Deficiency re 16 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Chiraag Bains. (ew) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
19	April 1, 2020	Amended MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7404425) of Chiraag Bains by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall, Hannah Tuvell. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
20	April 1, 2020	NOTICE of Substitution of Counsel - Jonathan Rea Secrest, David A. Lockshaw, Jr. and Terrence ODonnell substituting for Julie M. Pfeiffer and Ann Yackshaw as to Defendant Frank LaRose. (Secrest, Jonathan) Modified text on 4/2/2020 (ew). (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
21	April 1, 2020	MOTION to Intervene by Intervenor Defendant State Of Ohio. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Notice of Defenses) (Pfeiffer, Julie) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
22	April 1, 2020	NOTICE of Appearance by Ann Yackshaw for Intervenor Defendant State Of Ohio (Yackshaw, Ann) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
23	April 1, 2020	NOTICE by Defendant Frank LaRose Regarding Motion to Intervene by the State of Ohio (ECF#21) (Secrest, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
24	April 1, 2020	ORDER granting 21 Intervenor Defendant State Of Ohio's Motion to Intervene. Signed by Judge Michael H. Watson on 4/1/2020. (jk) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
25	April 1, 2020	MOTION to Intervene by Intervenor Defendant Ohio Democratic Party. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit ODP's Proposed Answer, # 2 Exhibit ODP Memorandum in Partial Support and Partial Opposition of Plaintiff's Motion for TRO, # 3 Exhibit Evidence for ODP's Memorandum in Partial Support and Partial Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for TRO, # 4 Exhibit ODP Corp. Disclosure) (West, Nathaniel) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
26	April 1, 2020	NOTICE of Appearance by Nathaniel Zachary West for Intervenor Defendant Ohio Democratic Party (West, Nathaniel) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
27	April 1, 2020	NOTICE of Appearance by Derek S. Clinger for Intervenor Defendant Ohio Democratic Party (Clinger, Derek) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
28	April 1, 2020	NOTICE of Appearance by Donald Joseph McTigue for Intervenor Defendant Ohio Democratic Party (McTigue, Donald) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
29	April 1, 2020	MOTION to Intervene by Intervenor Plaintiff Libertarian Party of Ohio. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Complaint of Intervenor-Plaintiff) (Brown, Mark) (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
30	April 1, 2020	Corporate Disclosure Statement by Intervenor Plaintiff Libertarian Party of Ohio (Brown, Mark) Modified text on 4/2/2020 (ew). (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
31	April 1, 2020	Proposed Motion for Preliminary Relief by Intervenor Plaintiff Libertarian Party of Ohio . (Brown, Mark) Modified event on 4/2/2020 (ew). (Entered: 04/01/2020)	RECAP
	April 1, 2020	Set/Reset Deadlines
	April 1, 2020	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
	April 1, 2020	Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings
	April 1, 2020	Notice of Corrective Docket Entry
	April 1, 2020	Set Deadlines: Deficiency Deadline by 4/15/2020. (ew)
	April 1, 2020	Reset deadlines pursuant to 14 : Response to 4 Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order due by 4/2/2020 at 3:00 p.m. Reply due by 4/3/2020 at 3:00 p.m. (ew)
	April 1, 2020	Notice of Correction: An entry setting a deadline for payment of a filing fee was erroneously docketed in this case on 4/1/2020 and has been moved to the correct case by the Clerk's Office. (ew)
32	April 2, 2020	MOTION to Intervene by Movant Ohio Republican Party. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Answer of Intervenor-Defendant Ohio Republican Party to Amended Complaint) (Sferra, Anne) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
33	April 2, 2020	MOTION for Leave to File Instanter Amicus Brief Opposing Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Amicus Honest Elections Project. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A Amicus Brief, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B Proposed Order) (Stuckey, Jason) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
34	April 2, 2020	NOTICE of Appearance by Anne Marie Sferra for Movant Ohio Republican Party (Sferra, Anne) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
35	April 2, 2020	Corporate Disclosure Statement by Movant Ohio Republican Party. (Sferra, Anne) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
36	April 2, 2020	NOTICE of Appearance by Christopher N Slagle for Movant Ohio Republican Party (Slagle, Christopher) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
37	April 2, 2020	Corporate Disclosure Statement by Amicus Honest Elections Project. (Stuckey, Jason) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
38	April 2, 2020	ORDER granting 25 Motion to Intervene; granting 29 Motion to Intervene; granting 32 Motion to Intervene. Signed by Judge Michael H. Watson on 4/2/2020. (jk) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
39	April 2, 2020	Supplemental Memorandum Supporting re 25 MOTION to Intervene Memorandum Partially Supporting and Partially Opposing TRO filed by Intervenor Defendant Ohio Democratic Party. (West, Nathaniel) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
40	April 2, 2020	MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages State of Ohios Motion for Leave to File Instanter The State of Ohios Opposition to Plaintiffs Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in Excess of Twenty Pages by Intervenor Defendant State Of Ohio. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit States Oppostion to TRO, # 2 Exhibit Declaration of Former Governor Taft, # 3 Exhibit Declaration of Karla Herron) (Pfeiffer, Julie) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
41	April 2, 2020	Supplemental Memorandum Supporting re 29 MOTION to Intervene In Accord With Court Order filed by Intervenor Plaintiff Libertarian Party of Ohio. (Brown, Mark) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
42	April 2, 2020	NOTATION ORDER granting 19 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Chiraag Bains. By Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers on 4/2/2020. (ew) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
43	April 2, 2020	RESPONSE in Opposition re 4 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Movant Ohio Republican Party. (Sferra, Anne) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
44	April 2, 2020	RESPONSE in Opposition re 4 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Defendant Frank LaRose. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Advisory 2020-05, # 2 Exhibit Grandjean Declaration, # 3 Exhibit Directive 2020-06, # 4 Exhibit 1_133-2644-1) (Secrest, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/02/2020) 1 Exhibit Advisory 2020-05 View on PACER 2 Exhibit Grandjean Declaration View on PACER 3 Exhibit Directive 2020-06 View on PACER 4 Exhibit 1_133-2644-1 View on PACER	RECAP
45	April 2, 2020	Notice by Clerk of Southern District of Ohio of Pro Hac Vice Rules as to Attorneys Terrence O'Donnell, Jason B. Torchinsky, and Dennis W. Polio. (ew) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
46	April 2, 2020	Corporate Disclosure Statement by Intervenor Defendant Ohio Democratic Party. (ew) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
47	April 2, 2020	ANSWER to 5 Amended Complaint filed by Intervenor Defendant Ohio Democratic Party. (ew) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
48	April 2, 2020	Memorandum in Partial Support and Partial Opposition to 4 Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Intervenor Defendant Ohio Democratic Party. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits) (ew) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
49	April 2, 2020	Intervenor COMPLAINT filed by Intervenor Plaintiff Libertarian Party of Ohio. (ew) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
50	April 2, 2020	ANSWER to 5 Amended Complaint filed by Intervenor Defendant Ohio Republican Party. (ew) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
51	April 2, 2020	BRIEF by Amicus Honest Elections Project. (ew) (Entered: 04/02/2020)	RECAP
52	April 2, 2020	RESPONSE in Opposition to 4 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Intervenor Defendant State Of Ohio. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Former Governor Taft, # 2 Declaration of Karla Herron) (ew) (Entered: 04/02/2020) 1 Declaration of Former Governor Taft View on PACER 2 Declaration of Karla Herron View on PACER	RECAP
	April 2, 2020	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
	April 2, 2020	Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages
	April 2, 2020	Order on Motion for Leave to File
	April 2, 2020	NOTATION ORDER granting 40 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. (jk)
	April 2, 2020	NOTATION ORDER granting 33 Motion for Leave to File. (jk)
53	April 3, 2020	REPLY to Response to Motion re 4 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order, 31 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Intervenor Plaintiff Libertarian Party of Ohio. (Brown, Mark) (Entered: 04/03/2020)	RECAP
54	April 3, 2020	MOTION for Leave to File Instanter Brief of Amicus Curiae In Support of Plaintiffs Emergency Motion For Temporary Restraining Order by Amicus Disability Rights Ohio. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Brief of Amicus Curiae Disability Rights Ohio In Support of Plaintiffs Emergency Motion For Temporary Restraining Order, # 2 Exhibit B - Proposed Order) (Truitt, Kevin) (Entered: 04/03/2020)	RECAP
55	April 3, 2020	Corporate Disclosure Statement by Amicus Disability Rights Ohio. (Truitt, Kevin) (Entered: 04/03/2020)	RECAP
56	April 3, 2020	MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages for Reply in Support of TRO by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvall, Hannah Tuvell. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Plaintiffs' Reply Memorandum in Support of TRO, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - SOS Sixth Circuit Reply Brief in Mays v. LaRose, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Supplemental Declaration of Jen Miller) (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 04/03/2020)	RECAP
57	April 3, 2020	OPINION and ORDER denying 31 Motion for Preliminary Injunction; denying 4 Motion for TRO. Signed by Judge Michael H. Watson on 4/3/2020. (jk) (Entered: 04/03/2020)	RECAP
58	April 3, 2020	BRIEF by Amicus Disability Rights Ohio. (ew) (Entered: 04/03/2020)	RECAP
59	April 3, 2020	REPLY to Response to 4 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvell. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - SOS Sixth Circuit Reply Brief in Mays v. LaRose, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Supplemental Declaration of Jen Miller) (ew) (Entered: 04/03/2020) 1 Exhibit 1 - SOS Sixth Circuit Reply Brief in Mays v. LaRose View on PACER 2 Exhibit 2 - Supplemental Declaration of Jen Miller View on PACER	RECAP
	April 3, 2020	Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages
	April 3, 2020	NOTATION ORDER granting 56 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. (jk)
60	April 5, 2020	NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Intervenor Plaintiff Libertarian Party of Ohio (Brown, Mark) (Entered: 04/05/2020)	RECAP
61	April 16, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee of $200 paid, receipt number 0648-7425917) of Terrence O'Donnell by Defendant Frank LaRose. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (Secrest, Jonathan) (Entered: 04/16/2020) 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
62	April 16, 2020	NOTICE of Deficiency re 61 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Terrence O'Donnell. (ew) (Entered: 04/16/2020)	RECAP
	April 16, 2020	Set/Reset Deadlines
	April 16, 2020	Set Deadlines: Deficiency Deadline by 4/30/2020. (ew)
63	April 17, 2020	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. Waiver sent to Frank LaRose on 3/30/2020, answer due 5/29/2020. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 04/17/2020)	RECAP
64	April 20, 2020	STIPULATION of Dismissal by Plaintiffs League of Women Voters of Ohio, Lashunda Lee, Munia Mostafa, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, Audrianna Victorian Rodriguez, Hannah Tuvell. (Awan, Naila) (Entered: 04/20/2020)	RECAP
	April 20, 2020	***Civil Case Terminated. (ew)
	April 21, 2020	Terminate Civil Case

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Ohio

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 30, 2020

Closing Date: April 20, 2020

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

the League of Women Voters of Ohio, Ohio A. Philip Randolph Institute, and four individual voters

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

ACLU Affiliates (any)

Lawyers Comm. for Civil Rights Under Law

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

State

Secretary of State of Ohio

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process

Due Process: Procedural Due Process

Other Dockets:

Southern District of Ohio 2:20-cv-01638

Southern District of Ohio 2:20-cv-02129

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Defendant

Relief Granted:

None

Source of Relief:

None

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief denied

Issues

COVID-19:

Mitigation Denied

Mitigation Requested

Disability and Disability Rights:

Disability, unspecified

Voting:

Election administration

Voter qualifications

Voter registration rules

Voting: General & Misc.

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/17651/ (last updated 9/30/2020).