Case: Cook County Republican Party v. Pritzker

1:20-cv-04676 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 10, 2020

Closed Date: Sept. 24, 2020

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Case Summary

On August 10, 2020 the Cook County Republican Party brought this lawsuit against the Governor of Illinois, various board members of the Illinois Board of Elections, the Cook County Clerk, and the Commissioners of the Chicago Board of Elections. Represented by the Liberty Justice Center, the plaintiffs alleged that SB 1863, an Illinois law which had been signed into effect and provided for millions of Illinois voters to receive mail-in ballot applications in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, was a partisan scheme to dilute Republican ballots and harvest Democratic ballots in order to sway the election results. Filing under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201, the plaintiffs claimed their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights had been violated and requested declaratory and injunctive relief to stop SB 1863 from going into effect. Specifically, they alleged that SB 1863 would lead to fraudulent votes being counted as well as ballots being collected by individuals who would not turn them in, which would lead to voter disenfranchisement. The case was assigned to Judge Robert M. Dow, Jr. and Magistrate Judge M. David Weisman.

Simultaneous with the complaint, the plaintiffs filed for a preliminary injunction, claiming that failure to enjoin SB 1863 from going into effect before the November 2020 election would cause irreparable harm to their fundamental right to vote, due to vote dilution and voter fraud. Because the ballot applications had been already mailed, the plaintiffs requested the remaining provisions of SB 1863 be immediately enjoined, including: provisions allowing ballot harvesting, making election day a paid holiday for government workers, provisions regarding the counting of fraudulent signatures and the appointment of election judges, and provisions allowing 14 days to cure a defective provisional ballot.

On August 25, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) moved to intervene as a defendant, which the court granted on August 28 without objection.

On September 4, various defendants filed motions to dismiss and motions in opposition to the plaintiffs' preliminary injunction request. They argued the plaintiffs did not have standing to seek relief and that they were not entitled to a preliminary injunction. Related to the plaintiff's specific allegations, they argued that arguments that SB 1863 violated the Illinois Constitution was barred by the Eleventh Amendment and that its allegations of First or Fourteenth Amendment violations were weak because the plaintiffs had not identified any "restriction" caused by SB 1863, but were claiming that the lack of restrictions would lead to voter fraud. Furthermore, defendants argued that if the court entered an injunction, it would place substantial burdens to the 108 election authorities across the state because the plaintiffs had waited so long to seek relief n court, since the election authorities were supposed to mail ballots within the next 3 weeks.

On September 17, 2020, Judge Dow, Jr. denied the motion for preliminary injunction. 487 F. Supp. 3d 704. The court reasoned that the plaintiff had provided "no basis for concluding that its alleged harms are anything but speculative," thus they had not proved irreparable harm was likely in absence of an injunction. Additionally, each of the plaintiff's specific claims were unlikely to succeed on the merits, as the ballot harvesting claim was based on a misreading of SB 1863, that the decision to provide 14 days to cure provisional ballots was within the authority of the legislature, that making election day a paid government holiday was in the legislature's prerogative to build in flexibility for polling locations, and that the "legislature's judgment to enact additional measures to encourage voting by mail during a pandemic facilitates the state interest of limiting crowds at polling places for those who are comfortable voting in person while providing a viable alternative for those are not."

The plaintiffs filed a voluntary dismissal on September 23, which Judge Dow, Jr. granted on September 24. The case is now closed.

Summary Authors

Caitlin Kierum (4/28/2022)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17429708/parties/cook-county-republican-party-v-pritzker/

Judge(s)

Dow, Robert Michael Jr. (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Attorney for Defendant

Dierkes, Michael T. (Illinois)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Beale, Steven Sun (Washington)

Birk, Daniel D (Illinois)

Chablani, Aneel L (Ohio)

Judge(s)

Dow, Robert Michael Jr. (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Kelsey, Brian K (Illinois)

McQuaid, James J (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Dierkes, Michael T. (Illinois)

Dworkin, Hal (Illinois)

Fangman, Paul Leo (Illinois)

Lasker, Adam Wells (Illinois)

Newman, Sarah Hughes (Illinois)

Scheller, Jessica Megan (Illinois)

Walsh, Erin (Illinois)

Other

Beale, Steven Sun (Washington)

Birk, Daniel D (Illinois)

Chablani, Aneel L (Ohio)

Eimer, Nathan P (Illinois)

Elias, Marc Erik (District of Columbia)

Gandhi, Ami D (Illinois)

Hawley, Jonathan P (Washington)

Jasrasaria, Jyoti (District of Columbia)

Khanna, Abha (Washington)

Malone, Caroline (Illinois)

Meyer, Lisa S (Illinois)

Stetsko, Kathleen A (Illinois)

Terrell, Jennifer Susanne (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1:20-cv-04676	Docket [PACER]	Sept. 24, 2020	Sept. 24, 2020 Docket
1 1:20-cv-04676	Complaint	Aug. 10, 2020	Aug. 10, 2020 Complaint
5 1:20-cv-04676	Motion for Preliminary Injunction	Aug. 10, 2020	Aug. 10, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
47 1:20-cv-04676	Defendant Illinois State Board of Elections’ Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
49 1:20-cv-04676	The Governor's Memorandum of Law in Support of his Motion to Dismiss and in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
59 1:20-cv-04676	Memorandum Opinion and Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction	Sept. 17, 2020	Sept. 17, 2020 Order/Opinion 487 F.Supp.3d 705

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Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Cook County Republican Party v. Pritzker COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker	Republican Party brought suit challenging Illinois' law SB 1863 which mails a mail-in ballot to every voter who voted in elections in the past 2 years. Plaintiffs allege lead to fraudulent votes bein…	Oct. 18, 2020	Oct. 18, 2020 https://healthyelections-case-tracker.stanford.edu/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17429708/cook-county-republican-party-v-pritzker/

Last updated June 27, 2026, 6:28 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
11	July 10, 2020	Fifth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on July 10, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. No motions may be noticed for in-person presentment; the presiding judge will notify parties of the need, if any, for a hearing by electronic means or in-court proceeding. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 7/10/2020. Mailed notice. (smm, ) (Entered: 08/22/2020)	RECAP
1	Aug. 10, 2020	COMPLAINT filed by Cook County Republican Party; Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-17297415.(Kelsey, Brian) (Entered: 08/10/2020)	RECAP
2	Aug. 10, 2020	CIVIL Cover Sheet (Kelsey, Brian) (Entered: 08/10/2020)	RECAP
3	Aug. 10, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Cook County Republican Party by Brian Kelsey (Kelsey, Brian) (Entered: 08/10/2020)	RECAP
4	Aug. 10, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Cook County Republican Party by James Joseph Mcquaid (Mcquaid, James) (Entered: 08/10/2020)	RECAP
5	Aug. 10, 2020	MOTION by Plaintiff Cook County Republican Party for preliminary injunction (Mcquaid, James) (Entered: 08/10/2020)	RECAP
6	Aug. 10, 2020	MEMORANDUM by Cook County Republican Party in support of motion for preliminary injunction 5 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Mcquaid, James) (Entered: 08/10/2020) 1 Exhibit Exhibit A View on PACER	RECAP
7	Aug. 10, 2020	NOTICE of Motion by James Joseph Mcquaid for presentment of motion for preliminary injunction 5 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 8/28/2020 at 09:15 AM. (Mcquaid, James) (Entered: 08/10/2020)	RECAP
	Aug. 10, 2020	case assigned
	Aug. 10, 2020	CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable M. David Weisman. Case assignment: Random assignment. (daj, )
	Aug. 10, 2020	SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants William J. Cadigan, Laura K. Donahue, William R. Haine, Marisel A. Hernandez, William J. Kresse, Ian K. Linnabary, William M. McGuffage, Katherine S. O'Brien, J. B. Pritzker, Charles W. Scholz, Jonathan T. Swain, Casandra B. Watson, Karen A. Yabrough (gw, )
8	Aug. 17, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants William J. Cadigan, Laura K. Donahue, William R. Haine, Ian K. Linnabary, William M. McGuffage, Katherine S. O'Brien, Charles W. Scholz, Casandra B. Watson by Erin Walsh (Walsh, Erin) (Entered: 08/17/2020)	RECAP
9	Aug. 17, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant J. B. Pritzker by Sarah Hughes Newman (Newman, Sarah) (Entered: 08/17/2020)	RECAP
10	Aug. 17, 2020	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Cook County Republican Party as to All Defendants. (Mcquaid, James) (Entered: 08/17/2020)	RECAP
12	Aug. 25, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Karen A. Yabrough by Jessica Megan Scheller Office of the Cook County State's Attorney (Scheller, Jessica) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	RECAP
13	Aug. 25, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Karen A. Yabrough by Paul Leo Fangman Office of the Cook County State's Attorney (Fangman, Paul) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	RECAP
14	Aug. 25, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Intervenor Defendant DCCC by Kathleen A. Stetsko (Stetsko, Kathleen) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	RECAP
15	Aug. 25, 2020	MOTION by Intervenor Defendant DCCC to intervene (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3)(Stetsko, Kathleen) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	RECAP
16	Aug. 25, 2020	NOTICE of Motion by Kathleen A. Stetsko for presentment of motion to intervene 15 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 8/28/2020 at 09:15 AM. (Stetsko, Kathleen) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	RECAP
17	Aug. 26, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17363674. (Khanna, Abha) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
18	Aug. 26, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17363722. (Hawley, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
19	Aug. 26, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17363886. (Jasrasaria, Jyoti) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
20	Aug. 26, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17364381. (Beale, Steven) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
21	Aug. 26, 2020	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Motions to appear pro hac vice 17, 18, 19 and 20 are granted. The call-in information for the 8/28/2020 motion hearing is as follows: Court's toll-free call-in number 877-336-1829, conference access code is 6963747. Mailed notice (cdh, ) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
22	Aug. 26, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance by Intervenor Defendant DCCC for leave to appear as Pro Hac Vice (Khanna, Abha) Modified on 8/27/2020 (smm, ). (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
23	Aug. 26, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance by Intervenor Defendant DCCC for leave to appear as Pro Hac Vice (Hawley, Jonathan) Modified on 8/27/2020 (smm, ). (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
24	Aug. 26, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance by Intervenor Defendant DCCC for leave to appear as Pro Hac Vice (Beale, Steven) Modified on 8/27/2020 (smm, ). (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
25	Aug. 26, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Intervenor Defendant DCCC by Abha Khanna (Khanna, Abha) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
26	Aug. 26, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Intervenor Defendant DCCC by Jonathan Patrick Hawley (Hawley, Jonathan) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	RECAP
27	Aug. 27, 2020	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17367128. (Elias, Marc) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
28	Aug. 27, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Intervenor Defendant DCCC by Jyoti Jasrasaria (Jasrasaria, Jyoti) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
29	Aug. 27, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Intervenor Defendant DCCC by Steven Sun Beale (Beale, Steven) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
30	Aug. 27, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Marisel A. Hernandez by Adam Wells Lasker (Lasker, Adam) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
31	Aug. 27, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant William J. Kresse by Adam Wells Lasker (Lasker, Adam) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
32	Aug. 27, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Jonathan T. Swain by Adam Wells Lasker (Lasker, Adam) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
33	Aug. 27, 2020	RESPONSE by Cook County Republican Party to MOTION by Intervenor Defendant DCCC to intervene 15 (Attachments: # 1 proposed order)(Mcquaid, James) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
34	Aug. 27, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant J. B. Pritzker by Hal Dworkin (Dworkin, Hal) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
35	Aug. 27, 2020	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: The toll-free call-in number and access code for the 8/28/2020 hearing is as follows: Dial: 877-336-1829 Access Code: 6963747. When you are connected to the conference system, please keep your phone on mute until your case is called. There may be other people in other cases speaking in the conference when you join the conference and before your case is called. When your case is called, please unmute your phone and remember to say your name each and every time you speak. This is a Court proceeding and the only persons to speak are counsel of record. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the court. Mailed notice (cdh, ) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
36	Aug. 27, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants William J. Cadigan, Laura K. Donahue, William R. Haine, Ian K. Linnabary, William M. McGuffage, Katherine S. O'Brien, Charles W. Scholz, Casandra B. Watson by Michael T. Dierkes (Dierkes, Michael) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	RECAP
37	Aug. 28, 2020	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Telephone conference held on 8/28/2020. Proposed Intervenor-Defendant DCCC's motion to intervene 15 is granted, without objection. Signed order to follow. Plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunction 5 is taken under advisement; responses due 9/4/2020; reply due 9/9/2020; the court will issue ruling by mail or contact the parties to set hearing date. Motions to dismiss are due by 9/4/2020; response due 9/11/2020; replies due 9/18/2020; the Court will issue a ruling by mail or contact the parties to set hearing date. Parties are granted leave to file oversized briefs. Motion for leave to appear pro hac vice 27 is granted. Mailed notice (cdh, ) (Entered: 08/31/2020)	RECAP
38	Sept. 4, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Amicus Parties Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group by Lisa S. Meyer (Meyer, Lisa) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
39	Sept. 4, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Amicus Parties Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group by Nathan P. Eimer (Eimer, Nathan) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
40	Sept. 4, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Amicus Parties Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group by Daniel D Birk (Birk, Daniel) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
41	Sept. 4, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Amicus Parties Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group by Caroline Malone (Malone, Caroline) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
42	Sept. 4, 2020	MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Intervenor Defendant DCCC, MOTION by Intervenor Defendant DCCC to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Stetsko, Kathleen) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
43	Sept. 4, 2020	MOTION by Amicus Parties Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group for leave to file Brief as Amici Curiae (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Brief of Amici Curiae)(Meyer, Lisa) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
44	Sept. 4, 2020	NOTICE of Motion by Lisa S. Meyer for presentment of motion for leave to file, 43 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 9/11/2020 at 09:15 AM. (Meyer, Lisa) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
45	Sept. 4, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Amicus Parties Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group by Ami D. Gandhi (Gandhi, Ami) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
46	Sept. 4, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Amicus Parties Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group by Aneel Lachman Chablani (Chablani, Aneel) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
47	Sept. 4, 2020	RESPONSE by William J. Cadigan, Laura K. Donahue, William R. Haine, Ian K. Linnabary, William M. McGuffage, Katherine S. O'Brien, Charles W. Scholz, Casandra B. Watsonin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Cook County Republican Party for preliminary injunction 5 (Walsh, Erin) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
48	Sept. 4, 2020	MOTION by Defendant J. B. Pritzker to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant J. B. Pritzker (Newman, Sarah) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
49	Sept. 4, 2020	MEMORANDUM by J. B. Pritzker in support of motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction, Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 48 and in opposition to Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction (Dkt. 5) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, Illinois Election Code Art. 2B, # 2 Exhibit B, Sept. 19, 2017 Letter from Ken Menzel, Illinois State Board of Elections, # 3 Exhibit C, Declaration of Edmund Michalowski, Deputy Clerk of Elections for the Cook County Clerk, # 4 Exhibit D, Declaration of Lance Gough, Executive Director of the Chicago Board of Elections)(Newman, Sarah) (Entered: 09/04/2020) 1 Exhibit A, Illinois Election Code Art. 2B View on PACER 2 Exhibit B, Sept. 19, 2017 Letter from Ken Menzel, Illinois State Board of Elect View on PACER 3 Exhibit C, Declaration of Edmund Michalowski, Deputy Clerk of Elections for the View on PACER 4 Exhibit D, Declaration of Lance Gough, Executive Director of the Chicago Board View on PACER	RECAP
50	Sept. 4, 2020	RESPONSE by Marisel A. Hernandez, William J. Kresse, Jonathan T. Swainin Opposition to MOTION by Plaintiff Cook County Republican Party for preliminary injunction 5, MOTION by Defendant J. B. Pritzker to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant J. B. Pritzker 48 Motion by Chicago Bd of Elections to Adopt State Motion and Response (Lasker, Adam) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
51	Sept. 4, 2020	MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Karen A. Yabrough, MOTION by Defendant Karen A. Yabrough to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction (Scheller, Jessica) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
52	Sept. 4, 2020	MEMORANDUM by Karen A. Yabrough in support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction 51 (Scheller, Jessica) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
53	Sept. 4, 2020	MEMORANDUM by Karen A. Yabrough in Opposition to motion for preliminary injunction 5 (Scheller, Jessica) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
54	Sept. 4, 2020	ATTORNEY Appearance for Amicus Parties Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group by Jennifer Susanne Terrell (Terrell, Jennifer) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	RECAP
55	Sept. 9, 2020	REPLY by Cook County Republican Party to MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Intervenor Defendant DCCC MOTION by Intervenor Defendant DCCC to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction 42, MOTION by Plaintiff Cook County Republican Party for preliminary injunction 5, response in opposition to motion, 50, response in opposition to motion, 47, memorandum in support of motion,, 49, memorandum in opposition to motion 53 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Mcquaid, James) (Entered: 09/09/2020)	RECAP
56	Sept. 10, 2020	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Motion of Amicus Parties Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group for leave to file brief as amicus curiae 43 is granted. Notice of motion date of 9/11/2020 is stricken and no appearances are necessary on that date. Mailed notice (cdh, ) (Entered: 09/10/2020)	RECAP
57	Sept. 11, 2020	MEMORANDUM by Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, CHANGE Illinois, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law, Chicago Votes, Common Cause Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Illinois Public Interest Research Group in Opposition to motion for preliminary injunction 5 (Brief of Amici Curiae) (Meyer, Lisa) (Entered: 09/11/2020)	RECAP
58	Sept. 11, 2020	RESPONSE by Cook County Republican Partyin Opposition to MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Intervenor Defendant DCCC MOTION by Intervenor Defendant DCCC to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction 42, MOTION by Defendant J. B. Pritzker to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant J. B. Pritzker 48, MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendant Karen A. Yabrough MOTION by Defendant Karen A. Yabrough to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction 51 (Mcquaid, James) (Entered: 09/11/2020)	RECAP
59	Sept. 17, 2020	MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. on September 17, 2020. Mailed notice(cdh, )	RECAP
60	Sept. 18, 2020	REPLY by DCCC to MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Intervenor Defendant DCCC MOTION by Intervenor Defendant DCCC to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction 42 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Stetsko, Kathleen) (Entered: 09/18/2020)	RECAP
61	Sept. 18, 2020	REPLY by J. B. Pritzker to response in opposition to motion,, 58 and in further support of motion to dismiss (Dkt. 48) (Newman, Sarah) (Entered: 09/18/2020)	RECAP
62	Sept. 18, 2020	REPLY by Defendant Karen A. Yabrough to memorandum in support of motion 52, Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction 51 (Scheller, Jessica) (Entered: 09/18/2020)	RECAP
63	Sept. 23, 2020	MOTION by Plaintiff Cook County Republican Party to dismiss voluntarily (Mcquaid, James) (Entered: 09/23/2020)	RECAP
64	Sept. 24, 2020	MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Plaintiff's voluntary motion to dismiss 63, which acts as the functional equivalent of a notice of voluntary dismissal under FRCP 41(a)(1)(A)(i), is granted. All pending motions [42, 48, 51] are stricken as moot. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (cdh, ) (Entered: 09/24/2020)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Illinois

Case Type(s):

Election/Voting Rights

Special Collection(s):

COVID-19 (novel coronavirus)

Healthy Elections COVID litigation tracker

Key Dates

Filing Date: Aug. 10, 2020

Closing Date: Sept. 24, 2020

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Cook County Republican Party

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Illinois 1:20-cv-04676

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Complaint (any)

Non-settlement Outcome

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Defendant

Relief Granted:

None

Source of Relief:

None

Issues

Voting:

Election administration

Vote dilution

Voting: General & Misc.

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of Cook County Republican Party v. Pritzker, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/17878/ (last updated 4/28/2022).