HARDING V. EDWARDS | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

Case: Harding v. Edwards

3:20-cv-00495 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Aug. 3, 2020

Closed Date: May 17, 2021

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Case Summary

This is a case about Louisiana voters who wished to avoid potential exposure to COVID-19 while casting their ballots in the November 2020 general election and December 2020 second-round runoff election. Some of the plaintiffs here had previously challenged Louisiana voting laws (with respect to the 2020 primary elections) in a case consolidated with Clark v. Edwards in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Chief District Judge Shelly D. Dick dismissed that case for lack …

This is a case about Louisiana voters who wished to avoid potential exposure to COVID-19 while casting their ballots in the November 2020 general election and December 2020 second-round runoff election. Some of the plaintiffs here had previously challenged Louisiana voting laws (with respect to the 2020 primary elections) in a case consolidated with Clark v. Edwards in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Chief District Judge Shelly D. Dick dismissed that case for lack of standing.

The plaintiffs here, pressing on from their defeat in Clark, were three Louisiana voters, the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, and the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice. A Louisiana statute allowed only voters over age 65, military and overseas voters, hospitalized voters, disabled voters, and voters in some other circumscribed categories to request absentee mail-in ballots. The plaintiffs called this the “excuse requirement.” Additionally, for the November 3, 2020 general election, Louisiana law had established a weeklong period of early in-person voting (from October 20 to 27, except for the intervening Sunday), and an October 30 deadline to request an absentee mail-in ballot. To the plaintiffs, all of these limitations were unacceptable abridgements of their right to vote. So, on August 3, 2020, the plaintiffs sued the Governor and Secretary of State of Louisiana in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. Represented by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and private pro bono counsel, the plaintiffs alleged under 28 U.S.C. § 1983 that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the excuse requirement and the relatively short early voting period amounted to violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendment right to vote. The plaintiffs additionally alleged that the challenged provisions amounted to a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by disproportionately impacting Black voters. The complaint sought declaratory and injunctive relief. The case was assigned to Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick.

Meanwhile, in early August, the Louisiana Secretary of State submitted to the state legislature a plan that would have expanded early voting to 10 days and would have allowed voters who tested positive for COVID-19 during that period to request an absentee mail-in ballot. The legislature approved the plan, but on August 18, 2020 the Governor rejected it as “woefully inadequate.” The plaintiffs amended their complaint on August 24, 2020 to additionally allege a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Specifically, since some of the voter plaintiffs had disabilities but did not qualify as disabled under the Louisiana election statute, they could not request mail-in ballots and were thus not provided reasonable accommodations within the meaning of the ADA. Further, on August 25, 2020, the plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction for the Governor and Secretary of State to implement “pandemic-sensitive voting procedures to augment the state’s statutory election scheme.”

On September 7, the district court granted and denied in part the defendants’ joint motion to dismiss. Per the court’s opinion, the dispute was not, as the defendants had argued, a political question that would doom the suit on Article III justiciability grounds. Nor did the plaintiffs lack Article III standing — the alleged constitutional violations sufficed as injuries-in-fact for both the individual voter and organizational plaintiffs. And the violation was fairly traceable to the defendants, who had the authority to act to avoid the alleged constitutional violations but chose not to.

Turning to the merits, Chief Judge Dick dismissed the ADA claim because it appeared to the court that “Louisiana's electoral scheme already provide[d] a means for absentee by mail voting by disabled voters.” The court then rejected the defendants “cursory argument” that the court should abstain from deciding the case under the Purcell doctrine, which “instructs … a court considering significant judicial intervention on the eve of an election … to proceed with caution.” Finally, the court rejected the defendant’s claim that the court should dismiss the claim because a supposedly necessary party, the parish (county) boards of elections who directly administer elections, was not joined. Chief Judge Dick found that complete relief could be afforded to the plaintiffs without joining the parish boards. 484 F.Supp.3d 299.

The court held a hearing on the preliminary injunction motion before Chief Judge Dick on September 8 and 9, 2020. Eight days later, the court granted the preliminary injunction in part. The motion for a preliminary injunction had stated that an injunction was necessary to avoid the alleged constitutional violations, but not the alleged federal statutory violations (of the VRA and ADA). Accordingly, the court applied the Anderson-Burdick test to the First and Fourteenth Amendment claims relating to the excuse requirement and the short early voting period. First, the excuse requirement. The court took testimony from the plaintiffs (who had COVID-19 comorbidities or lived with people who did), the plaintiffs’ experts (who explained the elevated risk of contracting COVID-19 at an enclosed in-person voting site which did not require masks), and the defendants’ experts (who argued that since COVID-19 outbreaks did not occur after the primary elections, they would not occur in the general elections). Weighing all that, the court found that adherence to the excuse requirement, which “fail[ed] to make provisions for voters with comorbidities or voters who care for the frail and the infirm to safely vote, impose[d] a burden on plaintiffs’ right to vote.” The state’s asserted interests in the excuse requirement were preventing voter fraud, maintaining the integrity of the election system, avoiding voter confusion, and preserving public confidence in election results. The court found that these interests, which were at most de minimis, did not justify the burden the excuse requirement imposed on the plaintiffs’ constitutional rights.

Second, the short early voting period. The court found that the seven- (as opposed to 10) day early voting period imposed the “essentially the same” burdens on the plaintiffs as the excuse requirement did. And the defendants had “not identified” a state interest that would be served by not increasing the early voting period to ten days (the plaintiffs had requested thirteen days). Since the plaintiffs’ constitutional claims survived the Anderson-Burdick test, the court found they would likely succeed on the merits. For similar reasons, the court found the plaintiffs had met the injury and public interest requirements to obtain a preliminary injunction. With respect to the relief requested, the court extended the early voting period for the general election to 10 days (not 13 as the plaintiffs had requested), but did not alter the early voting period for the December second-round election. The court did not grant the plaintiffs’ request for it to enjoin entirely the excuse requirement. Instead, the court granted the plaintiffs’ alternative motion for an order to make available a COVID-19 ballot application that was used during the primary elections. This application allowed voters with (or caring for someone with) COVID-19 co-morbidities or in COVID-19 quarantine to request a mail-in absentee ballot. 487 F.Supp.3d 498.

Shortly after this order, the defendants appealed the grant of the preliminary injunction to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on October 13, 2020 (U.S.C.A. no. 20-30632), though they declined to seek a stay or expedited review of the order. The preliminary injunction was thus in place during the November and December 2020 elections, and expired once they had concluded.

On May 13, 2021, the district court granted the plaintiffs’ motion to voluntarily dismiss the trial court proceedings. And on May 17, 2021, the court of appeals granted the plaintiffs’ motion to voluntarily dismiss the appellate proceedings. In a per curiam opinion, the court of appeals rejected the defendants’ contention that the case fit in the capable of repetition yet evading review exception to mootness. 2021 WL 4843709. With all proceedings dismissed, the case is now closed.

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People

For PACER's information on parties and their attrorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17410010/parties/harding-v-edwards/

Judge(s)

Bourgeois, Richard L. (Louisiana)

Dick, Shelly Deckert (Louisiana)

Attorneys(s) for Plaintiff

Fram, Robert D. (California)

Fraser, John W. (New York)

Garfing, Scott J (District of Columbia)

Gonzalez, Joshua (California)

Lance, Steven (New York)

Levy, Frederic M (District of Columbia)

Lewis, Morgan (California)

Meza, Catherine (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Bourgeois, Richard L. (Louisiana)

Dick, Shelly Deckert (Louisiana)

Attorneys(s) for Plaintiff

Fram, Robert D. (California)

Fraser, John W. (New York)

Garfing, Scott J (District of Columbia)

Gonzalez, Joshua (California)

Lance, Steven (New York)

Levy, Frederic M (District of Columbia)

Lewis, Morgan (California)

Meza, Catherine (District of Columbia)

Morris, John Z (New York)

Wenger, Victoria (New York)

Wilson, Ronald L. (Louisiana)

Attorneys(s) for Defendant

Block, Matthew F (Louisiana)

Cangelosi, Celia R. (Louisiana)

Freel, Angelique Duhon (Louisiana)

Gordon, Philip M. (Virginia)

Holt, Dallin B (Virginia)

Lienhard, Jonathan (Virginia)

Murrill, Elizabeth Baker (Louisiana)

Polio, Dennis W. (Virginia)

Torchinsky, Jason Brett (Virginia)

Wale, Jeffrey Michael (Louisiana)

Walsh, John Charles (Louisiana)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

	Document
3:20-cv-00495	Docket [PACER]	Nov. 25, 2020	Nov. 25, 2020 Docket
1 3:20-cv-00495	Complaint	Aug. 3, 2020	Aug. 3, 2020 Complaint
22 3:20-cv-00495	First Amended Complaint	Aug. 24, 2020	Aug. 24, 2020 Complaint
73 3:20-cv-00495	Ruling	Sept. 7, 2020	Sept. 7, 2020 Order/Opinion
88 3:20-cv-00495	Ruling	Sept. 16, 2020	Sept. 16, 2020 Order/Opinion
93 3:20-cv-00495	Amended Order	Sept. 21, 2020	Sept. 21, 2020 Order/Opinion
97 3:20-cv-00495	Notice of Appeal	Oct. 13, 2020	Oct. 13, 2020 Complaint
20-30632	Opinion Harding v. Ardoin U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	May 17, 2021	May 17, 2021 Order/Opinion

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Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Harding v. Edwards COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker	Plaintiffs are citizens of Louisiana who raise concerns about certain provisions of LA law that, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic in LA (described as being among the most dire in the U.S.), creat…	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/17410010/harding-v-edwards/

Last updated March 13, 2023, 3:04 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number ALAMDC-2150331.), filed by Jennifer Harding. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Summons, # 3 Exhibit Summons)(Wilson, Ronald) (Attachments 1-3 replaced on 8/3/2020 to flatten the documents) (KMW). (Entered: 08/03/2020) 1 Exhibit Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER 2 Exhibit Summons View on PACER 3 Exhibit Summons View on PACER	Aug. 3, 2020	Aug. 3, 2020 Clearinghouse
2	Summons Issued as to Kyle Ardoin, John Bel Edwards. (NOTICE: Counsel shall print and serve both the summons and all attachments in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4.) (KMW) (Entered: 08/03/2020)	Aug. 3, 2020	Aug. 3, 2020 PACER
3	ORDER: The matter of Harding, et al v. Edwards, et al, Civil Action 20-495-JWD-SDJ is hereby transferred to Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick and Magistrate JudgeRichard L. Bourgeois. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/4/2020. (KMW) (Entered: 08/04/2020)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 RECAP
4	MOTION for Frederic Levy to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151435) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Pleading; Order)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/04/2020)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
5	MOTION for Joshua Gonzalez to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151436) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Exhibit Order)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/04/2020)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
6	MOTION for Catherine Meza to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151437) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Exhibit Order)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/04/2020)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
7	MOTION for Morgan E. Lewis to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151441) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Pleading; Order)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/04/2020)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
8	MOTION for Robert D. Fram to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151443) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/04/2020)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
9	MOTION for Steven C. Lance to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151444) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/04/2020)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
10	MOTION for John Z. Morris to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151445) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Pleading; Order)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/04/2020)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
	Case Assigned/Reassigned	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
	Case Transferred to Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick and Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr.. Judge John W. deGravelles, Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson no longer assigned to the case. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (KMW)	Aug. 4, 2020	Aug. 4, 2020 PACER
	MOTION(S) REFERRED: 6 MOTION for Catherine Meza to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151437), 10 MOTION for John Z. Morris to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151445), 9 MOTION for Steven C. Lance to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151444), 5 MOTION for Joshua Gonzalez to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151436), 8 MOTION for Robert D. Fram to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151443), 4 MOTION for Frederic Levy to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151435), 7 MOTION for Morgan E. Lewis to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151441). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (KMW)	Aug. 5, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020 PACER
	Motions Referred	Aug. 5, 2020	Aug. 5, 2020 PACER
11	ORDER REFERRING MOTION to USMJ: 6 MOTION for Catherine Meza to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151437) filed by Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Omega Taylor, Jennifer Harding, 4 MOTION for Frederic Levy to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151435) filed by Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Omega Taylor, Jennifer Harding, 10 MOTION for John Z. Morris to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151445) filed by Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Omega Taylor, Jennifer Harding, 9 MOTION for Steven C. Lance to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151444) filed by Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Omega Taylor, Jennifer Harding, 5 MOTION for Joshua Gonzalez to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151436) filed by Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Omega Taylor, Jennifer Harding, 8 MOTION for Robert D. Fram to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151443) filed by Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Omega Taylor, Jennifer Harding, 7 MOTION for Morgan E. Lewis to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2151441) filed by Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Omega Taylor, Jennifer Harding. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/7/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.)(BKA) (Entered: 08/07/2020)	Aug. 7, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020 PACER
	Order Referring Motion to USMJ	Aug. 7, 2020	Aug. 7, 2020 PACER
12	ORDER granting 6 Motion for Catherine Meza to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Catherine Meza is enrolled as pro hac vice co-counsel for Plaintiffs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 8/12/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 08/12/2020)	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020 PACER
13	ORDER granting 9 Motion for Steven C. Lance to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Steven C. Lance is enrolled as pro hac vice co-counsel for Plaintiffs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 8/12/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 08/12/2020)	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020 PACER
14	ORDER granting 10 Motion for John Z. Morris to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney John Z. Morris is enrolled as pro hac vice co-counsel for Plaintiffs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 8/12/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 08/12/2020)	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020 PACER
	Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Aug. 12, 2020	Aug. 12, 2020 PACER
15	ORDER granting 5 and 8 Motions to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorneys Joshua Gonzalez and Robert D. Fram are enrolled as pro hac vice co-counsel for Plaintiffs. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 8/13/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 08/13/2020)	Aug. 13, 2020	Aug. 13, 2020 PACER
16	ORDER denying 4 and 7 Motions to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The applicants' certifications fail to comply with LR 83(b)(8)(B) in that they do not indicate whether criminal charges have ever been instituted against the applicants. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 8/13/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 08/13/2020)	Aug. 13, 2020	Aug. 13, 2020 PACER
	Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Aug. 13, 2020	Aug. 13, 2020 PACER
17	NOTICE TO COUNSEL: A Status Conference is hereby set for 8/26/2020 at 01:30 PM CST by video before Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick. In preparation for the Status Conference, Counsel and interested participants are to consult the Middle Districts website where there is a dedicated section under the Courtroom Technology tab labeled ZOOM. All necessary information and instructions are provided therein. Participating Counsel are expected to have reviewed and become familiar with all necessary material regarding the confidentiality and security admonitions outlined by the Court. Additionally, it is the obligation of Plaintiffs Counsel to notify Counsel for the Defendants of the Status Conference and the Zoom materials. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.)(BKA) (Entered: 08/19/2020)	Aug. 19, 2020	Aug. 19, 2020 PACER
18	MOTION for Victoria Wenger to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2158907) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Pleading;)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/19/2020)	Aug. 19, 2020	Aug. 19, 2020 PACER
19	MOTION for Frederic Levy to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2158908) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Pleading;)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/19/2020)	Aug. 19, 2020	Aug. 19, 2020 PACER
20	MOTION for Morgan Lewis to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2158910) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Pleading;)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/19/2020)	Aug. 19, 2020	Aug. 19, 2020 PACER
	MOTION(S) REFERRED: 19 MOTION for Frederic Levy to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2158908). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (SWE)	Aug. 20, 2020	Aug. 20, 2020 PACER
	MOTION(S) REFERRED: 18 MOTION for Victoria Wenger to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2158907). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (SWE)	Aug. 20, 2020	Aug. 20, 2020 PACER
	Motions Referred	Aug. 20, 2020	Aug. 20, 2020 PACER
	MOTION(S) REFERRED: 20 MOTION for Morgan Lewis to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2158910). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (SWE)	Aug. 20, 2020	Aug. 20, 2020 PACER
21	First MOTION to Intervene by STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Proposed Pleading;, # 3 Proposed Pleading;, # 4 Memorandum in Support, # 5 Proposed Pleading;, # 6 Proposed Pleading;)(Wale, Jeffrey) (Entered: 08/21/2020) 1 Memorandum in Support View on PACER 2 Proposed Pleading; View on PACER 3 Proposed Pleading; View on PACER 4 Memorandum in Support View on PACER 5 Proposed Pleading; View on PACER 6 Proposed Pleading; View on PACER	Aug. 21, 2020	Aug. 21, 2020 RECAP
22	AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jennifer Harding, Omega Taylor, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice.(Meza, Catherine) (Entered: 08/24/2020)	Aug. 24, 2020	Aug. 24, 2020 Clearinghouse
23	ORDER granting 18 Motion for Victoria Wenger to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/24/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 08/24/2020)	Aug. 24, 2020	Aug. 24, 2020 PACER
24	ORDER granting 19 Motion for Frederic Levy to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/24/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 08/24/2020)	Aug. 24, 2020	Aug. 24, 2020 PACER
25	ORDER granting 20 Motion for Morgan Lewis to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/24/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 08/24/2020)	Aug. 24, 2020	Aug. 24, 2020 PACER
	Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Aug. 24, 2020	Aug. 24, 2020 PACER
26	MOTION for Phillip M. Gordon to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2161165) by STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading; Order, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Freel, Angelique) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	Aug. 25, 2020	Aug. 25, 2020 PACER
27	MOTION for Jonathan P. Lienhard to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2161204) by STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading; Order, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Freel, Angelique) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	Aug. 25, 2020	Aug. 25, 2020 PACER
28	MOTION for Dennis W. Polio to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2161226) by STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading; Order, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Freel, Angelique) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	Aug. 25, 2020	Aug. 25, 2020 PACER
29	MOTION for Jason B. Torchinsky to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2161411) by STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading;, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(Freel, Angelique) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	Aug. 25, 2020	Aug. 25, 2020 PACER
30	ORDER granting Intervenor Defendant's 21 Motion to Intervene. The State of Louisiana may intervene in the above captioned matter as an Intervenor-Defendant. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/25/2020. (KMW) (Entered: 08/25/2020)	Aug. 25, 2020	Aug. 25, 2020 RECAP
31	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction & Request for Expedited Consideration by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit, # 11 Exhibit)(Meza, Catherine). Added MOTION for Expedited Hearing on 8/26/2020 (EDC). (Entered: 08/25/2020) 1 Memorandum in Support View on RECAP 2 Attachment View on RECAP 3 Exhibit View on RECAP 4 Exhibit View on RECAP 5 Exhibit View on RECAP 6 Exhibit View on RECAP 7 Exhibit View on RECAP 8 Exhibit View on RECAP 9 Exhibit View on RECAP 10 Exhibit View on RECAP 11 Exhibit View on RECAP	Aug. 25, 2020	Aug. 25, 2020 RECAP
	MOTION(S) REFERRED: 28 MOTION for Dennis W. Polio to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2161226), 27 MOTION for Jonathan P. Lienhard to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2161204), 26 MOTION for Phillip M. Gordon to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2161165). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC)	Aug. 25, 2020	Aug. 25, 2020 PACER
	MOTION(S) REFERRED: 29 MOTION for Jason B. Torchinsky to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2161411). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC)	Aug. 25, 2020	Aug. 25, 2020 PACER
	Motions Referred	Aug. 25, 2020	Aug. 25, 2020 PACER
32	ORDER granting 26 Motion for Phillip M. Gordon to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/26/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
33	ORDER granting 27 Motion for Jonathan P. Lienhard to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/26/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
34	ORDER granting 28 Motion for Dennis W. Polio to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/26/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
35	ORDER granting 29 Motion for Jason B. Torchinsky to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 8/26/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
36	MOTION to Enroll Celia R. Cangelosi as Attorney by Kyle Ardoin. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading; Order)(Cangelosi, Celia) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
37	MOTION to Enroll Matthew F. Block as Attorney by John Bel Edwards. (Block, Matthew) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
38	MOTION to Enroll John C. Walsh as Attorney by John Bel Edwards. (Walsh, John) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
39	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick: Status Conference held on 8/26/2020. All deadlines are as outlined in the attached. (BKA) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
40	NOTICE of Hearing on 31 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction & MOTION for Expedited Hearing: Motion Hearing set for 9/8/2020 at 10:00 AM by video before Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick. Motion Hearing set for 9/9/2020 at 10:00 AM by video before Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick. Due to the current national emergency, the hearing will be initiated via ZoomGov video web conferencing. Counsel and all participants shall refer to the participant instructions for ZoomGov video teleconferencing. The participant instructions for ZoomGov will be sent to counsel via separate e-mail by the Courtroom Deputy.(This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BKA) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
41	Notice to Counsel: In reference to the Hearing on Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Rec. Doc. 31] set via video conference before the Honorable Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 9/8/2020 and 9/9/2020 at 10:00 a.m. CST, the public may be permitted to access via audio, to the fullest extent possible considering technological restraints, the hearing by submitting a request to the chambers of the presiding judge. Contact information for District Court is available at http://www.lamd.uscourts.gov/. Members of the public and the media are strictly prohibited from recording or broadcasting any hearing, in whole or in part, in any fashion.Evidence, in electronic format, shall be provided in accordance with Local Rule 79 and Administrative Procedures.(This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BKA) (Entered: 08/26/2020)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
	MOTION(S) REFERRED: 37 MOTION to Enroll Matthew F. Block as Attorney, 36 MOTION to Enroll Celia R. Cangelosi as Attorney, 38 MOTION to Enroll John C. Walsh as Attorney . This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
	Motions Referred	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
	Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 26, 2020 PACER
42	MOTION for Scott Garfing to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2163092) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Exhibit Propose Order)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 08/27/2020)	Aug. 27, 2020	Aug. 27, 2020 PACER
	MOTION(S) REFERRED: 42 MOTION for Scott Garfing to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2163092). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC)	Aug. 28, 2020	Aug. 28, 2020 PACER
	Motions Referred	Aug. 28, 2020	Aug. 28, 2020 PACER
43	ORDER granting 36 Motion to Enroll as Counsel of Record. Attorney Celia R. Cangelosi is enrolled as counsel for Defendant Kyle Ardoin. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 9/1/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 09/01/2020)	Sept. 1, 2020	Sept. 1, 2020 PACER
44	ORDER granting 37 and 38 Motions to Enroll as Counsel of Record. Attorneys Matthew F. Block and John C. Walsh are enrolled as counsel of record for Defendant John Bel Edwards. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 9/1/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 09/01/2020)	Sept. 1, 2020	Sept. 1, 2020 PACER
45	ORDER granting 42 Motion for Scott Garfing to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Plaintiffs Jennifer Harding, Jasmine Pogue, Omega Taylor, Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, and Power Coalition for Equity and Justice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 9/2/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 09/02/2020)	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
46	MOTION for Dallin B. Holt to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2165934) by STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading;, # 2 Affidavit, # 3 Exhibit certificate of good standing)(Freel, Angelique) (Entered: 09/02/2020)	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
47	MOTION for John William Fraser to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2165936) by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Declaration, # 2 Exhibit Cert. of Good Standing, # 3 Proposed Pleading; Order)(Wilson, Ronald) (Entered: 09/02/2020)	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
48	ANSWER to 22 First Amended Complaint by John Bel Edwards.(Block, Matthew) Modified on 9/3/2020 to edit text. (EDC). (Entered: 09/02/2020)	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
49	RESPONSE to 31 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction & Request for Expedited Consideration filed by John Bel Edwards. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit)(Block, Matthew) (Attachment 4 replaced on 9/3/2020) (EDC). Modified on 9/3/2020 to rotate pages and to edit text. EDC). (Entered: 09/02/2020)	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
50	Joint MOTION to Exceed Page Limit by Kyle Ardoin, STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading; Proposed Order, # 2 Proposed Pleading; Motion to Dismiss, # 3 Proposed Pleading; Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss, # 4 Proposed Pleading; Proposed Order)(Wale, Jeffrey) Modified on 9/3/2020t to edit text. (EDC). (Entered: 09/02/2020)	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
51	ANSWER to 22 Amended Complaint by STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY.(Wale, Jeffrey) Modified on 9/3/2020 to edit text. (EDC). (Entered: 09/02/2020)	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
52	Joint RESPONSE in Opposition to 31 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Kyle Ardoin, STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N, # 15 Exhibit O, # 16 Exhibit P, # 17 Exhibit Q)(Torchinsky, Jason) (Attachments 4 & 17 replaced on 9/3/2020) (EDC). Modified on 9/3/2020 to rotate pages. (EDC). Modified on 9/3/2020 to edit text. (EDC). (Entered: 09/02/2020) 1 View on RECAP 2 View on RECAP 17 View on RECAP	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
	Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
	Order on Motion to Enroll as Attorney AND Order on Motion to Enroll as Attorney	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
	Order on Motion to Enroll as Attorney	Sept. 2, 2020	Sept. 2, 2020 PACER
53	ORDER granting 50 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 9/3/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (BKA) (Entered: 09/03/2020)	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 3, 2020 PACER
54	ORDER granting 46 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney Dallin B. Holt is enrolled as pro hac vice co-counsel for State of Louisiana. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 9/3/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 09/03/2020)	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 3, 2020 PACER
55	ORDER granting 47 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Attorney John W. Fraser is enrolled as pro hac vice co-counsel for Plaintiffs Jennifer Harding, Jasmine Pogue, Omega Taylor, Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, and Power Coalition for Equity and Justice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. on 9/3/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (SGO) (Entered: 09/03/2020)	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 3, 2020 PACER
56	Joint MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint by Kyle Ardoin, State of Louisiana, by and through its Attorney General, Jeff Landry. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Proposed Order)(SWE) (Entered: 09/03/2020) 1 Memorandum in Support View on RECAP 2 Proposed Order View on PACER	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 3, 2020 RECAP
	Order on Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 3, 2020 PACER
	MOTION(S) REFERRED: 46 MOTION for Dallin B. Holt to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2165934), 47 MOTION for John William Fraser to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Filing fee $100.00, Receipt Number ALAMDC-2165936). This motion is now pending before the USMJ. (EDC)	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 3, 2020 PACER
	Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 3, 2020 PACER
	Motions Referred	Sept. 3, 2020	Sept. 3, 2020 PACER
57	First MOTION To Realign And Strike by Kyle Ardoin, STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Proposed Pleading;)(Wale, Jeffrey) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 PACER
58	Exhibit List by John Bel Edwards.. (Block, Matthew) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 PACER
59	PLAINTIFFS DECLARATION/Exhibit List by Jennifer Harding, Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Omega Taylor.. (Fram, Robert) Modified on 9/8/2020 to edit text (ELW). (Entered: 09/04/2020)	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 PACER
60	PLAINTIFFS EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURES regarding 31 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction & Request for Expedited Consideration MOTION for Expedited Hearing Expert Witness Disclosures by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit expert declaration, # 2 Exhibit expert declaration, # 3 Exhibit expert declaration)(Meza, Catherine) Modified on 9/8/2020 to edit text (ELW). (Entered: 09/04/2020) 1 Exhibit expert declaration View on RECAP 2 Exhibit expert declaration View on RECAP 3 Exhibit expert declaration View on RECAP	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 RECAP
61	DEFENDANTS THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND THE SECRETARY OF STATES EXPERT REPORTS to 39 Status Conference by Kyle Ardoin, STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment Report of Kidd, # 2 Attachment Supp. Report of Kidd, # 3 Attachment Report of Barie)(Torchinsky, Jason) Modified on 9/8/2020 to edit text (ELW). (Entered: 09/04/2020)	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 PACER
62	Joint Exhibit List for Preliminary Injunction Hearing by Kyle Ardoin, STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY.. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment JERS Report)(Torchinsky, Jason) Modified on 9/8/2020 to edit text (ELW). (Entered: 09/04/2020)	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 PACER
63	Witness List by Kyle Ardoin, STATE OF LOUISIANA, by and through its Attorney General, JEFF LANDRY. (For your free look at document, enter your Individual PACER login and pw to confirm your right to view). (Torchinsky, Jason) (Entered: 09/04/2020)	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 PACER
64	Plaintiff's Witness List by Jennifer Harding, Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP, Jasmine Pogue, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Omega Taylor. (For your free look at document, enter your Individual PACER login and pw to confirm your right to view). (Meza, Catherine) Modified on 9/8/2020 to edit text (ELW). (Entered: 09/04/2020)	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 PACER
65	MOTION to Amend 60 Expert Witness Disclosures by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment)(Meza, Catherine) Modified on 9/16/2020 to edit text(ELW). (Entered: 09/04/2020)	Sept. 4, 2020	Sept. 4, 2020 PACER
66	Corrected MOTION to Amend 60 Plaintiff's Expert Witness Disclosures Corrected by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment)(Meza, Catherine) Modified on 9/8/2020 to edit the docket text (KMW). (Entered: 09/05/2020)	Sept. 5, 2020	Sept. 5, 2020 PACER
67	ORDER denying 57 Motion To Realign And Strike. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 9/6/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 09/06/2020)	Sept. 6, 2020	Sept. 6, 2020 PACER
68	ORDER granting Plaintiffs 65 Motion to Amend to 60 Affidavit, Expert Witness Disclosures. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 9/6/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 09/06/2020)	Sept. 6, 2020	Sept. 6, 2020 PACER
69	Order: Granting Motion to Amend 65 MOTION to Amend 60 Affidavit, Expert Witness Disclosures Corrected by All Plaintiffs. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 9/6/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 09/06/2020)	Sept. 6, 2020	Sept. 6, 2020 PACER
70	ORDER granting in part and denying in part 56 Motion to Dismiss. The Court Grants the Motion to Dismiss the Plaintiffs ADA claims. In all other respects the Motion to Dismiss is DENIED. Written reasons to be assigned. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 9/7/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (Dick, Shelly) (Entered: 09/07/2020)	Sept. 7, 2020	Sept. 7, 2020 PACER
71	MOTION to Withdraw Plaintiff by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment Proposed Order)(Morris, John) (Entered: 09/07/2020)	Sept. 7, 2020	Sept. 7, 2020 PACER
72	MOTION for Leave to Supplement the Report of Expert Witness Dr. Arthur Reingold by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Supplemental Expert Report, # 2 Attachment Proposed Order)(Meza, Catherine) Modified on 9/8/2020 to edit the docket text (KMW). (Entered: 09/07/2020)	Sept. 7, 2020	Sept. 7, 2020 PACER
73	WRITTEN REASONS FOR RULING Granting in Part and Denying in Part 56 JOINT Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick on 9/7/2020. (BKA) (Entered: 09/07/2020)	Sept. 7, 2020	Sept. 7, 2020 RECAP