Case: Taylor v. Milwaukee Elections Commission

Taylor v. Milwaukee Election Commission

Taylor v. Milwaukee Election Commission

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Notice of Judge Assignment

Case Assigned/Reassigned

NOTICE Regarding assignment of this matter to Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph ;Consent/refusal forms for Magistrate Judge Joseph to be filed within 21 days;the consent/refusal form is available on our website ;pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1 a disclosure statement is to be filed upon the first filing of any paper and should be filed now if not already filed (bx)

Summons Issued

Case reassigned to Chief Judge Pamela Pepper. Magistrate Judge Nancy Joseph no longer assigned to the case. (asc)

COMPLAINT and MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief against All Defendants by Tory Lowe, Taylor Lena, Justice Wisconsin, Inc.. ( Filing Fee PAID $400 receipt number AWIEDC-3412926) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 4A, # 6 Exhibit 4B, # 7 Exhibit 5, # 8 Exhibit 6, # 9 Exhibit 7, # 10 Exhibit 8, # 11 Exhibit 9, # 12 Exhibit 10, # 13 Exhibit 11, # 14 Exhibit 12, # 15 Notice of Motion for Injunction, # 16 Civil Cover Sheet, # 17 Summons, # 18 Summons, # 19 Summons, # 20 Summons, # 21 Summons, # 22 Summons, # 23 Summons, # 24 Summons, # 25 Summons, # 26 Summons, # 27 Summons, # 28 Summons, # 29 Summons, # 30 Verification of Lena Taylor, # 31 Verification of Tory Lowe)(Strouse, Paul) Modified on 4/3/2020 (asc).

1 Exhibit 1

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4 Exhibit 4

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5 Exhibit 4A

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6 Exhibit 4B

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11 Exhibit 9

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12 Exhibit 10

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13 Exhibit 11

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14 Exhibit 12

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15 Notice of Motion for Injunction

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16 Civil Cover Sheet

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17 Summons

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18 Summons

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19 Summons

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20 Summons

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21 Summons

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25 Summons

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26 Summons

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27 Summons

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28 Summons

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29 Summons

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30 Verification of Lena Taylor

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31 Verification of Tory Lowe

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Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (asc)

NOTICE of Appearance by Terrence M Polich on behalf of Marge Bostelmann, Julie M Glancey, Ann S Jacobs, Dean Knudson, Robert F Spindell, Jr, The Wisconsin Election Commission, Mark Thomsen. Attorney(s) appearing: Terrence M. Polich (Polich, Terrence)

NOTICE of Appearance by Dixon R Gahnz on behalf of Marge Bostelmann, Julie M Glancey, Ann S Jacobs, Dean Knudson, Robert F Spindell, Jr, The Wisconsin Election Commission, Mark Thomsen. Attorney(s) appearing: Dixon R. Gahnz (Gahnz, Dixon)

ORDER signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 4/5/2020. Dkt. No. 1-15, Motion for preliminary injunction DENIED without prejudice. Clerk of Court to docket the motion for preliminary injunction at dkt. no. 1-15 as a separate docket entry. If plaintiffs wish to proceed with motion for preliminary injunction, they must seek leave to renew motion, accompanied by proof they have provided notice to all defendants, by 10:30 AM on Monday, April 6, 2020. (cc: all counsel)(cb)

NOTICE of Appearance by Adam B Stephens on behalf of Neil Albrect, Carmen C Cabrera, Stephanie D Findly, Theresa R Gabriel, Jess Ripp, The Milwaukee Election Commission. Attorney(s) appearing: Adam B. Stephens (Stephens, Adam)

DECLARATION of Notice Upon Defendants (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4)(Strouse, Paul)

MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by All Plaintiffs. (amb) (Entered: 04/06/2020)

TEXT ONLY ORDER signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 04/06/2020 re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Tory Lowe, Lena Taylor, Justice Wisconsin Inc.: The plaintiffs have provided the court with proof that they gave notice of their motion for preliminary injunctive relief to all defendants. Counsel now has appeared for all defendants. The court ORDERS that if the defendants wish to file a responsive pleading to the plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction, they must do so no later than 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020. The court ORDERS that the defendants should indicate in any responsive pleading whether they believe a hearing is necessary, and why. NOTE: There is no document associated with this text-only order. (cc: all counsel)(Pepper, Pamela)

Text Only Order

Notice of Hearing

TEXT ONLY ORDER signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 04/06/2020 re 8 Text Only Order: In its April 5, 2020 order, the court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, but ordered that they could renew that motion once they demonstrated that they had given notice to the defendants. The plaintiffs have not yet renewed their motion, yet this morning the court issued an order requiring the defendants to respond. The court ORDERS that the April 6, 2020 order at Dkt. No. 8 is VACATED. The court ORDERS that if the plaintiffs file a renewed motion for preliminary injunctive relief, the court will set a deadline by which the defendants may respond. NOTE: There is no document associated with this text-only order. (cc: all counsel)(Pepper, Pamela)

NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel Bach on behalf of Marge Bostelmann, Julie M Glancey, Ann S Jacobs, Dean Knudson, Robert F Spindell, Jr, The Wisconsin Election Commission, Mark Thomsen. Attorney(s) appearing: Daniel P. Bach (Bach, Daniel)

Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by All Plaintiffs. (Strouse, Paul)

TEXT ONLY ORDER signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 04/06/2020 re 11 Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Tory Lowe, Lena Taylor, Justice Wisconsin Inc.: The plaintiffs have re-filed their motion for a preliminary injunction. The court ORDERS that if the defendants wish to file a responsive pleading to the plaintiffs' renewed motion for preliminary injunction, they must do so no later than 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020. The court ORDERS that the defendants should indicate in any responsive pleading whether they believe a hearing is necessary, and why. NOTE: There is no document associated with this text-only order. (cc: all counsel)(Pepper, Pamela)

NOTICE of Appearance by Eric M McLeod on behalf of The Wisconsin Legislature. Attorney(s) appearing: Eric M McLeod (McLeod, Eric)

NOTICE of Appearance by Lisa M Lawless on behalf of The Wisconsin Legislature. Attorney(s) appearing: Lisa M Lawless (Lawless, Lisa)

TEXT ONLY ORDER signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 04/06/2020 re 11 Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Tory Lowe, Lena Taylor, Justice Wisconsin Inc.: The court anticipates that the defendants will file a response to the plaintiffs' renewed motion for a preliminary injunction by 1:00 p.m. today--April 6, 2020. The court ORDERS that if the plaintiffs wish to reply, they must do so no later than 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020. The plaintiff should include in their reply a statement as to whether they believe a hearing is necessary, and why. The court notes that counsel has appeared on behalf of the Wisconsin Legislature. The court informs all parties who have appeared that today, the court has been inundated with telephone calls from individuals asking the court to order the April 7, 2020 election postponed. This court, like other federal courts, will make any decision based on the applicable law. The court provides this information to the parties in the interest of full disclosure. The court's staff has told callers that staff cannot give out information about cases, and that the staff will relay the callers' concerns to the court. NOTE: There is no document associated with this text-only order. (cc: all counsel)(Pepper, Pamela)

MOTION to Intervene by The Wisconsin Legislature. (McLeod, Eric)

BRIEF in Support filed by The Wisconsin Legislature re 16 MOTION to Intervene . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exh 1, 7th Circuit Order, # 2 Exhibit Exh 2, Defendants' Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction)(McLeod, Eric)

BRIEF in Opposition filed by Marge Bostelmann, Julie M Glancey, Ann S Jacobs, Dean Knudson, Robert F Spindell, Jr, The Wisconsin Election Commission, Mark Thomsen re 11 Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . (Gahnz, Dixon)

RESPONSE to Motion filed by Neil Albrect, Carmen C Cabrera, Stephanie D Findly, Theresa R Gabriel, Jess Ripp, The Milwaukee Election Commission re 7 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Milwaukee Election Commission's Response to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction. (Stephens, Adam)

MOTION to Dismiss in Oppositioin to Plaintiffs' Prelimiinary Injunction Motion by The Wisconsin Legislature. (Attachments: # 1 Letter Ltr re WI Legislature's Motion to Dismiss)(McLeod, Eric)

1 Letter Ltr re WI Legislature's Motion to Dismiss

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RESPONSE to Motion filed by Marge Bostelmann, Julie M Glancey, Ann S Jacobs, Dean Knudson, Robert F Spindell, Jr, The Wisconsin Election Commission, Mark Thomsen re 16 MOTION to Intervene . (Gahnz, Dixon)

LETTER from Atty. Thomas R. Napierala . (Strouse, Paul)

NOTICE of Hearing: Status Conference set for 4/6/2020 at 3:30 PM by telephone before Chief Judge Pamela Pepper. Parties are to attend the hearing by calling the court's conference line at 888-557-8511 and using access code 4893665#. If asked for a security code, use 7160. Members of the public may use the conference line number and access codes to dial in and listen to the hearing. Members of the public will not be allowed to speak during the hearing and must mute their phones.(cc: all counsel)(cb)

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ORDER signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 4/6/2020 DENYING 11 plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction. (cc: all counsel) (cb) (amb).

Status Conference

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Terminated Case

ORDER DISMISSING CASE signed by Chief Judge Pamela Pepper on 5/12/2020. 16 Wisconsin Legislature's motion to intervene GRANTED. 20 Wisconsin Legislature's unopposed motion to dismiss GRANTED. (cc: all counsel)(cb)

Judgment

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