Case: League of Women Voters of Florida Inc. v. Lee

4:21-cv-00186 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: May 6, 2021

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Case Summary

This is a case about Florida imposing voting restrictions on vote-by-mail procedures following the 2020 election. On May 6, 2021, the League of Women Voters, the Black Voters Matter Fund, the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans, and three individual plaintiffs filed this lawsuit in the Northern District of Florida. The plaintiffs sued the Florida Secretary of State and Attorney General, as well as the Supervisors of Elections for each of Florida’s 67 counties under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs sought injunctive and declaratory relief that Florida’s new voting restrictions were unlawful. They claimed that the restrictions—reducing access to vote-by-mail drop boxes, banning volunteers from assisting voters with returning their ballots, restricting who could give food and water to voters waiting in line, and requiring those registering people to vote to recite an allegedly misleading warning designed to dissuade potential voters from registering—imposed unconstitutional undue burdens on individuals’ free speech rights and right to vote. Upon filing, the case was assigned to Chief Judge Mark E. Walker.

Shortly after filing, the Republican National Convention and the National Republican Senatorial Committee sought to intervene in the lawsuit and in early June 2021, Judge Walker granted their motion to intervene. 2021 WL 5278735. In mid-June, on motion from the defendants, Judge Walker consolidated two other cases challenging Florida’s voting restrictions (Florida State Conference Of Branches and Youth Units Of the NAACP v. Lee, 4:21-cv-00187, and Harriett Tubman Freedom Fighters Corp. v. Lee, 4:21-cv-00242) for discovery purposes.

The parties proceeded to discovery, and in late June 2021, the Florida Secretary of State filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The following month, 66 of 67 Supervisors of Elections requested to be excused from active participation in the lawsuit and the Florida Attorney General also filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. After the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint on July 16, Judge Walker denied the defendants’ pending motions as moot and allowed the lawsuit to proceed. The Secretary of State and Attorney General re-filed motions to dismiss on July 30, 2021.

On October 8, 2021, Judge Walker granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motions to dismiss, allowing the lawsuit to proceed with respect to only certain provisions of the challenged law against certain defendants. Judge Walker reasoned that, although the plaintiffs had shown that they had suffered the requisite harm to continue their claims as to drop box restrictions, requiring all voters to make new requests for vote-by-mail ballots every general election cycle, prohibiting voters in line from interacting with third parties, and dissuasive mail-in-ballot application warnings, they were not fairly traceable to all defendants. 566 F.Supp.3d 1238. The court dismissed count II, challenging the volunteer assistance ban, for lack of standing. It also dismissed a number of counts against the individual defendants for lack of standing.

In late October, the plaintiffs moved for leave to file a second amended complaint. Judge Walker denied the motion, reasoning that it came after the court’s designated discovery deadline without any compelling reason for the delay in filing. Judge Walker indicated that the plaintiffs revealed no new facts that would permit a motion to amend past the deadline issued by the court, which lapsed on the day plaintiffs filed their motion.

In mid-November 2021, following the conclusion of discovery, the parties filed opposing summary judgment motions. In early December, Judge Walker consolidated this case and three others for trial (Florida State Conference Of Branches and Youth Units Of the NAACP v. Lee, 4:21-cv-00187; Harriett Tubman Freedom Fighters Corp. v. Lee, 4:21-cv-00242; and Florida Rising Together v. Lee, 4:21-cv-00201). On December 17, 2021, Judge Walker granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and denied the plaintiffs’ opposing motion. The ruling allowed the lawsuit to proceed to trial on all claims except the plaintiffs’ facial challenge to the non-solicitation provision under the First Amendment. Judge Walker granted the defendants’ motion as to the facial challenge, explaining that whether the distribution of food and water is an expressive activity protected by the First Amendment is to be decided in an as-applied challenge. 576 F.Supp.3d 1004.

The case proceeded to a 14-day bench trial before Judge Walker beginning on January 31, 2022 and concluding on February 16, 2022. Following the bench trial, on March 31, 2022, Judge Walker issued a declaration that the provisions of the Florida law challenged at trial were unconstitutional and issued a permanent injunction prohibiting their enforcement. 595 F.Supp.3d 1042. The district court enjoined three provisions of SB 90 because it found that they were enacted with the intent to discriminate against Black voters and violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. In light of the court’s findings that SB 90 had discriminatory intent against Black voters, the district court ordered the state to obtain federal preclearances for changes to the use of drop boxes, solicitation near polling places, and registration-delivery provisions for third-party voter registration organizations.

On April 7, 2022, Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee filed a notice of appeal against the court’s final order to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. On April 15, 2022, Secretary Lee moved to consolidate this case with three other cases challenging different provisions of the Florida Election Code. The Eleventh Circuit considered that all the claims were interwoven and agreed to consolidate this case with the other cases, which were brought by plaintiffs The Harriet Tubman Freedom Foundation, Florida NAACP, and Florida Rising Together. On May 6, 2022, The Eleventh Circuit granted the state a stay pending appeal.

On April 27, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit reversed in part, affirmed in part, and vacated in part the district court’s judgment and remanded the case for further proceedings. It reversed the district court’s findings that the drop-box, solicitation, and registration-delivery provisions violated the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (Counts I and II). It reasoned that the restrictions on drop boxes did not impose an undue burden on voters and were rationally related to the state’s interest in election security, that the solicitation provisions were not overly broad and vague, and that the registration-delivery provisions did not impose an undue burden on third-party voter registration organizations. The Eleventh Circuit reversed the district court’s judgment that the first phrase of the solicitation provision’s challenged clause—which prohibited “engaging in any activity with the intent to influence a voter”—was unconstitutionally overbroad, concluding that it was clear and sufficiently definite (Count IV). It affirmed the district court’s decision declaring that the second phrase—“engaging in any activity with the…effect of influencing a voter”—was unconstitutionally vague (Count IV). Furthermore, the Eleventh Circuit vacated the district court’s judgment which found unconstitutional the registration disclaimer provision that required organizations to engage in third-party voter registration efforts to include specific disclaimers when collecting voter registration applications (Count VI). It remanded to the district court to reconsider the plaintiffs’ undue burden claim under Count I. 66 F.4th 905.

In May 2023, Appellee Florida Rising Together filed a petition for rehearing en banc. A majority of the judges voted against the rehearing en banc, and on September 21, 2023, the Eleventh Circuit ordered that this case would not be reheard en banc.

Following the Eleventh Circuit’s judgment, on November 15, 2023, the district court vacated parts of its prior judgment and entered an amended partial judgment. It dismissed Count II of the plaintiffs’ amended complaint without prejudice for lack of standing and dismissed Courts V and VI as moot. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on Count IV, declaring that the prohibition against “engaging in any activity with the…effect of influencing a voter” violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for a permanent injunction that prohibited the Supervisor of Elections for Bay County from enforcing this provision. The district court ordered the clerk to open the case for this court to address plaintiffs’ remaining undue burden claim under Count I.

On February 8, 2024, the court issued a final order on remand, ruling in favor of the defendants and holding that the plaintiffs did not meet their burden of proving that the drop-box restrictions or registration-delivery requirements unduly burdened their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The court determined that the drop-box restrictions imposed only a modest burden on voters and were justified by the state’s interest in preventing voter fraud. Furthermore, the court reasoned that the registration-delivery requirement imposed only indirect burdens on would-be voters and that the state had a legitimate interest in passing the requirements. Throughout 2024, the parties have been going back and forth to resolve plaintiffs’ motion to determine the amount of attorney’s fees, expert fees, and litigation expenses. As of December 22, 2024, the parties have not reached an agreement on this matter.

	Document
1 4:21-cv-00186	Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief League of Women Voters of FL v. Lee	May 6, 2021	May 6, 2021 Complaint
160 4:21-cv-00186	Corrected First Amended Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief	July 22, 2021	July 22, 2021 Complaint
274 4:21-cv-00186	Order on Motion to Dismiss League of Women Voters of Florida, Inc. v. Lee	Oct. 8, 2021	Oct. 8, 2021 Order/Opinion 566 F.Supp.3d 1238
380 4:21-cv-00186	Order on Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment League of Women Voters of Florida, Inc. v. Lee	Dec. 17, 2021	Dec. 17, 2021 Order/Opinion 576 F.Supp.3d 1004
652 4:21-cv-00186	NAACP and Florida Rising Together Plaintiffs' Joint Post-Trial Brief, Including Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law League of Women Voters of FL v. Lee	Feb. 26, 2022	Feb. 26, 2022 Pleading / Motion / Brief
665 4:21-cv-00186	Final Order Following Bench Trial League of Women Voters of Florida, Inc. v. Lee	March 31, 2022	March 31, 2022 Order/Opinion 595 F.Supp.3d 1042
758 4:21-cv-00186	Order Vacating Judgment and Directing Clerk to Enter Partial Judgment League of Women Voters of Florida v. Byrd	Nov. 15, 2023	Nov. 15, 2023 Order/Opinion

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1	COMPLAINT for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AFLNDC-6079446.), filed by ALAN MADISON, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC., LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA INC, ROBERT BRIGHAM, BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND, INC., FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, INC., CECILE SCOON. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/06/2021) 1 Civil Cover Sheet View on PACER	May 6, 2021	May 6, 2021 Clearinghouse
2	NOTICE of Summonses to be Issued by BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND, INC., ROBERT BRIGHAM, FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, INC., LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC., LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA INC, ALAN MADISON, CECILE SCOON (Attachments: # 1 Summons to Ashley Moody, # 2 Summons to Kim Barton, # 3 Summons to Chris Milton, # 4 Summons to Mark Andersen, # 5 Summons to Amanda Seyfang, # 6 Summons to Lori Scott, # 7 Summons to Joe Scott, # 8 Summons to Sharon Chason, # 9 Summons to Paul Stamoulis, # 10 Summons to Maureen Baird, # 11 Summons to Chris Chambless, # 12 Summons to Jennifer Edwards, # 13 Summons to Tomi Brown, # 14 Summons to Mark Negley, # 15 Summons to Starlet Cannon, # 16 Summons to Mike Hogan, # 17 Summons to David Stafford, # 18 Summons to Kaiti Lenhart, # 19 Summons to Heather Riley, # 20 Summons to Shirley Knight, # 21 Summons to Connie Sanchez, # 22 Summons to Aletris Farnam, # 23 Summons to John Hanlon, # 24 Summons to Laura Hutto, # 25 Summons to Diane Smith, # 26 Summons to Brenda Hoots, # 27 Summons to Shirley Anderson, # 28 Summons to Penny Ogg, # 29 Summons to Craig Latimer, # 30 Summons to Therisa Meadows, # 31 Summons to Leslie Swan, # 32 Summons to Carol Dunaway, # 33 Summons to Marty Bishop, # 34 Summons to Travis Hart, # 35 Summons to Alan Hays, # 36 Summons to Tommy Doyle, # 37 Summons to Mark Earley, # 38 Summons to Tammy Jones, # 39 Summons to Grant Conyers, # 40 Summons to Heath Driggers, # 41 Summons to Michael Bennett, # 42 Summons to Wesley Wilcox, # 43 Summons to Vicki Davis, # 44 Summons to Christina White, # 45 Summons to Joyce Griffin, # 46 Summons to Janet Adkins, # 47 Summons to Paul Lux, # 48 Summons to Melissa Arnold, # 49 Summons to Bill Cowles, # 50 Summons to Mary Jane Arrington, # 51 Summons to Wendy Link, # 52 Summons to Brian Corley, # 53 Summons to Julie Marcus, # 54 Summons to Lori Edwards, # 55 Summons to Charles Overturf, # 56 Summons to Tappie Villane, # 57 Summons to Ron Turner, # 58 Summons to Christopher Anderson, # 59 Summons to Vicky Oakes, # 60 Summons to Gertrude Walker, # 61 Summons to William Keen, # 62 Summons to Jennifer Kinsey, # 63 Summons to Dana Southerland, # 64 Summons to Deborah Osborne, # 65 Summons to Lisa Lewis, # 66 Summons to Joseph Morgan, # 67 Summons to Bobby Beasley, # 68 Summons to Carol Finch Rudd) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/06/2021)	May 6, 2021	May 6, 2021 PACER
3	NOTICE of Appearance by MARC E ELIAS on behalf of All Plaintiffs (ELIAS, MARC) (Entered: 05/06/2021)	May 6, 2021	May 6, 2021 PACER
4	NOTICE of Appearance by CHRISTINA A FORD on behalf of All Plaintiffs (FORD, CHRISTINA) (Entered: 05/06/2021)	May 6, 2021	May 6, 2021 PACER
5	Summons Issued as to MARK ANDERSEN, MAUREEN BAIRD, KIM A BARTON, TOMI S. BROWN, STARLET CANNON, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, SHARON CHASON, JENNIFER J EDWARDS, MIKE HOGAN, SHIRLEY KNIGHT, KAITI LENHART, CHRIS MILTON, ASHLEY MOODY, MARK F NEGLEY, HEATHER RILEY, JOE SCOTT, LORI SCOTT, AMANDA SEYFANG, DAVID H STAFFORD, PAUL A STAMOULIS. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit SUMMONS BAY COUNTY, # 2 Exhibit SUMMONS CITRUS COUNTY, # 3 Exhibit SUMMONS ALACHUA COUNTY, # 4 Exhibit SUMMONS COLUMBIA COUNTY, # 5 Exhibit SUMMONS CLAY COLUMBIA COUNTY, # 6 Exhibit SUMMONS CALHOUN COUNTY, # 7 Exhibit SUMMONS DESOTO COUNTY, # 8 Exhibit SUMMONS DIXIE COUNTY, # 9 Exhibit SUMMONS COLLIER, # 10 Exhibit SUMMONS, # 11 Exhibit SUMMONS, # 12 Exhibit SUMMONS, # 13 Exhibit SUMMONS, # 14 Exhibit SUMMONS, # 15 Exhibit SUMMONS, # 16 Exhibit SUMMONS, # 17 Exhibit SUMMONS, # 18 Exhibit SUMMONS) (rcb) (Entered: 05/07/2021)	May 7, 2021	May 7, 2021 PACER
6	NOTICE of Appearance by STEPHEN MARK TODD on behalf of CRAIG LATIMER (TODD, STEPHEN) (Entered: 05/12/2021)	May 12, 2021	May 12, 2021 PACER
7	Summons Issued as to JANET H. ADKINS, MICHAEL BENNETT, MARTY BISHOP, GRANT CONYERS, VICKI DAVIS, TOMMY DOYLE, HEATH DRIGGERS, CAROL DUNAWAY, MARK EARLEY, ALETRIS FARNAM, JOYCE GRIFFIN, TRAVIS HART, ALAN HAYS, TAMMY JONES, CRAIG LATIMER, THERISA MEADOWS, HEATHER RILEY, LESLIE SWAN, CHRISTINA WHITE, WESLEY WILCOX. (Attachments: # 1 NASSAU COUNTY, # 2 MONROE COUNTY, # 3 MIAMI DADE, # 4 MARTIN, # 5 MARION, # 6 MANATEE, # 7 MADISON, # 8 LEE, # 9 JACKSON, # 10 LAFAYETTE, # 11 JEFFERSON, # 12 LIBERTY, # 13 LEVY, # 14 LEON, # 15 INDIAN RIVER, # 16 HOLMES, # 17 HILLSBOUROUGH, # 18 FRANKLIN) (rcb) (Entered: 05/12/2021)	May 12, 2021	May 12, 2021 PACER
8	NOTICE of Appearance by MOHAMMAD OMAR JAZIL on behalf of LAUREL M LEE (JAZIL, MOHAMMAD) (Entered: 05/12/2021)	May 12, 2021	May 12, 2021 PACER
9	Summons Issued as to CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON, JENNIFER M. KINSEY, VICKY OAKES, GERTRUDE WALKER. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit SUWANEE COUNTY, # 2 Exhibit ST JOHNS COUNTY, # 3 Exhibit SEMINOLE COUNTY) (rcb) (Entered: 05/12/2021)	May 12, 2021	May 12, 2021 PACER
10	NOTICE of Appearance by BRADLEY ROBERT MCVAY on behalf of LAUREL M LEE (MCVAY, BRADLEY) (Entered: 05/12/2021)	May 12, 2021	May 12, 2021 PACER
11	Summons Issued as to BOBBY BEASLEY, WILLIAM KEEN, LISA LEWIS, JOSEPH MORGAN, DEBORAH OSBORNE, DANA SOUTHERLAND. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit SUMTER COUNTY, # 2 Exhibit UNION COUNTY, # 3 Exhibit WAKULLA COUNTY, # 4 Exhibit WALTON COUNTY) (rcb) (Entered: 05/12/2021)	May 12, 2021	May 12, 2021 PACER
12	NOTICE of Appearance by ASHLEY E DAVIS on behalf of LAUREL M LEE (DAVIS, ASHLEY) (Entered: 05/12/2021)	May 12, 2021	May 12, 2021 PACER
13	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Aria C. Branch.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-6090687.) by BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND, INC., ROBERT BRIGHAM, FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, INC., LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC., LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA INC, ALAN MADISON, CECILE SCOON. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/12/2021)	May 12, 2021	May 12, 2021 PACER
14	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Lalitha D. Madduri.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-6090704.) by BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND, INC., ROBERT BRIGHAM, FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, INC., LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC., LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA INC, ALAN MADISON, CECILE SCOON. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/12/2021)	May 12, 2021	May 12, 2021 PACER
15	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by CRAIG LATIMER. (TODD, STEPHEN) (Entered: 05/13/2021)	May 13, 2021	May 13, 2021 PACER
16	ORDER ADMITTING ARIA C. BRANCHPRO HAC VICE. This Court has considered, without hearing, the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Aria C. Branch. ECF No. 13 . The motion is GRANTED. (Appointed ARIA CHRISTINE BRANCH for BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND, INC.,ARIA CHRISTINE BRANCH for ROBERT BRIGHAM,ARIA CHRISTINE BRANCH for FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, INC.,ARIA CHRISTINE BRANCH for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC.,ARIA CHRISTINE BRANCH for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA INC,ARIA CHRISTINE BRANCH for ALAN MADISON,ARIA CHRISTINE BRANCH for CECILE SCOON). Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 05/13/2021. (rcb) (Entered: 05/14/2021)	May 13, 2021	May 13, 2021 PACER
17	ORDER ADMITTING LALITHA D. MADDURI PRO HAC VICE. This Court has considered, without hearing, the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Lalitha D. Madduri. ECF No. 14 . The motion is GRANTED. (Appointed LALITHA D MADDURI for BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND, INC.,LALITHA D MADDURI for ROBERT BRIGHAM,LALITHA D MADDURI for FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, INC.,LALITHA D MADDURI for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC.,LALITHA D MADDURI for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA INC,LALITHA D MADDURI for ALAN MADISON,LALITHA D MADDURI for CECILE SCOON). Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 05/13/2021. (rcb) (Entered: 05/14/2021)	May 13, 2021	May 13, 2021 PACER
	Set Deadlines/Hearings Answer due from CRAIG LATIMER HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY by 7/12/2021. (rcb)	May 14, 2021	May 14, 2021 PACER
18	PLAINTIFFS' RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) Modified to edit title on 5/17/2021 (rcb). (Entered: 05/14/2021)	May 14, 2021	May 14, 2021 PACER
19	NOTICE of Appearance by ROBERT CHARLES SWAIN on behalf of KIM A BARTON (SWAIN, ROBERT) (Entered: 05/17/2021)	May 17, 2021	May 17, 2021 PACER
20	NOTICE of Appearance by DIANA MASTERS JOHNSON on behalf of KIM A BARTON (JOHNSON, DIANA) (Entered: 05/18/2021)	May 18, 2021	May 18, 2021 PACER
21	MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER'S DECISION AND RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS MEMORANDUM (MARI, FRANK) Modified to edit title on 2/1/2022 (rcb). (Entered: 05/18/2021)	May 18, 2021	May 18, 2021 PACER
22	INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER : Fed.R.Civ.P. 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Deadline set for 6/1/2021. Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 7/1/2021. Discovery due by 9/15/2021. Status Report due by 6/17/2021. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 05/18/2021. (rcb) (Entered: 05/18/2021)	May 18, 2021	May 18, 2021 PACER
23	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by ALAN MADISON, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC., LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA INC, ROBERT BRIGHAM, BLACK VOTERS MATTER FUND, INC., FLORIDA ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS, INC., CECILE SCOON. SHIRLEY ANDERSON waiver sent on 5/12/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; MARY JANE ARRINGTON waiver sent on 5/13/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; KIM A BARTON waiver sent on 5/12/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; CHRIS H CHAMBLESS waiver sent on 5/13/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; BILL COWLES waiver sent on 5/13/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; VICKI DAVIS waiver sent on 5/13/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; MARK EARLEY waiver sent on 5/12/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; LORI EDWARDS waiver sent on 5/13/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; JOYCE GRIFFIN waiver sent on 5/13/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; MIKE HOGAN waiver sent on 5/13/2021, answer due 7/12/2021; LAUREL M LEE waiver sent on 5/11/2021, answer due 7/12/2021. (Attachments: # 1 Waiver of Service - Shirley Anderson as Hernando County Supervisor of Elections, # 2 Waiver of Service - Kim Barton as Alachua County Supervisor of Elections, # 3 Waiver of Service - Mark Earley as Leon County Supervisor of Elections, # 4 Waiver of Service - Bill Cowles as Orange County Supervisor of Elections, # 5 Waiver of Service - Mike Hogan as Duval County Supervisor of Elections, # 6 Waiver of Service - Joyce Griffin as Monroe County Supervisor of Elections, # 7 Waiver of Service - Mary Arrington as Osceola County Supervisor of Elections, # 8 Waiver of Service - Chris Chambless as Clay County Supervisor of Elections, # 9 Waiver of Service - Vicki Davis as Martin County Supervisor of Elections, # 10 Waiver of Service - Lori Edwards as Polk County Supervisor of Elections) (WERMUTH, FREDERICK) (Entered: 05/19/2021)	May 19, 2021	May 19, 2021 PACER
24	NOTICE of Appearance by RONALD A LABASKY on behalf of MARY JANE ARRINGTON, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, VICKI DAVIS, LORI EDWARDS (LABASKY, RONALD) (Entered: 05/19/2021)	May 19, 2021	May 19, 2021 PACER
25	MOTION to Intervene by Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee. (NORDBY, DANIEL) (Entered: 05/20/2021)	May 20, 2021	May 20, 2021 RECAP
26	MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO INTERVENE. (NORDBY, DANIEL) Modified to edit title on 5/21/2021 (rcb). (Entered: 05/20/2021)	May 20, 2021	May 20, 2021 RECAP
27	[PROPOSED] INTERVENOR-DEFENDANTS' [PROPOSED] ANSWER. (NORDBY, DANIEL) Modified to edit title on 5/21/2021 (rcb). (Entered: 05/20/2021)	May 20, 2021	May 20, 2021 PACER
28	NOTICE of Appearance by FRANK MICHAEL MARI on behalf of MARTY BISHOP, HEATH DRIGGERS, JOHN HANLON, MARK F NEGLEY, CONNIE SANCHEZ (MARI, FRANK) (Entered: 05/20/2021)	May 20, 2021	May 20, 2021 PACER
29	NOTICE of Appearance by JON A JOUBEN on behalf of SHIRLEY ANDERSON (JOUBEN, JON) (Entered: 05/20/2021)	May 20, 2021	May 20, 2021 PACER
30	NOTICE of Appearance by KELLY LYNN VICARI on behalf of JULIE MARCUS (VICARI, KELLY) (Entered: 05/20/2021)	May 20, 2021	May 20, 2021 PACER
	Set Deadlines/Hearings Attorney Admissions Deadline for Attorneys Tyler Green, Cameron T. Norris &Steven C. Begakis due by 6/4/2021. (rcb)	May 21, 2021	May 21, 2021 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines as to 25 MOTION to Intervene . (Internal deadline for referral to judge if response not filed earlier: 6/4/2021). (rcb)Defendants Lee, Barton, Anderson, and Cowles have no objection to Movants intervention	May 21, 2021	May 21, 2021 PACER
31	NOTICE of Appearance by KIA M JOHNSON on behalf of DAVID H STAFFORD (JOHNSON, KIA) (Entered: 05/21/2021)	May 21, 2021	May 21, 2021 PACER
32	Summons Issued as to SHIRLEY ANDERSON, JOHN HANLON, ALAN HAYS, BRENDA HOOTS, LAURA HUTTO, LISA LEWIS, PENNY OGG, CAROL F RUDD, CONNIE SANCHEZ, JOE SCOTT, DIANE SMITH. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Exhibit, # 4 Exhibit, # 5 Exhibit, # 6 Exhibit, # 7 Exhibit, # 8 Exhibit, # 9 Exhibit, # 10 Exhibit) (rcb) (Entered: 05/21/2021)	May 21, 2021	May 21, 2021 PACER
33	NOTICE of Appearance by ANDY V BARDOS on behalf of CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON, MICHAEL BENNETT, BRIAN CORLEY, TOMMY DOYLE, JENNIFER J EDWARDS, JOYCE GRIFFIN, ALAN HAYS, LESLIE SWAN, WESLEY WILCOX (BARDOS, ANDY) (Entered: 05/21/2021)	May 21, 2021	May 21, 2021 PACER
34	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Tyler Green.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-6103500.) by National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican National Committee. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing) (NORDBY, DANIEL) (Entered: 05/21/2021)	May 21, 2021	May 21, 2021 PACER
35	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Cameron T. Norris.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-6103508.) by National Republican Senatorial Committee, Republican National Committee. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing) (NORDBY, DANIEL) (Entered: 05/21/2021) 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	May 21, 2021	May 21, 2021 RECAP
	Set/Reset Deadlines as to 25 MOTION to Intervene . (Internal deadline for referral to judge if response not filed earlier: 6/7/2021). (rcb)	May 24, 2021	May 24, 2021 PACER
36	NOTICE of Appearance by JOHN T LAVIA, III on behalf MARY JANE ARRINGTON, CHRIS H CHAMBLESS, VICKI DAVIS, and LORI EDWARDS (LAVIA, JOHN) (Entered: 05/24/2021)	May 24, 2021	May 24, 2021 PACER

Case: League of Women Voters of Florida Inc. v. Lee

4:21-cv-00186 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

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