Filed Date: Nov. 17, 2020
Closed Date: May 23, 2022
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This is a case alleging voter fraud in North Carolina during the 2020 election.
On November 17, 2020, Plaintiff originally filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis in Manatee County, Florida, but the case was removed to the Eastern District of North Carolina on December 28, 2020, where it proceeded. In September 2021, Plaintiff submitted a handwritten complaint, pro se, against unnamed defendants to the Eastern District of North Carolina. Plaintiff's complaint asserted that due to alleged pending outcomes and pending results from the 2020 election, she requested a declaratory order that, as a matter of public interest, “any organization with an audience must qualify assertions they make re 2020 Election are their opinion [on the outcome of the election or whether election fraud took place] and not fact” until the “final legal outcome” of the election. In the affidavit attached to her complaint, Plaintiff asserted that the election had been tampered with, due to “unauthorized access” to Dominion Voting System and “illegal votes by dead and illegal people.”
A magistrate judge recommended dismissal of the case for lack of standing, failure to state a claim, and failure to prosecute, which the district court adopted. The district court added that dismissal was warranted for failure to state a claim and for failure to prosecute, as Plaintiff did not identify defendants. On October 20, 2021, the court dismissed the case without prejudice.
Plaintiff appealed to the Fourth Circuit on November 23, 2021. In an unpublished per curium decision, the court dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because notice of the appeal was not timely filed within 30 days of entry of the district court’s judgment, as required by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
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Gabrielle Jackson (7/2/2024)
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Flanagan, Louise W. (North Carolina)
Riethmiller, Annamarie (North Carolina)
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Last updated Aug. 9, 2025, 10:29 p.m.
State / Territory: North Carolina
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Nov. 17, 2020
Closing Date: May 23, 2022
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
private individual
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: Yes
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Unnamed, Private Entity/Person
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Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
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