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Libertarian Party of Ohio v. Brunner

(page last updated September 5, 2008 at 2:27 PM)

Case Information

Current Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Case 2:08-cv-00555)
All Courts: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Case 2:08-cv-00555)
Topic(s): Ballot Access
State: Ohio
Date Filed: June 6, 2008

Issue:

Whether the Secretary of State's refusal to give the Libertarian Party of Ohio access to the November 2008 general election ballot deprives "plaintiffs of speech, voting and associational rights secured by the First and Fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States."

Status:

Complaint filed 6/6/08.  Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed on 6/16/08 and granted on 7/17/08.  Answer filed on 8/7/08.

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 6/6/08)
• NOTICE Civil Cover Sheet re Complaint (filed 6/9/08)
• ORDER - ORAL ARGUMENT set for 7/14/2008 (entered 6/16/08)
• AMENDED COMPLAINT against all defendants, filed by all plaintiffs (filed 6/16/08)
  • Exhibit Certificate of Nomination (filed 6/16/08)
  • Affidavit Leech's Declaration (filed 6/16/08)
  • Affidavit LPO's Declaration (filed 6/16/08)
  • Affidavit Noble's Declaration (filed 6/16/08)
• MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs Libertarian Party of Ohio (filed 6/16/08)
  • Memorandum (filed 6/16/08)
• RESPONSE in Opposition regarding MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (filed 6/30/08)
  • Pat Wolfe Affidavit
  • Exhibit B
  • Exhibit C
  • Exhibit D
• REPLY to Response to MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (filed 7/10/08)
• AFFIDAVIT regarding Reply to Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction (filed 7/11/08)
• Response 1930 Ohio AG Opinion by Plaintiffs (filed 7/11/08)
• NOTICE by Plaintiffs regarding Reply to Response to Motion Supplemental Authority (filed 7/14/08)
• Minute Entry for proceedings (filed 7/14/08)
• NOTICE of Hearing: Pretrial Conference set for 8/27/2008 (filed 7/14/08)
• NOTICE by Plaintiffs of a stipulated statement on the origins of Art V Sec 7 of the Ohio Constitution (filed 7/15/08)
• OPINION AND ORDER granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction and ORDERS that Plaintiffs be placed on the 2008 general election ballot for the state of Ohio (entered 7/17/08)
• MOTION to Consolidate Cases (filed 7/25/08)
• ORDER granting Motion to Consolidate (entered 8/5/08)
• ANSWER to Amended Complaint (filed 8/7/08)
• RESPONSE in Opposition regarding Second MOTION for Preliminary Injunction (filed 8/14/08)
• RULE 26(f) REPORT by Plaintiffs Libertarian Party of Ohio (filed 8/20/08)
• MOTION to Consolidate Cases by Defendant Jennifer Brunner (filed 8/29/08)
• ORDER granting Motion to Consolidate (entered 9/2/08)

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