Last Updated: September 10, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Montana Democratic Party v. Eaton
Case Information
Date Filed / Ended: October 6, 2008 / October 10, 2008
State: Montana
Issue: Voter Registration
Courts that Heard this Case: U.S. District Court for the District of Montana (Case 9:08-cv-00141)
District Court Documents
- Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
(filed 10/6/08) - Brief in Support of Motion for TRO
(filed 10/6/08)
- COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF
(filed 10/6/08)
- AFFIDAVIT of Jacalyn Boyle in support of Motion for TRO
(filed 10/6/08) - AFFIDAVIT of Sharon Pettit in support of Motion for TRO
(filed 10/6/08) - AFFIDAVIT of Joseph Breitenbach in support of Motion for TRO
(filed 10/6/08) - AFFIDAVIT of Cynthia Anne Green in support of Motion for TRO
(filed 10/6/08) - AFFIDAVIT of Vicki Zeier in support of Motion for TRO
(filed 10/7/08) - ORDER denying Motion for TRO
(filed 10/8/08) - Set Deadlines/Hearings: Oral Argument set for 10/14/2008 at 09:00 AM in the Russell Smith Courthouse, Missoula, MT before Judge Donald W. Molloy. Each party shall, on or before Friday, 10/10/2008, at 12:00 noon, file with the Court a brief consisting of no more than five (5) pages, exclusive of documentary exhibits, concisely setting forth their positions and notifying the Court of any witnesses they intend to call at the hearing. (slp) (entered 10/8/08)
- Order Nunc Pro Tunc
(entered 10/10/08) - Pre Hearing Brief
(filed 10/10/08)
- Brief of Private Defendants
(filed 10/10/08)
- Notice of Dismissal
(filed 10/10/08)


Commentary
Silence of the Lambs
Dale A. Oesterle
With the election of 2012 now well over and past the second inauguration of the incumbent President, the historical analysis of the events has begun and will last as long as written human history lasts. An interesting tidbit may already be lost to the majesty of the moment.
The voters of three very different states, Alaska, New Hampshire, and Ohio, all had an opportunity to call state constitutional conventions. In each state the voters turned the opportunity down by very similar votes, 68%, 64% and 68% respectively against.
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