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Election Law Litigation
Moyer v. Cortes
(page last updated February 2, 2009 at 4:48 PM)
Case Information
All Courts: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (Case 497 MD 2008)
Topic(s): Voter Registration, Voter Fraud
State: Pennsylvania
Date Filed: October 17, 2008
Issue:
Whether the Secretary of State of Pennsylvania must require first time registrants to show ID before voting and whether the Secretary must provide access to voter registration information to local officials so that they can ensure the fairness of the election.
Status:
Complaint, Motion for Preliminary Injunction, and Motion to Expedite Discovery were filed on 10/17/08. Motion to Expedite Discovery was denied on 10/24/08. Application for special injunction was denied on 10/30/08. Notice of discontinuance entered 12/24/08.
Commonwealth Court Documents
- Complaint
(filed 10/17/08) - Plaintiff's Motion for Special and Preliminary Injunction (filed 10/17/08)
- Emergency Motion for Expedited Discovery (filed 10/17/08)
- Petitioner's Brief
in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion for Special, Preliminary and Permanent Injunction (filed 10/17/08)
- Defendants' Answer to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Expedited Discovery (filed 10/23/08)
- Answer of Respondent Secretary of the Cmwlth Pedro Cortes to Emergency Application (filed 10/23/08)
- Motion to Expedite (filed 10/24/08)
- Order Denying Application to Expedite (entered 10/24/08)
- Motion to Withdraw Request for Expedition of Hearing (filed 10/27/08)
- Order Granting Petitioner's Motion to Withdraw Request for Expedition of Hearing (entered 10/27/08)
- Brief of Amicus Curiae Advancement Project (filed 10/28/08)
- Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief (filed 10/28/08)
- Supp. Brief In Support of Plaintiff's Motion for Special, Preliminary and Permanent Injunction (filed 10/28/08)
- Answer to Application for Special Injunction (by Cortes)(filed 10/29/08)
- Memorandum of Law of Resp Cortes in Opposition to Pet's Motion for Special, Preliminary and Permenant Injunction (filed 10/29/08)
- Answer to Application for Special Injunction (by ACORN and Project Vote) (filed 10/29/08)
- Defendants' Brief In Opposition to Preliminary Injunction (filed 10/29/08)
- Order Denying Application for Special Injunction (entered 10/30/08)
- Transcript Filed (filed 11/3/08)
- Exhibit (filed 11/3/08)
- The Private Defendants' Preliminary Objections (filed 11/6/08)
- Brief in Support of Preliminary Objections (filed 11/6/08)
- Application for Stay (filed 11/17/08)
- Order Granting Application for Stay - All proceedings in this matter are stayed until 12-19-08. In the event that the matter remains pending as of that date, the parties shall file a joint status report (entered 11/18/08)
- Praecipe for Discontinuance (filed 12/19/08)
- Notice of Discontinuance (entered 12/24/08)
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