MILLSAPS v. THOMPSON

No. 1:99-CV-261.

96 F.Supp.2d 720 (2000)

Martha L. MILLSAPS, Frank J. Conti, and Rachel D. Conti, Plaintiffs, v. Brook THOMPSON, Tennessee Coordinator of Elections, and Riley C. Darnell, Secretary of State of Tennessee, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, at Chattanooga.

February 23, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence S. Eastwood, Jr., Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, Nashville, TN, Cameron S. Hill, Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell, Chattanooga, TN, M. Miller Baker, Charles R. Spies, Richard B. Rogers, Carr, Goodson, Warner, Washington, DC, Patrick M. McSweeney, McSweeney, Burtch & Crump, PC, Richmond, VA, for plaintiffs.

Michael W. Catalano, Office of the Attorney General and Reporter, Civil Litigation/State Services Division, Nashville, TN, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM

EDGAR, Chief Judge.

In this matter, plaintiffs Martha L. Millsaps, Frank J. Conti, and Rachel D. Conti challenge the validity of the Tennessee early voting system ("TEVS"), TENN.CODE ANN. §§ 2-6-101 - 2-6-111, 2-6-301 - 2-6-312 (1999). Plaintiffs bring this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201 for declaratory and injunctive relief, contending that TEVS conflicts with the federal statutes prescribing...

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