ROBERTSON v. BARTELS

No. CIV A 01-2024.

150 F.Supp.2d 691 (2001)

Norman M. ROBERTSON, John Coiro, Eugene, Kulick, Garry Colletti, Jay R. Schwartz, Dennis E. Gonzalez, Gerald H. Zecker, Plaintiffs, v. Larry BARTELS, Richard Codey, Sonia Delgado, Thomas Giblin, Lewis Greenwald, Bonnie Watson Coleman, in their official capacities as Members of the State of New Jersey Apportionment Commission, the State of New Jersey Apportionment Commission, Deforest B. Soaries, Jr., Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey, and John Farmer, Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

July 19, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman M. Robertson, Little Falls, NJ, pro se.

James A. Robertson, Kalison, McBride, Jackson & Murphy, P.A., Liberty Corner, NJ, for Plaintiffs John Coiro, Eugene Kulick, Gary Colletti, Jay R. Schwartz, Dennis Gonzalez and Gerald H. Zecker.

Paul M. Smith, Sam Hirsch, Jenner & Block LLC, Washington, DC, Robert E. Levy, Nomi Lowy, Scarinci & Hollenbeck, Secaucus, NJ, Leon J. Sokol, Steven Siegel, Sokol, Behot & Fiorenzo, Hackensack, NJ, for Defendants New Jersey Apportionment Commission, Richard Codey, Sonia Delgado, Thomas Giblin, Lewis Greenwald, Bonnie Watson Coleman & New Jersey Apportionment Commission.

Robert L. Clifford, McElroy, Deutsch & Mahoney, Morristown, NJ, for Defendant Larry Bartels.

John J. Farmer, Jr., Attorney General, Donna Kelly, Senior Deputy, Attorney General, Mark J. Fleming, Assistant Attorney General, Mark Turner Holmes, Deputy Attorney General, Pamela E. Gellert, Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General of New Jersey, Department of Law & Public Safety, Division of Law, Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, NJ, for Defendants Secretary of State & Attorney General of State of New Jersey.


OPINION

DEBEVOISE, Senior District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Originally this matter came before the court on plaintiffs' complaint seeking injunctive relief to prevent defendants from implementing a redistricting plan for New Jersey's Senate and General Assembly districts (Counts One and Two) and challenging New Jersey's one-year district residency requirement as a requisite for an individual to be eligible to run for legislative...

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