DIAZ v. COBB

No. 04-22572-CIV.

541 F.Supp.2d 1319 (2008)

Emma Yaiza DIAZ; John A. Lanman; American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations; American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO; Florida Public Employees Council 79, Afscme, AFL-CIO; and Service Employees International Union, Plaintiffs, v. Sue M. COBB, Secretary of State of Florida; Brenda C. Snipes, Broward County Supervisor of Elections; Jerry Holland, Duval County Supervisor of Elections; Lester Sola, Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections; Bill Cowles, Orange County Supervisor of Elections; and Arthur Anderson, Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Florida.

March 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Jill Hanson, Esq., Hanson, Perry & Jensen, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, Judith A. Browne, Esq., Sheila Y. Thomas, Esq., Elizabeth Westfall, Esq., Advancement Project, Washington, DC, Judith A. Scott, Esq., John J. Sullivan, Esq., SEIU, Washington, DC, Elliot Mineberg, Esq., People for the American Way Foundation, Washington, DC, Jonathan P. Hiatt, Esq., AFL-CIO, Washington, DC, Michael Halberstam, Esq., Thomas Abt, Esq., Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum, Esq., Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, Garrison, LLP, New York, NY, Robert Harris, Esq., Stack Fernandez Anderson & Harris, P.A., Miami, FL, Manny Anon, Jr., Esq., Florida Public Employees Council 79, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiffs.

Peter Antonacci, Esq., Allen C. Winsor, Esq., Gray Robinson, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant.


DECLARATORY DECREE, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.

The deadline for registering to vote in Florida elections and whether it violates the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Florida, is the issue of this case.

Those persons who did not file a completed application prior to the 29-day deadline required by Florida Statute § 97.055 are barred from voting on election day...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases