ACOSTA v. PABLO RESTREPO

C.A. No. 1:20-CV-00262-MSM-LDA.

470 F.Supp.3d 161 (2020)

Jonathan ACOSTA, Jeanine Calkin, Leonardo A. Coie, Jr., Gayle Goldin, Tiara Mack, and Jennifer Rourke, Plaintiffs, v. Juan PABLO RESTREPO, Bryant A. Estrada, and Emmanuel L. Lyte, solely in their official capacity as members of the Central Falls Board of Canvassers; Alberto Deburgos, solely in his official capacity as Clerk of the Central Falls Board of Canvassers; Janice Pucci, Gary E. Wynkoop, and Nicholas Bianco, solely in their official capacity as members of the North Providence Board of Canvassers; Denise A. Vasques, solely in her official capacity as the Clerk of the North Providence Board of Canvassers; Maria M. Pavao, Robert W. Castle, and Edward Cantone, Jr., solely in their official capacity as members of the Pawtucket Board of Canvassers; Kenneth McGill, solely in his official capacity as Registrar for the Pawtucket Board of Canvassers; Claudia J. Haugen, Renay Brooks Omisore, and Mercedes Bernal, solely in their official capacity as members of the Providence Board of Canvassers; Kathy Placencia, solely in her official capacity as Administrator of Elections for the City of Providence; Edward Murphy, Susan Abramson, and Donna J. McDonald, solely in their official capacity as members of the Warwick Board of Canvassers; Dorothy McCarthy, solely in her official capacity as Director of Elections for the City of Warwick; Nellie Gorbea, solely in her capacity as Rhode Island Secretary of State; Diane C. Mederos, Stephen P. Erickson, Jennifer L. Johnson, Richard H. Pierce, Isadore S. Ramos, David H. Sholes, and William E. West, solely in their official capacity as members of the Rhode Island Board of Elections; and, Peter Neronha, solely in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Rhode Island, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

Signed June 25, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armando E. Batastini , Nixon Peabody LLP, Providence, RI, for Plaintiffs.

Matthew T. Jerzyk , The Law Offices of Matthew Jerzyk LLC, Providence, RI, Michael B. Forte , Olenn & Penza, Warwick, RI, for Defendants Juan Pablo Restrepo, Bryant A. Estrada, Emmanuel L. Lyte, Alberto Deburgos.

Michael B. Forte , Olenn & Penza, Warwick, RI, for Defendants Janice Pucci, Gary E. Wynkoop, Nicholas Bianco, Denise A. Vasques.

Kevin F. McHugh , Providence, RI, for Defendants Claudia J. Haugen, Renay Brooks Omisore, Mercedes Bernal, Kathy Placencia.

Timothy M. Bliss , Center Place, Providence, RI, for Defendants Edward Murphy, Susan Abramson, Donna J. McDonald, Dorothy McCarthy.

Angel Taveras , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Boston, MA, for Defendant Nellie Gorbea.

Raymond A. Marcaccio , Santiago H. Posas , Oliverio & Marcaccio, LLP, Providence, RI, for Defendants Diane C. Mederos, Stephen P. Erickson, Jennifer L. Johnson, Richard H. Pierce, Isadore S. Ramos, David H. Sholes, William E. West.

Michael W. Field , Miriam Weizenbaum , Office of RI Attorney General, Providence, RI, for Defendant Peter Neronha.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Before the Court is the plaintiffs' Emergency Motion for Injunctive Relief (ECF No.2), seeking to modify the Rhode Island statutory ballot qualification process due to the extraordinary circumstances wrought by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The...

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