MONSERRATE v. NEW YORK STATE SENATE

Hiram MONSERRATE, individually and as an elected official and member of the New York State Senate, Celeste Rodriguez, individually and as duly registered and qualified voter in the New York State 13th Senatorial District, Michael A. Nardielo, III, individually and as duly registered and qualified voter in the New York State 13th Senatorial District, Monifa Afia Bey, individually and as duly registered and qualified voter in the New York State 13th Senatorial District, Nancy Torres, individually and as duly registered and qualified voter in the New York State 13th Senatorial District, Loretta Henderson, individually and as duly registered and qualified voter in the New York State 13th Senatorial District, and Malika K. Shabazz, individually and as duly registered and qualified voter in the New York State 13th Senatorial District, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NEW YORK STATE SENATE, Malcolm A. Smith, in his official capacity as Temporary President of the New York State Senate, Angelo J. Aponte, in his official capacity as Secretary of the New York State Senate, Thomas P. Dinapoli, in his official capacity as State Comptroller of the State of New York, Eric T. Schneiderman, in his official capacity as a Senator of the State of New York and Chair of the New York State Senate Select Committee to Investigate the Facts and Circumstances Surrounding the Conviction of Hiram Monserrate on October 15, 2009, David A. Paterson, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of New York, Richard Ravitch, in his official capacity as Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York, and Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, in her official capacity as Secretary of State for the State of New York, Defendants-Appellees.