POOL v. CITY OF HOUSTON

No. 22-20491.

87 F.4th 733 (2023)

Joe Richard POOL, III; Trenton Donn Pool; Accelevate2020, L.L.C.; Liberty Initiative Fund; Paul Jacob, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF HOUSTON; Anna Russell, in her official capacity as the City Secretary of the City of Houston; Pat J. Daniel, In her official capacity as the Secretary of the City of Houston, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED December 11, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerad Wayne Najvar, Esq. , Najvar Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Collyn Ann Peddie , City of Houston, Legal Department, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees City of Houston, Anna Russell.

Collyn Ann Peddie , Suzanne Reddell Chauvin, Esq. , City of Houston, Legal Department, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee Pat J. Daniel.

Before Jolly, Engelhardt, and Oldham, Circuit Judges.


The district court entered a declaratory judgment that held unconstitutional certain voter-registration provisions in the Houston City Charter. Plaintiffs appeal the wording of that judgment. We hold no case or controversy exists. So we vacate the judgment and remand with instructions to dismiss the suit without...

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