MINNESOTA VOTERS ALLIANCE v. RITCHIE

Civil No. 12-519 (DWF/LIB).

890 F.Supp.2d 1106 (2012)

MINNESOTA VOTERS ALLIANCE; Minnesota Freedom Council; Sondra Erickson; Montgomery Jensen; Ron Kaus; Jodi Lyn Nelson; Sharon Stene, as the guardian and friend for James Stene; Richard M. Smisson; and Kathleen M. Olson, Plaintiffs, v. Mark RITCHIE, individually and in his official capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Minnesota, and his successors; Lori Swanson, individually and in her official capacity as the Minnesota Attorney General, and her successors; Joe Mansky, individually and in his official capacity as the Elections Manager for Ramsey County, Minnesota, and his successors; John J. Choi, individually and in his official capacity as the County Attorney for Ramsey County, Minnesota, and his successors; Laureen E. Borden, individually and in her official capacity as the Auditor-Treasurer for Crow Wing County, Minnesota, and her successors; Donald F. Ryan, individually and in his official capacity as County Attorney for Crow Wing, Minnesota; Dennis J. Freed, individually and in his official capacity as the Auditor for Chisago County, Minnesota, and his successors; and Janet Reiter, individually and in her official capacity as County Attorney for Chisago County, Minnesota and her successors, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota.

August 17, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erick G. Kaardal, Esq. , and William F. Mohrman, Esq. , Mohrman & Kaardal, P.A., counsel for Plaintiffs.

Nathan J. Hartshorn , Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General's Office, counsel for Defendants Mark Ritchie and Lori Swanson.

Kyle M. Thomas and Robert B. Roche , Assistant Ramsey County Attorneys, Ramsey County Attorney's Office, counsel for Defendants Joe Mansky and John J. Choi.

Jessica E. Schwie, Esq. , Mark K. Hellie, Esq. , and Jamie L. Guderian, Esq. , Jardine Logan & O'Brien PLLP, counsel for Defendants Laureen E. Borden, Donald F. Ryan, Dennis J. Freed, and Janet Reiter.

Barnett I. Rosenfield, Esq. , and Justin M. Page, Esq. , Minnesota Disability Law Center, counsel for Amicus Minnesota Disability Law Center.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

DONOVAN W. FRANK, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on Defendants' Motions to Dismiss (Doc. Nos. 5, 8, 10, 28) and Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 13). For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendants' Motions to Dismiss and denies as moot Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs include seven individuals registered to vote...

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