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NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP v. NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS

No. 1:16CV1274.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, MOORE COUNTY BRANCH OF THE NAACP, JAMES EDWARD ARTHUR, SR., JAMES MICHAEL BROWER, GRACE BELL HARDISON, and JAMES L. COX, Plaintiffs, v. THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, A. GRANT WHITNEY, JR., in his official capacity as Chairman of the State Board of Elections, RHONDA K. AMOROSO, in her official capacity as Secretary of the State Board of Elections, KIM WESTBROOK STRACH, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the State Board of Elections, JOSHUA D. MALCOLM, in his official capacity as Member of the State Board of Elections, JAMES BAKER, in his official capacity as Member of the State Board of Elections, MAJA KRICKER, in her official capacity as Member of the State Board of Elections, the BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, JAY MCROY, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Beaufort County Board of Elections, JOHN B. TATE, III, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Beaufort County Board of Elections, THOMAS S. PAYNE, II, in his official capacity as Member of the Beaufort County Board of Elections, KELLIE HARRIS HOPKINS, in her official capacity as Director of the Beaufort County Board of Elections, the MOORE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, SUSAN T. ADAMS, in her official capacity as Chairman of the Moore County Board of Elections, CAROLYN M. MCDERMOTT, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Moore County Board of Elections, WILLIAM R. PARKE, in his official capacity as Member of the Moore County Board of Elections, GLENDA M. CLENDENIN, in her official capacity as Director of the Moore County Board of Elections, the CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, JAMES H. BAKER, in his official capacity as Chairperson of the Cumberland County Board of Elections, ROBERT KEVIN HIGHT, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Cumberland County Board of Elections, HARVEY RAYNOR III, in his official capacity as Member of the Cumberland County Board of Elections, and TERRI ROBERTSON, in her official capacity as Director of the Cumberland County Board of Elections, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. North Carolina.

November 4, 2016.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1971
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1971 Voting Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 441 Civil Rights: Voting
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, Plaintiff, represented by CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY , ADVANCEMENT PROJECT.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP, Plaintiff, represented by CONNIE K. CHAN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, ERIC P. BROWN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, IRVING L. JOYNER , IRVING JOYNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LEAH J. KANG , FORWARD JUSTICE, MARY J. CARLSON , PEDER J. THOREEN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, PENDA DENISE HAIR & STACEY M. LEYTON , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP.

MOORE COUNTY BRANCH OF THE NAACP, Plaintiff, represented by CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY , ADVANCEMENT PROJECT, CONNIE K. CHAN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, ERIC P. BROWN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, IRVING L. JOYNER , IRVING JOYNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LEAH J. KANG , FORWARD JUSTICE, MARY J. CARLSON , PEDER J. THOREEN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, PENDA DENISE HAIR & STACEY M. LEYTON , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP.

JAMES EDWARD ARTHUR, SR., Plaintiff, represented by CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY , ADVANCEMENT PROJECT, CONNIE K. CHAN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, ERIC P. BROWN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, IRVING L. JOYNER , IRVING JOYNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LEAH J. KANG , FORWARD JUSTICE, MARY J. CARLSON , PEDER J. THOREEN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, PENDA DENISE HAIR & STACEY M. LEYTON , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP.

JAMES MICHAEL BROWER, Plaintiff, represented by CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY , ADVANCEMENT PROJECT, CONNIE K. CHAN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, ERIC P. BROWN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, IRVING L. JOYNER , IRVING JOYNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LEAH J. KANG , FORWARD JUSTICE, MARY J. CARLSON , PEDER J. THOREEN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, PENDA DENISE HAIR & STACEY M. LEYTON , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP.

GRACE BELL HARDISON, Plaintiff, represented by CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY , ADVANCEMENT PROJECT, CONNIE K. CHAN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, ERIC P. BROWN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, IRVING L. JOYNER , IRVING JOYNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LEAH J. KANG , FORWARD JUSTICE, MARY J. CARLSON , PEDER J. THOREEN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, PENDA DENISE HAIR & STACEY M. LEYTON , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP.

JAMES L. COX, Plaintiff, represented by CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY , ADVANCEMENT PROJECT, CONNIE K. CHAN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, ERIC P. BROWN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, IRVING L. JOYNER , IRVING JOYNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LEAH J. KANG , FORWARD JUSTICE, MARY J. CARLSON , PEDER J. THOREEN , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP, PENDA DENISE HAIR & STACEY M. LEYTON , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP.

THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS , N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & JAMES BERNIER, Jr. , N. C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

A. GRANT WHITNEY, JR., Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS , N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & JAMES BERNIER, Jr. , N. C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

RHONDA K. AMOROSO, Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS , N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & JAMES BERNIER, Jr. , N. C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

KIM WESTBROOK STRACH, Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS , N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & JAMES BERNIER, Jr. , N. C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

JOSHUA D. MALCOLM, Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS , N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & JAMES BERNIER, Jr. , N. C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

JAMES BAKER, Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS , N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & JAMES BERNIER, Jr. , N. C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

MAJA KRICKER, Defendant, represented by ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS , N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & JAMES BERNIER, Jr. , N. C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

JAY MCROY, Defendant, represented by DONALD M. WRIGHT & JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT , BENNETT & GUTHRIE, P.L.L.C..

JOHN B. TATE, III, Defendant, represented by DONALD M. WRIGHT & JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT , BENNETT & GUTHRIE, P.L.L.C..

THOMAS S. PAYNE, II, Defendant, represented by DONALD M. WRIGHT & JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT , BENNETT & GUTHRIE, P.L.L.C..

KELLIE HARRIS HOPKINS, Defendant, represented by DONALD M. WRIGHT & JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT , BENNETT & GUTHRIE, P.L.L.C..

MOORE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Defendant, represented by MISTY R. LELAND , OFFICE OF THE MOORE COUNTY ATTORNEY.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Defendant, represented by RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD , OFFICE OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY.

JAMES H. BAKER, Defendant, represented by RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD , OFFICE OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY.

ROBERT KEVIN HIGHT, Defendant, represented by RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD , OFFICE OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY.

HARVEY RAYNOR, III, Defendant, represented by RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD , OFFICE OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY.

TERRI ROBERTSON, Defendant, represented by RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD , OFFICE OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter comes before the Court for hearing on Plaintiffs' Application for a Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") and pursuant to the Order entered by this Court on October 31, 2016 setting this matter for hearing.

Plaintiffs, the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP...

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