LOPEZ v. ABBOTT

Civil Action No. 2:16-CV-303.

LIONEL LOPEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. GREG ABBOTT, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Corpus Christi Division.

April 3, 2017.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1973
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1973 Voting Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 441 Civil Rights: Voting
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lionel Lopez, Plaintiff, represented by Brendan Downes , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

Lionel Lopez, Plaintiff, represented by Ezra D. Rosenberg , Lawyers Committee for Civil Right Under Law, pro hac vice, Jon M. Greenbaum , Attorney at Law, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert LLP, Michael Patrick Moran , Garza Golando Moran PLLC, Neil A. Steiner , Dechert LLP, Amy Lynne Rudd , Dechert LLP, Jose Garza , Texsa Riogrande Legal Aid, Negin Hadaghian , Dechert LLP & , Attorney at Law.

Isabela Araiza, Plaintiff, represented by Brendan Downes , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Ezra D. Rosenberg , Lawyers Committee for Civil Right Under Law, pro hac vice, Jon M. Greenbaum , Attorney at Law, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert LLP, Michael Patrick Moran , Garza Golando Moran PLLC, Neil A. Steiner , Dechert LLP, Amy Lynne Rudd , Dechert LLP, Jose Garza , Texsa Riogrande Legal Aid, Negin Hadaghian , Dechert LLP & , Attorney at Law.

Arlene Lira Easter, Plaintiff, represented by Brendan Downes , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Ezra D. Rosenberg , Lawyers Committee for Civil Right Under Law, pro hac vice, Jon M. Greenbaum , Attorney at Law, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert LLP, Michael Patrick Moran , Garza Golando Moran PLLC, Neil A. Steiner , Dechert LLP, Amy Lynne Rudd , Dechert LLP, Jose Garza , Texsa Riogrande Legal Aid, Negin Hadaghian , Dechert LLP & , Attorney at Law.

Alicia Benavidez, Plaintiff, represented by Brendan Downes , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Ezra D. Rosenberg , Lawyers Committee for Civil Right Under Law, pro hac vice, Jon M. Greenbaum , Attorney at Law, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert LLP, Michael Patrick Moran , Garza Golando Moran PLLC, Neil A. Steiner , Dechert LLP, Amy Lynne Rudd , Dechert LLP, Jose Garza , Texsa Riogrande Legal Aid, Negin Hadaghian , Dechert LLP & , Attorney at Law.

Andres Rosas, Plaintiff, represented by Brendan Downes , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Ezra D. Rosenberg , Lawyers Committee for Civil Right Under Law, pro hac vice, Jon M. Greenbaum , Attorney at Law, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert LLP, Michael Patrick Moran , Garza Golando Moran PLLC, Neil A. Steiner , Dechert LLP, Amy Lynne Rudd , Dechert LLP, Jose Garza , Texsa Riogrande Legal Aid, Negin Hadaghian , Dechert LLP & Rolando L. Rios , Attorney at Law.

Lena Lorraine Lozano Solis, Plaintiff, represented by Brendan Downes , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Ezra D. Rosenberg , Lawyers Committee for Civil Right Under Law, pro hac vice, Jon M. Greenbaum , Attorney at Law, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert LLP, Michael Patrick Moran , Garza Golando Moran PLLC, Neil A. Steiner , Dechert LLP, Amy Lynne Rudd , Dechert LLP, Jose Garza , Texsa Riogrande Legal Aid, Negin Hadaghian , Dechert LLP & Rolando L. Rios , Attorney at Law.

Carmen Rodriguez, Plaintiff, represented by Brendan Downes , Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Ezra D. Rosenberg , Lawyers Committee for Civil Right Under Law, pro hac vice, Jon M. Greenbaum , Attorney at Law, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert LLP, Michael Patrick Moran , Garza Golando Moran PLLC, Neil A. Steiner , Dechert LLP, Amy Lynne Rudd , Dechert LLP, Jose Garza , Texsa Riogrande Legal Aid, Negin Hadaghian , Dechert LLP & Rolando L. Rios , Attorney at Law.

La Union Del Pueblo Entero, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Amy Lynne Rudd , Dechert LLP, Jon M. Greenbaum , Attorney at Law, Jose Garza , Texsa Riogrande Legal Aid, Lindsey Beth Cohan , Dechert LLP, Neil A. Steiner , Dechert LLP & Negin Hadaghian , Dechert LLP.

Greg Abbott, Defendant, represented by Patrick K. Sweeten , Office of the Attorney General, Adam Nicholas Bitter , Office of the Attorney General & Todd Lawrence Disher , Office of the Attorney General of Texas.

Carlos Cascos, Defendant, represented by Patrick K. Sweeten , Office of the Attorney General, Adam Nicholas Bitter , Office of the Attorney General & Todd Lawrence Disher , Office of the Attorney General of Texas.

State Of Texas, Defendant, represented by Patrick K. Sweeten , Office of the Attorney General, Adam Nicholas Bitter , Office of the Attorney General & Todd Lawrence Disher , Office of the Attorney General of Texas.


ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS

Plaintiffs challenge the at-large election of judges serving on the State of Texas's courts of last resort—the Supreme Court of Texas and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals—on the basis of vote dilution under Section 2 of the Voting Rights...

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