NORTH CAROLINA STATE CONFERENCE OF THE NAACP v. BIPARTISAN BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS ENFORCEMENT

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. BIPARTISAN BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND ETHICS ENFORCEMENT, et al., Defendants.

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

August 7, 2018.

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, MOORE COUNTY BRANCH OF THE NAACP, JAMES EDWARD ARTHUR, SR., GRACE BELL HARDISON & JAMES L. COX, Plaintiffs, represented by CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY , FORWARD JUSTICE, 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 , FORWARD JUSTICE & STACEY M. LEYTON , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP.

JAMES MICHAEL BROWER, Plaintiff, represented by CAITLIN SWAIN-MCSURELY , FORWARD JUSTICE, 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 , FORWARD JUSTICE & STACEY M. LEYTON , ALTSHULER BERZON LLP.

THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, A. GRANT WHITNEY, JR., 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, Defendants, represented by ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS , N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & JAMES BERNIER, Jr. , N. C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

THE BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Defendant, represented by JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT , BENNETT & GUTHRIE, P.L.L.C.

JAY MCROY, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Beaufort Board of Elections, JOHN B. TATE, III, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Beaufort Board of Elections, THOMAS S. PAYNE, II, in his official capacity as Member of the Beaufort Board of Elections & KELLIE HARRIS HOPKINS, in her official capacity as Director of the Beaufort Board of Elections, Defendants, represented by DONALD M. WRIGHT & JOSHUA HAMILTON BENNETT , BENNETT & GUTHRIE, P.L.L.C.

MOORE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, SUSAN T. ADAMS, in her official capacity as Chairman of the Moore Board of Elections, CAROLYN M. MCDERMOTT, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Moore Board of Elections, WILLIAM R. PARKE, in his official capacity as Member of the Moore Board of Elections & GLENDA M. CLENDENIN, in her official capacity as Cirector of the Moore Board of Elections, Defendants, represented by MISTY R. LELAND , OFFICE OF THE MOORE COUNTY ATTORNEY & R. WARD MEDLIN , COUNTY OF MOORE.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, JAMES H. BAKER, in his official capacity as Chairperson of the Cumberland Board of Elections, ROBERT KEVIN HIGHT, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Cumberland Board of Elections, HARVEY RAYNOR, III, in his official capacity as Member of the Cumberland Board of Elections & TERRI ROBERTSON, in her official capacity as Director of the Cumberland Board of Elections, Defendants, represented by RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD , OFFICE OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY & ROBERT A. HASTY, Jr. , CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

ROBERT KEVIN HIGHT, in his official capacity as Secretary of the Cumberland Board of Elections, JAMES H. BAKER, in his official capacity as Chairperson of the Cumberland Board of Elections, HARVEY RAYNOR, III, in his official capacity as Member of the Cumberland Board of Elections, TERRI ROBERTSON, in her official capacity as Director of the Cumberland Board of Elections & CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Cross Claimants, represented by RICKEY L. MOOREFIELD , OFFICE OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY & ROBERT A. HASTY, Jr. , CUMBERLAND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

KIM WESTBROOK STRACH, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the State Board of Elections & THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, Cross Defendants, represented by ALEXANDER MCCLURE PETERS , N.C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & JAMES BERNIER, Jr. , N. C. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.


MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER, AND JUDGMENT

This matter is before the Court on: (1) Plaintiffs' Motion to Clarify Scope of Preliminary Injunction or, Alternatively, Motion to Modify Preliminary Injunction ("Motion to Clarify or Modify"), (ECF No. 91); and (2) Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment...

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