Major Pending Election Cases | Gilby (TX Democratic Party) v. Hughs

Filing Date:

October 30, 2019

Status:

resolved

State:

Texas

Topics:

Early Voting, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit (Case 20-50683)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge HB 1888, which they argue effectively bans temporary or "mobile" early voting sites by requiring that every early voting location operate for eight hours each weekday and stay open for the same number of weekdays as the main early voting location in the county. Plaintiffs argue that this is a violation of the First, Fourteenth, and Twenty-Sixth Amendments.

Case Progress:

Motion to Dismiss Granted in Part, Denied in Part filed 8/11/20.
Texas Secretary of State's Notice of Appeal filed 8/14/20.
Appellant's Brief filed 11/16/20.
Appellee's Brief filed 1/13/21.
Appellant's Reply Brief filed 2/3/21.
Reversed and Remanded with Instructions to Dismiss 5/7/21.

U.S. District Court Documents

Complaint (10/30/19)
First Amended Complaint Against Ruth Hughs (11/26/19)
Motion To Dismiss By Ruth Hughs (12/10/19)
Unopposed Motion To Consolidate Cases By Ruth Hughs (12/18/19)
Response By Plaintiffs In Opposition To Motion To Dismiss (12/24/19)
Order Granting Defendant's Unopposed Motion To Consolidate (12/30/19)
Defendant's Reply To Response To Motion To Dismiss (12/31/19)
Response In Opposition To Motion To Dismiss, Filed By Terrell Blodgett, Texas College Democrats, Texas Young Democrats (12/31/19)
Reply To Response To Motion, Filed By Ruth Hughs, re Motion To Dismiss (1/7/20)
Motion To Compel By Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Emily Gilby, Texas Democratic Party (3/2/20)
Response To Motion To Compel, Filed By Third-Party Legislators (3/9/20)
Reply In Support Of Motion To Compel by Plaintiff Emily Gilby, Plaintiff Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Plaintiff Texas Democratic Party, Plaintiff Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (3/16/20)
Notice Of Voluntary Dismissal By Texas College Democrats, Texas Young Democrats (4/8/20)
Order Dismissing Without Prejudice Plaintiffs Texas Young Democrats And Texas College Democrats (4/9/20)
Opposed Motion To Abstain Or Postpone By Ruth Hughs (4/17/20)
Response To Motion, Filed By Terrell Blodgett, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Emily Gilby, Texas Democratic Party (4/24/20)
Reply To Response To Motion Abstain Or Postpone (5/1/20)
Joint Motion For Entry Of Confidentiality And Protective Order By Ruth Hughs (5/6/20)
Confidentiality And Protective Order (5/7/20)
Order Denying The Texas Secretary Of State's Opposed Motion To Abstain Or Postpone (5/26/20)
Motion To Compel By Terrell Blodgett, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Emily Gilby, Texas College Democrats, Texas Democratic Party, Texas Young Democrats (6/8/20)
Response To Motion, Filed By Ruth Hughs, re Motion To Compel Filed By Plaintiff Emily Gilby, Consol Plaintiff Terrell Blodgett, Plaintiff Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Consol Plaintiff Texas Young Democrats, Plaintiff Texas Democratic Party, Consol Plaintiff Texas College Democrats, Plaintiff Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (6/12/20)
Reply In Support Of Motion To Compel Filed By Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Emily Gilby, Texas Democratic Party (6/19/20)
Opposed Motion For Reconsideration re Order On Motion To Compel By Ruth Hughs (7/17/20)
Response In Opposition To Motion, Filed By Terrell Blodgett, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Emily Gilby, Texas College Democrats, Texas Democratic Party, Texas Young Democrats, re Opposed Motion For Reconsideration (7/20/20)
Plaintiffs' Opposed Application for a Preliminary Injunction and Motion to Consolidate Preliminary Injunction Hearing with Trial on the Merits (8/10/20)
Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Unredacted Application for Preliminary Injunction or, in the Alternative, Motion to Seal (8/10/20)
Order on Motion to Dismiss (8/11/20)
The Texas Secretary of State's Notice of Appeal (8/14/20)
Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant's "Advisory" Regarding Interlocutory Appeal and Request for Order Confirming This Court's Continuing Jurisdiction (8/18/20)
Secretary Hughs's Response to Plaintiffs' Filing Regarding Interlocutory Appeal (8/19/20)
Order on Plaintiffs' Request for Order Confirming the Court's Jurisdiction (09/02/2020)

U.S. Court of Appeals Documents

Appellee's Opposed Emergency Motion for Summary Affirmance (9/8/20)
Appellant's Reply to Motion for Summary Affirmance (9/18/20)
Appellee's Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Affirmance (9/21/20)
Appellant's Brief (11/16/20)
Appellee's Brief (1/13/21)
Appellant's Reply Brief (2/3/21)
Judgment Reversed and Remanded with Instructions to Dismiss (5/7/21)