Major Pending Election Cases | Thompson v. DeWine

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

April 27, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Ohio

Topic:

Ballot Access

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Case 20-3526)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs are suing to reduce or eliminate the number of signatures required to place an issue on local and statewide ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic and accompanying social distancing orders.

Case Progress:

Appellants' Brief filed 7/17/20.
Sixth Circuit Opinion filed 9/16/20.
Writ of Certiorari Petition filed 2/2/21.
Respondents' Brief filed 3/11/21.
Petitioners' Reply Brief filed 3/30/21.
Certiorari Denied 4/19/21.

Case Commentary

Case Updates: Week of Sept. 14-18, 2020

U.S. District Court Documents

Complaint Against All Plaintiffs (4/27/20)
Motion For Temporary Restraining Order By Plaintiffs Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt, Chad Thompson (4/27/20)
Complaint In Intervention For Temporary Restraining Order, Preliminary And Permanent Injunctive Relief Against Amy Acton, Richard Mike DeWine, Frank LaRose, Filed By Laura A Gold, Darlene L English, Ohioans For Secure And Fair Elections, Isabel C Robertson, Scott A Campbell, Ebony Speakes-Hall, Susan G Ziegler, Andre Washington, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Paul Moke (4/30/20)
Motion For Temporary Restraining Order, Motion For Preliminary Injunction By Intervenor Parties Scott A Campbell, Darlene L English, Laura A Gold, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ohioans For Secure And Fair Elections, Isabel C Robertson, Ebony Speakes-Hall, Andre Washington, Susan G Ziegler, Defendant Paul Moke (4/30/20)
Motion To Intervene By Intervenor Plaintiffs Ohioans For Raising The Wage, Anthony Caldwell, James E. Hayes, David G Latanick, Pierrette M. Talley (5/1/20)
Response To Motion re Motion To Intervene, Motion To Intervene No Opposition Filed By Plaintiffs Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt, Chad Thompson (5/1/20)
Order Granting Motion To Intervene And Granting Motion To Intervene (5/4/20)
Response In Opposition re Motion For Temporary Restraining Order , Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Defendants Amy Acton, Richard Mike DeWine, Frank LaRose (5/12/20)
Reply To Response To Motion re Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Filed By Plaintiffs Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt, Chad Thompson (5/13/20)
Reply To Response To Motion re Motion To Intervene And Motion For Temporary Restraining Order And Preliminary Injunction Filed By Intervenor Plaintiffs Anthony Caldwell, James E. Hayes, David G Latanick, Ohioans For Raising The Wage, Pierrette M. Talley (5/14/20)
Reply To Response To Motion re Motion For Temporary Restraining Order Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Intervenor Parties Scott A Campbell, Darlene L English, Laura A Gold, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Paul Moke, Ohioans For Secure And Fair Elections, Isabel C Robertson, Ebony Speakes-Hall, Andre Washington, Susan G Ziegler (5/14/20)
Opinion And Order Granting In Part And Denying In Part Motions For Preliminary Injunction (5/19/20)
Notice Of Appeal re Order On Motion For Preliminary Injunction By Defendants Amy Acton, Richard Mike DeWine, Frank LaRose (5/20/20)
Motion To Stay re Order On Motion For Preliminary Injunction By Defendants Amy Acton, Richard Mike DeWine, Frank LaRose (5/20/20)
Response In Opposition re Motion To Stay re Order On Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Plaintiffs Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt, Chad Thompson (5/21/20)
Response In Opposition re Motion To Stay re Order On Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Intervenor Plaintiffs Anthony Caldwell, James E. Hayes, David G Latanick, Ohioans For Raising The Wage, Pierrette M. Talley (5/21/20)
Response In Opposition re Motion To Stay re Order On Motion For Preliminary Injunction Filed By Intervenor Parties Scott A Campbell, Darlene L English, Laura A Gold, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Paul Moke, Ohioans For Secure And Fair Elections, Isabel C Robertson, Ebony Speakes-Hall, Andre Washington, Susan G Ziegler (5/21/20)
Opinion And Order Denying Motion To Stay (5/22/20)

Court of Appeals Documents

Civil Case Docketed (5/21/20)
Combined Emergency Motion Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Amy Acton, Richard Michael Dewine And Frank LaRose For An Administrative Stay And A Stay Pending Appeal (5/21/20)
Petition For Initial En Banc Hearing Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Amy Acton, Richard Michael Dewine And Frank LaRose (5/21/20)
Response In Opposition Filed Regarding A Motion,; Previously Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Richard Michael Dewine, Amy Acton And Frank LaRose. Response From Attorney Mr. Mark R. Brown For Appellees Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt And Chad Thompson (5/22/20)
Response In Opposition Filed Regarding A motion,; Previously Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Richard Michael Dewine, Amy Acton And Frank LaRose. Response From Attorney Mr. Mark R. Brown For Appellees Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt And Chad Thompson (5/22/20)
Reply Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Amy Acton, Richard Michael Dewine And Frank LaRose Regarding Combined Emergency Motion For An Administrative Stay And A Stay Pending Appeal (5/22/20)
Response In Opposition Filed Regarding A Motion To Stay Injunction Pending Appeal,; Previously Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers In Response From Attorney Ms. Tiffany Alora Thomas For Appellees Ohioans For Secure And Fair Elections, Darlene L. English, Laura A. Gold, Isabel C. Robertson, Ebony Speakes-Hall, Paul Moke, Andre Washington, Scott A. Campbell, Susan Zeigler (5/22/20)
Response In Opposition Filed Regarding An, Response From Attorney Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Appellants Amy Acton, Richard Michael Dewine And Frank LaRose (5/26/20)
Per Curiam Order Granting Defendants Motion For A Stay Pending Appeal And Dismiss As Moot Their Motion For An Administrative Stay (5/26/20)
Reply Filed By Ms. Anne M. Sferra For National Federation Of Independent Businesses/Ohio, Ohio Business Roundtable, Ohio Chamber Of Commerce, OCRM, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Inc. And Ohio Manufacturers' Association Regarding Response Of Ohioans For Raising The Wage Appellees (5/26/20)
Petition For En Banc Rehearing Filed By Mr. Mark R. Brown For Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt And Chad Thompson (5/26/20)
Motion Filed By Mr. Mark R. Brown For Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt And Chad Thompson For Vacate Stay Pending Appeal (5/26/20)
Response In Support Filed Regarding A Petition For Initial En Banc Hearing,; Previously Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Richard Michael Dewine, Amy Acton And Frank LaRose. Response From Attorney Mr. Mark R. Brown For Appellees Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt And Chad Thompson (5/28/20)
Response In Opposition Filed Regarding A Petition,; Previously Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Richard Michael Dewine, Amy Acton And Frank LaRose (5/28/20)
Order Granting Motion Of Appellants Richard Michael Dewine, Frank LaRose And Amy Acton For Leave To File A Reply In Support Of Initial En Banc Review (5/29/20)
Reply Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Richard Michael Dewine, Frank LaRose And Amy Acton In Support Of Initial En Banc Review (5/29/20)
Additional Citation Filed By Mr. Mark R. Brown For Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt And Chad Thompson (5/29/20)
Motion Filed By Mr. Mark R. Brown For Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt And Chad Thompson For Reconsideration Under Sixth Circuit Rule 27(g) And Vacate Stay In Light Of Intervening Supreme Court Decision (5/30/20)
Reply Filed By Mr. Mark R. Brown For Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt And Chad Thompson Regarding Appellants' Response To Motion For Reconsideration And To Vacate Stay In Light Of Intervening Supreme Court Decision (6/1/20)
Civil Appeal Statement Of Parties And Issues Filed By Attorney Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Appellants Amy Acton, Richard Michael Dewine And Frank LaRose (6/11/20)
Order Denying Petition For Initial Hearing En Banc, Petition For Rehearing En Banc, Motion For Reconsideration, And Motion To Vacate The Stay Pending Appeal (6/16/20)
Response In Opposition Filed Regarding A Motion For Miscellaneous Relief (7/8/20)
Reply Filed By Mr. Mark R. Brown For Don Keeney, William T. Schmitt And Chad Thompson Regarding Motion To Partially Lift Stay (7/9/20)
Order Denying Plaintiffs Emergency Motion To Partially Lift The Stay Pending Appeal And Denying The States Motion To Prevent Plaintiffs From Filing Further Motions (7/13/20)
Appellant Brief Filed By Mr. Benjamin Michael Flowers For Amy Acton, Richard Michael Dewine And Frank LaRose (7/17/20)
Opinion (9/16/20)
Notice of Mandate (10/8/20)

U.S. Supreme Court Documents

Application To Vacate Stay, Submitted To Justice Sotomayor (6/16/20)
Response To Application From Respondents DeWine, Gov. Of OH, et al. (6/22/20)
Reply Of Applicants Chad Thompson, et al. (6/22/20)
Petition for Writ of Certiorari (2/2/21)
Brief amici curiae of Direct Democracy Scholars et al. (3/8/21)
Respondents' Brief in Opposition (3/11/21)
Petitioners' Reply Brief (3/30/21)
Order Denying Certiorari (see page 3) (4/19/21)