| No. 17-1295 | |
| Title: | Robert A. Rucho, et al., Appellants v. Common Cause, et al. |
| Docketed: | March 14, 2018 |
| Linked with 17A745 | |
| Lower Ct: | United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina |
| Case Numbers: | (1:16-CV-1026, 1:16-CV-1164) |
| Decision Date: | January 9, 2018 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Jan 12 2018 | Response to application (17A745) requested by The Chief Justice, due Wednesday, January 17, by noon ET. |
| Jan 12 2018 | Application (17A745) for a stay pending appeal, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service | |
| Jan 16 2018 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Senator Joseph B. Scarnati, III. |
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| Jan 16 2018 | Motion for leave to file amici brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by George Holding, et al. |
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| Jan 17 2018 | Response to application from respondents Common Cause, et al. filed. |
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| Jan 17 2018 | Response to application from respondents League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Jan 17 2018 | Motion for leave to file amicus curiae brief and motion for leave to file brief in compliance with Rule 33.2 filed by Louisiana, et al. |
| Main Document | |
| Jan 18 2018 | Application (17A745) referred to the Court. |
| Jan 18 2018 | Application (17A745) granted by the Court. The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is granted, and it is ordered that the order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, case Nos. 1:16-CV-1026 and 1:16-CV-1164, entered January 9, 2018, is stayed pending the timely filing and disposition of an appeal in this Court. Justice Ginsburg and Justice Sotomayor would deny the application for stay. |
| Jan 18 2018 | Reply of applicants Robert A. Rucho, et al. filed. |
| ReplyProof of Service | |
| Jan 23 2018 | Motion to construe the application for a stay as a jurisdictional statement and for expedited briefing and oral argument schedule filed by appellees Common Cause, et al. and League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Feb 06 2018 | The motion of appellees to construe the application for a stay as a jurisdictional statement and for an expedited briefing and oral argument schedule is denied. Justice Ginsburg and Justice Sotomayor would grant the motion. |
| Mar 12 2018 | Statement as to jurisdiction filed. (Response due April 13, 2018) |
| Jurisdictional StatementAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Mar 22 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from April 13, 2018 to April 27, 2018, submitted to The Clerk. |
| Main Document | |
| Mar 23 2018 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 27, 2018, for all appellees. |
| Apr 27 2018 | Motion to affirm filed by appellees Common Cause, et al. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Apr 27 2018 | Motion to affirm filed by appellees League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| May 15 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/31/2018. |
| May 15 2018 | Reply of appellants Robert A. Rucho, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| May 18 2018 | Supplemental brief of appellees Common Cause, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Jun 18 2018 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018. |
| Jun 19 2018 | Second supplemental brief of appellees Common Cause, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jun 20 2018 | Supplemental brief of appellees League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jun 20 2018 | Supplemental brief of appellants Robert A. Rucho, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Jun 25 2018 | The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina for further consideration in light of Gill v. Whitford, 585 U. S. ____ (2018). |
| Jul 27 2018 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Appellants | ||
| Paul D. Clement Counsel of Record | Kirkland & Ellis LLP 655 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 paul.clement@kirkland.com | 2028795000 |
| Party name: Robert A. Rucho, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Appellees | ||
| Emmet J Bondurant II Counsel of Record | Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP 3900 One Atlantic Center 1201 W. Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30309 bondurant@bmelaw.com | 404-881-4100 |
| Party name: Common Cause, et al. | ||
| Paul March Smith Counsel of Record | Campaign Legal Center 1411 K Street, NW, Suite 1400 Washington, DC 20005 psmith@campaignlegalcenter.org | 202-736-2200 |
| Party name: League of Women Voters of North Carolina, et al. | ||