| No. 15-682 | ||||
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| Docketed: | November 23, 2015 | |||
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
| Case Nos.: | (13-60754) |
| Decision Date: | November 14, 2014 |
| Rehearing Denied: | August 21, 2015 |
| ~~~Date~~~ | ~~~~~~~Proceedings and Orders~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| Nov 19 2015 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2015) |
| Dec 7 2015 | Waiver of right of respondents Delbert Hosemann, Mississippi Secretary of State, et al. to respond filed. |
| Dec 8 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the petitioners. |
| Dec 22 2015 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 8, 2016. |
| Dec 23 2015 | Brief amicus curiae of Cause of Action Institute filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 23 2015 | Brief amici curiae of Center for Competitive Politics, et al. filed. |
| Dec 29 2015 | Response Requested . (Due January 28, 2016) |
| Jan 14 2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including February 29, 2016. |
| Feb 29 2016 | Brief of respondents Delbert Hosemann, Mississippi Secretary of State, et al. in opposition filed. |
| Mar 11 2016 | Reply of petitioners Gordon Vance Justice, Jr., et al. filed. |
| Mar 16 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 1, 2016. |
| Apr 4 2016 | Petition DENIED. |
| ~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | ~~Phone~~~ |
| Attorneys for Petitioners: | ||
| Paul Vincent Avelar | 398 S. Mill Ave., Ste. 301 | 480-557-8300 |
| Counsel of Record | Tempe, AZ 85281 | |
| pavelar@ij.org | ||
| Party name: Gordon Vance Justice, Jr., et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents: | ||
| Harold Edward Pizzetta III. | Office of the Attorney General | (601) 359-3680 |
| Counsel of Record | P.O. Box 220 | |
| Jackson, MS 39205-0220 | ||
| hpizz@ago.state.ms.us | ||
| Party name: Delbert Hosemann, Mississippi Secretary of State, et al. | ||
| Other: | ||
| Allen Joseph Dickerson | Center for Competitive Politics | (703) 894-6800 |
| 124 S. West Street, Suite 201 | ||
| Alexandria, VA 22314 | ||
| adickerson@campaignfreedom.org | ||
| Party name: Center for Competitive Politics, et al. | ||
| Alfred J. Lechner Jr. | Cause of Action Institute | (202) 499-4232 |
| 1919 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 650 | ||
| Washington, MD 20006 | ||
| jlechner@causeofaction.org | ||
| Party name: Cause of Action Institute | ||