| No. 20-740 | |
| Title: | Jim Bognet, et al., Petitioners v. Veronica Degraffenreid, Acting Secretary of Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Docketed: | November 27, 2020 |
| Lower Ct: | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Case Numbers: | (20-3214) |
| Decision Date: | November 13, 2020 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 11 2020 | Waiver of right of respondents Clarion County Board of Elections and Tioga County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Nov 20 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 28, 2020) |
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| Dec 10 2020 | Waiver of right of respondents Carbon County Board of Elections, Monroe County Board of Elections, Pike County Board of Elections, Wayne County Board of Elections, Schuylkill County Board of Elections, Snyder County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Waiver of Union County Board of Elections of right to respond not accepted for filing. (December 15, 2020) |
| Dec 11 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Susquehanna County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Lancaster County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 11 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Potter County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 12 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Berks County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 14 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Butler County Bureau of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 15 2020 | Waiver of right of respondents Armstrong County Board of Elections, et al. to respond filed. |
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| Dec 16 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Union County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 17 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Washington County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 17 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Jefferson County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 17 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Clearfield County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 18 2020 | Waiver of right of respondents Sullivan and Wyoming County Boards of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 18 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Northampton County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 21 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Kathy Boockvar, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond filed. |
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| Dec 21 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Montgomery County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 21 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent The Chester County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 22 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 22 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Delaware County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 23 2020 | Waiver of right of respondents Franklin County Board of Elections, Perry County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 23 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Westmoreland County Board of Election to respond filed. |
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| Dec 23 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Democratic National Committee to respond filed. |
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| Dec 23 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Allegheny County Board of Elections to respond filed. |
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| Dec 30 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021. |
| Jan 13 2021 | Response Requested. (Due February 12, 2021) |
| Jan 22 2021 | Motion of the Democratic National Commettee to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2021 to March 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jan 22 2021 | Motion of Kathy Boockvar, Sec. of PA to extend the time to file a response from February 12, 2021 to March 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
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| Jan 25 2021 | The motion to extend the time to file a response are granted and the time is extended to and including March 15, 2021, for all respondents. |
| Jan 26 2021 | Brief of respondent Adams County Board of Elections in opposition filed. |
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| Feb 10 2021 | Waiver of McKean County Board of Elections of right to respond not accepted for filing. (February 16, 2021) |
| Feb 17 2021 | Waiver of McKean County Board of Elections of right to respond not accepted for filing. (February 22, 2021) |
| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Luzerne County Board of Elections in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Westmoreland County Board of Election in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Northampton County Board of Elections in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Veronica Degraffenreid, Acting Secretary of Pennsylvania in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Democratic National Committee in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondents Chester County Board of Elections, Delaware County Board of Elections, Montgomery County Board of Elections in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Union County Board of Elections in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Washington County Board of Elections in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondents Allegheny County Board of Elections, Bucks County Board of Elections, Philadelphia County Board of Elections in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondents Carbon County Board of Elections, Monroe County Board of Elections, Pike County Board of Elections, Wayne County Board of Elections, Schuylkill County Board of Elections, Snyder County Board of Elections in opposition filed. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Armstrong County Board of Elections, et al. in opposition submitted. |
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| Mar 15 2021 | Brief of respondent Franklin County Board of Elections, Perry County Board of Elections in opposition submitted. |
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| Mar 23 2021 | Letter of March 15, 2021 from counsel for respondent Susquehanna County Board of Elections received. |
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| Mar 29 2021 | Reply of petitioners Jim Bognet, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
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| Mar 31 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/16/2021. |
| Apr 19 2021 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). |
| May 21 2021 | JUDGMENT ISSUED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioners | ||
| David H. Thompson Counsel of Record | Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 dthompson@cooperkirk.com | 202-220-9600 |
| Party name: Jim Bognet, et al. | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Anthony Victor Clarke Counsel of Record | The Clarke Firm 204 Bolivar Drive Bradford, PA 16701 theclarkefirm@yahoo.com | 814-363-9990 |
| Party name: McKean County Board of Elections | ||
| Joseph Matthias Cosgrove Counsel of Record | Selingo Guagliardo LLC 345 Market Street Kingston, PA 18704-0000 jmcosgro@msn.com | 570-287-2400 |
| Party name: Luzerne County Board of Elections | ||
| Peter George Facey Counsel of Record | McNerney, Page, et al. 433 Market Street Williamsport, PA 17701 pfacey@mpvhlaw.com | 570-326-6555 |
| Party name: Union County Board of Elections | ||
| Gerard Joseph Geiger Counsel of Record | Newman, Williams, et al. 712 Monroe St. P.O. Box 511 Stroudsburg, PA 18360 ggeiger@newmanwilliams.com | (570) 421-9090 |
| Party name: Carbon County Board of Elections, Monroe County Board of Elections, Pike County Board of Elections, Wayne County Board of Elections, Schuylkill County Board of Elections, Snyder County Board of Elections | ||
| Robert J. Grimm Counsel of Record | Swartz Campell LLC Suite 4750 US Stell Tower 600 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 rgrimm@swartzcampbell.com | 412-560-3267 |
| Party name: Washington County Board of Elections | ||
| Melissa Ann Guiddy Counsel of Record | Westmoreland County Solicitor's Office 2 North Main Street Suite 103 Greensburg, PA 15601 mguiddy@co.westmoreland.pa.us | 724-830-3553 |
| Party name: Westmoreland County Board of Election | ||
| Frank J. Lavery Jr. Counsel of Record | Lavery Law 225 Market Street, Ste. 304 PO Box 1245 Harrisburg, PA 17108 flavery@laverylaw.com | 7172336633 |
| Party name: Franklin County Board of Elections, Perry County Board of Elections | ||
| Jason A. Leckerman Counsel of Record | Ballard Spahr LLP 1735 Market Street 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103-7599 LeckermanJ@ballardspahr.com | 2158648266 |
| Party name: Chester County Board of Elections, Delaware County Board of Elections, Montgomery County Board of Elections | ||
| Molly Elizabeth Meacham Counsel of Record | Babst Calland Clements and Zomnir, PC Two Gateway Center, 603 Stanwix Street Pittsburgh, PA 15222 mmeacham@babstcalland.com | 412-600-8528 |
| Party name: Armstrong County Board of Elections, et al. | ||
| Molly Ruth Mudd Counsel of Record | Adams County Solicitor's Office 117 Baltimore Street Gettysburg, PA 17325 mmudd@adamscounty.us | 7173375911 |
| Party name: Adams County | ||
| Allan Joseph Opsitnick Counsel of Record | 564 Forbes Avenue Suite 1301 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 aopsitnick@opsitnickslaw.com | 4123913299 |
| Party name: Allegheny County Board of Elections | ||
| Brian O'Neill Phillips Counsel of Record | Montgomery County Solicitor's Office 425 Swede St., Suite 800 One Montgomery Plaza Norristown, PA 19404 bphillips@montcopa.org | 610-278-3033 |
| Party name: Montgomery County Board of Elections | ||
| Melissa Pammer Rudas Counsel of Record | Northampton County Solicitor's Office 669 Washington Street Easton, PA 18042 MRudas@northamptoncounty.org | 610-829-6350 |
| Party name: Northampton County Board of Elections | ||
| Robert D. Schaub Counsel of Record | Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald 15 South Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0075 rschaub@rjglaw.com | 5708265652 |
| Party name: Susquehanna County Board of Elections | ||
| Jessica Lynn VanderKam Counsel of Record | Stuckert and Yates 2 North State Street Newtown, PA 18940 jvanderkam@stuckertyates.com | 2159684700 |
| Party name: Bucks County Board of Elections | ||
| Jessica Lynn VanderKam Counsel of Record | Stuckert and Yates 2 North State Street Newtown, PA 18940 jvanderkam@stuckertyates.com | 2159684700 |
| Party name: Philadelphia County Board of Elections | ||
| Jessica Lynn VanderKam Counsel of Record | Stuckert and Yates 2 North State Street Newtown, PA 18940 jvanderkam@stuckertyates.com | 2159684700 |
| Party name: Allegheny County Board of Elections, Bucks County Board of Elections, Philadelphia County Board of Elections | ||
| Donald B. Verrilli Jr. Counsel of Record | Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP 601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite 500E Washington, DC 20001-5369 donald.verrilli@mto.com | 202-220-1101 |
| Party name: Democratic National Committee | ||
| Robert Andrew Wiygul Counsel of Record | Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller One Logan Square, 27th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 rwiygul@hangley.com | 215-568-6200 |
| Party name: Veronica Degraffenreid, Acting Secretary of Pennsylvania | ||
| Heather L. Bozovich | Law Office of Heather L. Bozovich 114 S. 2nd Street Clearfield, PA 16830 | 814-290-0566 |
| Party name: Clearfield County Board of Elections | ||
| Stephanie L. Fera | Cafardi Ferguson Wyrick Weis & Gabriel, LLC 2605 Nicholson Road, Suite 2201 Sewickley, PA 15143 | 412-515-8900 |
| Party name: Clarion County Board of Elections and Tioga County Board of Elections | ||
| Nicole R. Forzato | The Chester County Solicitor's Office 313 W. Market Street, Suite 6702 West Chester, PA 19380-0991 | 610-344-6195 |
| Party name: The Chester County Board of Elections | ||
| Christina L. Hausner | Lancaster County Solicitor's Office 150 North Queen Street Lancaster, PA 17603 | 717-735-1584 |
| Party name: Lancaster County Board of Elections | ||
| Kenneth R. Levitzky | Kenneth R. Levitzky, Attorney at Law 125 Churchill Street P.O. Box 489 Dushore, PA 18614 | 570-928-8288 |
| Party name: Sullivan and Wyoming County Boards of Elections | ||
| Edward D. Rogers | Ballard Spahr, LLP 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor Philadelphia, PA 191031 rogerse@ballardspahr.com | 215-864-8144 |
| Party name: Delaware County Board of Elections | ||
| Thomas R Shaffer | Glassmire and Shaffer Law Offices, P.C. 5 East Third Street Coudersport, PA 16915 | 814-874-7292 |
| Party name: Potter County Board of Elections | ||
| Christine D. Steere | Deasey, Mohaney & Valentini, Ltd. 103 Chesley Drive, Suite 101 Media, PA 19063 csteere@dmvlawfirm.com | 610-892-2732 |
| Party name: Berks County Board of Elections | ||
| Brian J. Taylor | Northampton County Solicitor's Office 669 Washington Street Easton, PA 18042 | 610-829-6350 |
| Party name: Northampton County Board of Elections | ||
| H. William White III | Butler County PA P.O. Box 1208 Butler, PA 16003-1208 | 724-284-5381 |
| Party name: Butler County Bureau of Elections | ||
| C.J. Zwick | Zwick & Zwick LLP 171 Beaver Drive P.O. Box 1127 DuBois, PA 15801 | 814-371-6400 |
| Party name: Jefferson County Board of Elections | ||