CASE SUMMARY
On April 10, 2024, five plaintiffs brought a lawsuit alleging two Florida state senate districts are unconstitutional racial gerrymanders. Plaintiffs argue SD-16 improperly spans Tampa Bay to connect disparate black populations in Tampa and St. Petersburg thereby diluting the black population of SD-18.
CASE LIBRARY
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division - No. 8:24-cv-879
- Complaint - 4/10/24
- Order - 4/11/24
- Designation of Three-Judge Court - 4/17/24
- Secretary's Motion to Dismiss - 4/25/24
- Plaintiffs' Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss - 5/6/24
- The Secretary's Motion for Leave to File a Reply in Support of His Motion to Dismiss - 5/8/24
- Plaintiffs' Response to Secretary of State's Motion for Leave to File a Reply - 5/8/24
- Order - 5/14/24
- Uniform Case Management Report - 5/28/24
- The Secretary's Answer - 5/28/24
- President Passidomo's Answer and Affirmative Defenses - 5/28/24
- Case Management and Scheduling Order - 6/6/24
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Strike Secretary of State's Affirmative Defenses - 6/18/24
- Joint Notice Re Mediator Selection - 6/20/24
- The Secretary's Response in Opposition to Motion to Strike - 7/2/24
- Order - 7/16/24
- The Secretary's Motion Regarding the Sufficiency of Plaintiffs' Discovery Objections and Memorandum - 9/16/24
- Order - 9/19/24
- Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to Defendant Secretary of state's Motion Regarding the Sufficiency of Plaintiffs' Discovery Objections - 9/30/24
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Filing Exhibit A to Their Response in Opposition [...] - 9/30/24
- Joint Response to Order Regarding Mediator Selection - 10/3/24
- The Secretary's Motion for a Rule 26(c) Protective Order - 10/10/24
- Plaintiffs' Response in Opposition to Defendant Secretary of State's Motion for a Rule 26(c) Protective Order - 10/21/24
- Supplemental Attachments in Support of the Secretary's Motion for a Rule 26(c) Protective Order - 10/29/24
- Notice of Withdrawing the Secretary's Motion for a Rule 26(c) Protective Order - 10/31/24
- Order - 11/1/24
- Order - 11/21/24
- Plaintiffs' Motion to Enforce Local Rule 4.02(d) Requirement Regarding Reasonable Mediation Fee - 11/25/24
- Joint Response in Opposition to Motion to Enforce Local Rule 4.02(D) - 12/2/24
- Plaintiffs' Notice of Mediation Date - 12/5/24