Case Summary
On May 18, 2023, plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the Shreveport Division of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana challenging the redistricting plan for DeSoto Parish's Police Jury as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana - 5:23-cv-00669
- Complaint - 5/18/23
- Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 5/19/23
- First Amended Complaint - 5/25/23
- Plaintiffs' Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 5/25/23
- Ex Parte Motion for Extension of Time to File Opposition Brief to Plaintiffs' Request for a Preliminary Injunction - 6/16/23
- Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Extention of Time to File Preliminary Injunction Opposition Brief - 6/19/23
- Reply Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to File Preliminary Injunction Opposition Brief - 6/19/23
- Affirmative Defenses and Answer - 6/26/23
- Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 6/26/23
- Reply in Support of Plaintiffs' Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction - 7/3/23
- Defendants' Witness and Exhibit Lists - 7/5/23
- Motion for Partial Judgment on the Pleadings - 7/5/23
- Plaintiffs' Exhibit List - 7/5/23
- Motion for Expedited Consideration - 7/5/23
- Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendants - 7/7/23
- Plaintiffs' Memorandum in Opposition to Motion for Leave to File Brief as Amicus Curiae or Alternatively Motion to Strike Untimely Expert Reports - 7/10/23
- Order - 7/10/23
- Minutes of Court: Motion Hearing - 7/11/23
- Minutes of Court: Motion Hearing Day 2 - 7/12/23
- Minutes of Court: Telephone Status Conference - 8/14/23
- Scheduling Order - 8/14/23