Title
Georgia: The New Georgia Project v. Raffensperger
Date
May 8, 2020
State or Country
Georgia
County/City:
Atlanta
The Court the Case was filed in
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
Type of Case
Voter Fraud, Voter Integrity, 441 Civil Rights: Voting Whether Georgia's requirement that absentee ballots be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day poses an unconstitutional infringement on the right to vote in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Case Number
20-13360-D (11th Cir.) - 1:20-CV-01986-ELR (N.D. Ga.)
Judges
Judge Eleanor Louise Ross
Judge Leigh Martin May recused
Plaintiff
THE NEW GEORGIA PROJECT,
REAGAN JENNINGS, and CANDACE
WOODALL,
Defendant
BRAD RAFFENSPERGER, in his official
capacity as the Georgia Secretary of State
and the Chair of the Georgia State Election
Board; REBECCA N. SULLIVAN, DAVID
J. WORLEY, MATTHEW MASHBURN,
and ANH LE, in their official capacities as
Members of the Georgia State Election
Board; MARY CAROLE COONEY, MARK
WINGATE, VERNETTA NURIDDIN,
KATHLEEN RUTH, and AARON
JOHNSON, in their official capacities as
Members of the FULTON County Board of
Registration and Elections; SAMUEL E.
TILLMAN, ANTHONY LEWIS, SUSAN
MOTTER, DELE LOWMAN SMITH, and
BAOKY N. VU, in their official capacities as
Members of the DEKALB County Board of
Registration and Elections; PHIL DANIELL,
FRED AIKEN, JESSICA M. BROOKS,
NEERA BAHL, and DARRYL O. WILSON,
JR., in their official capacities as Members of
the COBB County Board of Elections and
Registration; BEAUTY BALDWIN, BEN
SATTERFIELD, JOHN MANGANO,
STEPHEN DAY, and ALICE O’LENICK, in
their official capacities as Members of the
GWINNETT County Board of Registrations and Elections; COLIN MCRAE, WANDA
ANDREWS, WILLIAM L. NORSE, JON
PANNELL, and RANDOLPH SLAY, in
their official capacities as Members of the
CHATHAM County Board of Registrars;
DARRY HICKS, ADDISON LESTER, and
AARON WRIGHT, in their official
capacities as Members of the FAYETTE
County Board of Elections and Voter
Registration; CAROL WESLEY,
DOROTHY FOSTER HALL, PATRICIA
PULLAR, DARLENE JOHNSON, and
DIANE GIVENS, in their official capacities
as Members of the CLAYTON County Board
of Elections and Registrations; JUNE
WOOD, JOHNNY WILSON, DEE
CLEMMONS, GARY BARHAM, and
VIVIAN THOMAS, in their official
capacities as Members of the HENRY
County Board of Elections and Registration;
MARGARET JENKINS, UHLAND
ROBERTS, DIANE SCRIMPSHIRE,
LINDA PARKER, and ELEANOR WHITE,
in their official capacities as Members of the
COLUMBUS-MUSCOGEE County Board of
Elections; DAVID C. FEDACK, TALULA
MARTIN, ROBERT PROCTOR, DANIEL
ZIMMERMANN, and MYESHA GOOD, in
their official capacities as Members of the
DOUGLAS County Board of Elections and
Registration; PAMELA MIDDLETON,
DONTRAVIOUS M. SIMMONS, BENNY
G. HAND, ANNABELLE T. STUBBS, and
FREDERICK WILLIAMS, in their official
capacities as Members of the ALBANYDOUGHERTY County Joint Board of
Registration and Elections; ALDREN
SADLER, SR., KAREN JAMES, and GERALD BARGER, in their official
capacities as Members of the ROCKDALE
County Board of Elections and Voter
Registration; PHIL JOHNSON, KELLY
ROBINSON, and DUSTIN THOMPSON, in
their official capacities as Members of the
NEWTON County Board of Elections and
Registration; TIM MCFALLS, SHERRY T.
BARNES, MARCIA BROWN, TERENCE
DICKS, and BOB FINNEGAN, in their
official capacities as Members of the
RICHMOND County Board of Elections;
HENRY FICKLIN, MIKE KAPLAN,
HERBERT SPANGLER, CASSANDRA
POWELL, and RINDA WILSON, in their
official capacities as Members of the
MACON-BIBB County Board of Elections;
JESSE EVANS, CHARLES KNAPPER,
WILLA FAMBROUGH, and ANN TILL, in
their official capacities as Members of the
ATHENS-CLARKE County Board of
Elections and Voter Registration; and
BARBARA LUTH, MATTHEW
BLENDER, JOEL NATT, CARLA
RADZIKINAS, and RANDY INGRAM, in
their official capacities as Members of the
FORSYTH County Board of Registrations
and Elections,
Defendants.
Intervener
Amicus
Landmark Legal Foundation
REPRESENTED BY
Harry W. MacDougald
(404) 843-1956
Fax: (404) 843-2737
Caldwell Propst & DeLoach, LLP
Two Ravina Dr.
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30346
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Matthew C. Forys
(703) 554-6100
Matthew C. Forys
19415 Deerfield Ave
Landmark Legal Foundation, Suite 312
Leesburg, VA 20176
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Michael J. O'Neill
(703) 554-6100
Michael J. O'Neill
19415 Deerfield Ave
Landmark Legal Foundation, Suite 312
Leesburg, VA 20176
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Public Interest Legal Foundation
REPRESENTED BY
Harry W. MacDougald
(404) 843-1956
Fax: (404) 843-2737
Caldwell Propst & DeLoach, LLP
Two Ravina Dr.
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30346
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Kaylan L. Phillips
(317) 203-5599
Kaylan L. Phillips
32 E. Washington St.
Public Interest Legal Foundation IN, Suite 1675
Indianapolis, IN 46204
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Plaintiff Attorney
Adam M. Sparks
Halsey G. Knapp, Jr.
Georgia Bar No. 425320
Joyce Gist Lewis
Georgia Bar No. 296261
Adam M. Sparks
Georgia Bar No. 341578
KREVOLIN AND HORST, LLC
One Atlantic Center
1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
Telephone: (404) 888-9700
Facsimile: (404) 888-9577
hknapp@khlawfirm.com
jlewis@khlawfirm.com
sparks@khlawfirm.com
Marc E. Elias*
Amanda R. Callais*
K’Shaani Smith*
PERKINS COIE LLP
700 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20005-3960
Telephone: (202) 654-6200
Facsimile: (202) 654-6211
MElias@perkinscoie.com
ACallais@perkinscoie.com
KShaaniSmith@perkinscoie.com
Kevin Hamilton*
Stephanie Holstein*
PERKINS COIE LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Telephone: (206) 359-8000
Facsimile: (206) 359-9000
KHamilton@perkinscoie.com
SHolstein@perkinscoie.com
Lilian Timmermann*
PERKINS COIE LLP
1900 Sixteenth Street, Suite 1400
Denver, CO 80202-5222
Telephone: (303) 291-2354
Facsimile: (303) 291-2454
LTimmermann@perkinscoie.com
Counsel for Plaintiffs
*Pro Hac Vice Applications Forthcoming
Beverly Pyne
REPRESENTED BY
Adam Martin Sparks
(404) 888-9700
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 West Peachtree St., NW
One Atlantic Center, Ste 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Amanda R. Callais
(202) 654-6396
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Halsey G. Knapp , Jr
(404) 888-9700
Fax: (404) 888-9577
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 West Peachtree St., NW
One Atlantic Center, Ste 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Joyce Gist Lewis
(404) 888-9700
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 W. Peachtree St., NW
Suite 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
K'shaani Smith
(202) 654-1785
Perkins Coie, LLP
700 13th St., NW.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
TERMINATED: 08/17/2020 (Aug. 17, 2020)
Kevin J. Hamilton
(206) 359-8741
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Ave.
Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Lilian Magarita Timmermann
(303) 291-2300
Fax: (303) 291-2400
Perkins Coie LLP CO
1900 16th St.
Denver, CO 80202
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Marc E. Elias
(202) 654-6200
Perkins Coie LLP
700 13th St., NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Stephanie R. Holstein
(206) 359-3350
Fax: (206) 359-4350
Perkins Coie-WA
1201 Third Ave.
48th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Zachary J. Newkirk
(202) 654-6200
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Candace Woodall
REPRESENTED BY
Adam Martin Sparks
(404) 888-9700
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 West Peachtree St., NW
One Atlantic Center, Ste 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Amanda R. Callais
(202) 654-6396
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Halsey G. Knapp , Jr
(404) 888-9700
Fax: (404) 888-9577
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 West Peachtree St., NW
One Atlantic Center, Ste 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Joyce Gist Lewis
(404) 888-9700
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 W. Peachtree St., NW
Suite 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
K'shaani Smith
(202) 654-1785
Perkins Coie, LLP
700 13th St., NW.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
TERMINATED: 08/17/2020 (Aug. 17, 2020)
Kevin J. Hamilton
(206) 359-8741
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Ave.
Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Lilian Magarita Timmermann
(303) 291-2300
Fax: (303) 291-2400
Perkins Coie LLP CO
1900 16th St.
Denver, CO 80202
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Marc E. Elias
(202) 654-6200
Perkins Coie LLP
700 13th St., NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Stephanie R. Holstein
(206) 359-3350
Fax: (206) 359-4350
Perkins Coie-WA
1201 Third Ave.
48th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Zachary J. Newkirk
(202) 654-6200
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Reagan Jennings
REPRESENTED BY
Adam Martin Sparks
(404) 888-9700
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 West Peachtree St., NW
One Atlantic Center, Ste 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Amanda R. Callais
(202) 654-6396
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Halsey G. Knapp , Jr
(404) 888-9700
Fax: (404) 888-9577
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 West Peachtree St., NW
One Atlantic Center, Ste 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Joyce Gist Lewis
(404) 888-9700
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 W. Peachtree St., NW
Suite 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
K'shaani Smith
(202) 654-1785
Perkins Coie, LLP
700 13th St., NW.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
TERMINATED: 08/17/2020 (Aug. 17, 2020)
Kevin J. Hamilton
(206) 359-8741
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Ave.
Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Lilian Magarita Timmermann
(303) 291-2300
Fax: (303) 291-2400
Perkins Coie LLP CO
1900 16th St.
Denver, CO 80202
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Marc E. Elias
(202) 654-6200
Perkins Coie LLP
700 13th St., NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Stephanie R. Holstein
(206) 359-3350
Fax: (206) 359-4350
Perkins Coie-WA
1201 Third Ave.
48th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Zachary J. Newkirk
(202) 654-6200
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
The New Georgia Project
REPRESENTED BY
Adam Martin Sparks
(404) 888-9700
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 West Peachtree St., NW
One Atlantic Center, Ste 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Amanda R. Callais
(202) 654-6396
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Christian Ramses Ruiz
(904) 910-8355
Perkins Coie LLP
2901 N Central Ave.
Suite 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2788
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Halsey G. Knapp , Jr
(404) 888-9700
Fax: (404) 888-9577
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 West Peachtree St., NW
One Atlantic Center, Ste 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Joyce Gist Lewis
(404) 888-9700
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
1201 W. Peachtree St., NW
Suite 3250
Atlanta, GA 30309
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
K'shaani Smith
(202) 654-1785
Perkins Coie, LLP
700 13th St., NW.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
TERMINATED: 08/17/2020 (Aug. 17, 2020)
Kevin J. Hamilton
(206) 359-8741
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Ave.
Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Lilian Magarita Timmermann
(303) 291-2300
Fax: (303) 291-2400
Perkins Coie LLP CO
1900 16th St.
Denver, CO 80202
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Marc E. Elias
(202) 654-6200
Perkins Coie LLP
700 13th St., NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Stephanie R. Holstein
(206) 359-3350
Fax: (206) 359-4350
Perkins Coie-WA
1201 Third Ave.
48th Floor
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
PRO HAC VICE
Zachary J. Newkirk
(202) 654-6200
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
LEAD ATTORNEY
Defendant Attorney
Aaron Johnson
Aaron Wright
REPRESENTED BY
Bryan P. Tyson
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Addison Lester
REPRESENTED BY
Bryan P. Tyson
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Aldren Sadler, Sr.
REPRESENTED BY
William J. Linkous , III
(678) 996-9113
Fax: (404) 450-3979
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Alice O'Lenick
REPRESENTED BY
Bryan Francis Jacoutot
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Bryan P. Tyson
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Diane Festin LaRoss
(678) 336-7169
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Loree Anne Paradise
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Andy Callaway
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Patrick D. Jaugstetter
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Anh Le
REPRESENTED BY
Alexander Fraser Denton
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Brian Edward Lake
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Carey Allen Miller
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Charlene S McGowan
(404) 656-3389
Georgia Attorney General's Office
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Office of the Georgia Attorney General
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Joshua Barrett Belinfante
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Melanie Leigh Johnson
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Vincent Robert Russo , Jr.
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Annabelle T. Stubbs
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ann Till
REPRESENTED BY
Gregory C. Sowell
(707) 549-6111
Cook & Tolley, LLP
304 E. Washington St.
Athens, GA 30601-2751
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
John Matthew Hawkins
(706) 291-8853
Fax: (706) 234-3574
Athens-Clarke County Attorney's Office
P.O. Box 427, 155 East Washington St.
Athens, GA 30603
Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, LLP
P.O. Box 5007
Rome, GA 30161
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Anthony Lewis
REPRESENTED BY
Irene B. Vander Els
(404) 371-3618
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Shelley Driskell Momo
(404) 371-3011
Fax: (404) 371-3024
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Arch Brown
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Patrick D. Jaugstetter
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Baoky N. Vu
REPRESENTED BY
Irene B. Vander Els
(404) 371-3618
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Shelley Driskell Momo
(404) 371-3011
Fax: (404) 371-3024
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Barbara Luth
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Beauty Baldwin
REPRESENTED BY
Bryan Francis Jacoutot
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Bryan P. Tyson
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Diane Festin LaRoss
(678) 336-7169
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Loree Anne Paradise
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Benny G. Hand
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Ben Satterfield
REPRESENTED BY
Bryan Francis Jacoutot
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Bryan P. Tyson
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Diane Festin LaRoss
(678) 336-7169
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Loree Anne Paradise
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Bob Finnegan
REPRESENTED BY
Rachel Nicole Mack
(706) 842-5550
Augusta Georgia Law Department
535 Telfair St.
Building 3000
Augusta, GA 30901
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Brad Raffensperger
REPRESENTED BY
Alexander Fraser Denton
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Brian Edward Lake
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Carey Allen Miller
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Charlene S McGowan
(404) 656-3389
Georgia Attorney General's Office
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Office of the Georgia Attorney General
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Joshua Barrett Belinfante
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Melanie Leigh Johnson
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Vincent Robert Russo , Jr.
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Carla Radzikinas
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Carol Wesley
REPRESENTED BY
Jack Reynolds Hancock
(404) 717-0519
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
661 Forest Parkway
Suite E
Forest Park, GA 30297
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Cassandra Powell
REPRESENTED BY
Virginia Candace Josey
(478) 621-4980
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
William H. Noland
(478) 621-4980
Fax: (478) 621-4982
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Charles Knapper
REPRESENTED BY
Gregory C. Sowell
(707) 549-6111
Cook & Tolley, LLP
304 E. Washington St.
Athens, GA 30601-2751
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
John Matthew Hawkins
(706) 291-8853
Fax: (706) 234-3574
Athens-Clarke County Attorney's Office
P.O. Box 427, 155 East Washington St.
Athens, GA 30603
Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, LLP
P.O. Box 5007
Rome, GA 30161
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Colin Mcrae
REPRESENTED BY
Ralph Jonathan Hart
(912) 652-7881
Chatham County Attorney
P.O. Box 8161
Savannah, GA 31412
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Daniel Zimmermann
REPRESENTED BY
David Alan Cole
(770) 818-0000
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Timothy M. Boughey
(678) 996-9033
Fax: (770) 937-9960
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Dan Richardson
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Patrick D. Jaugstetter
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Darlene Johnson
REPRESENTED BY
Jack Reynolds Hancock
(404) 717-0519
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
661 Forest Parkway
Suite E
Forest Park, GA 30297
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Darry Hicks
REPRESENTED BY
Bryan P. Tyson
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Darryl O. Wilson, Jr.
REPRESENTED BY
Daniel Walter White
(770) 422-8901
Fax: (770) 424-8900
Haynie, Litchfield & White, PC
222 Washington Ave NE
Marietta, GA 30060-1959
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
David C. Fedack
REPRESENTED BY
David Alan Cole
(770) 818-0000
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Timothy M. Boughey
(678) 996-9033
Fax: (770) 937-9960
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
David J. Worley
REPRESENTED BY
Alexander Fraser Denton
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Brian Edward Lake
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Carey Allen Miller
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Charlene S McGowan
(404) 656-3389
Georgia Attorney General's Office
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Office of the Georgia Attorney General
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Joshua Barrett Belinfante
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Melanie Leigh Johnson
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Vincent Robert Russo , Jr.
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Dee Clemmons
Terminated (June 17, 2020)
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
TERMINATED: 06/17/2020 (June 17, 2020)
Dele Lowman Smith
REPRESENTED BY
Irene B. Vander Els
(404) 371-3618
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Shelley Driskell Momo
(404) 371-3011
Fax: (404) 371-3024
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Diane Givens
REPRESENTED BY
Jack Reynolds Hancock
(404) 717-0519
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
661 Forest Parkway
Suite E
Forest Park, GA 30297
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Diane Scrimpshire
REPRESENTED BY
Alan G. Snipes
(706) 324-0251
Page, Scrantom, P.C.
P.O. Box 1199
Ste 3rd Floor
Columbus, GA 31901
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
James Clinton Clark , Jr.
(706) 243-5619
Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford
P.O. Box 1199
Columbus, GA 31902
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Donna Morris-McBride
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Patrick D. Jaugstetter
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Dontravious M. Simmons
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Dorothy Foster Hall
REPRESENTED BY
Jack Reynolds Hancock
(404) 717-0519
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
661 Forest Parkway
Suite E
Forest Park, GA 30297
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Dustin Thompson
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Megan Nicole Martin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Eleanor White
REPRESENTED BY
Alan G. Snipes
(706) 324-0251
Page, Scrantom, P.C.
P.O. Box 1199
Ste 3rd Floor
Columbus, GA 31901
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
James Clinton Clark , Jr.
(706) 243-5619
Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford
P.O. Box 1199
Columbus, GA 31902
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Fred Aiken
REPRESENTED BY
Daniel Walter White
(770) 422-8901
Fax: (770) 424-8900
Haynie, Litchfield & White, PC
222 Washington Ave NE
Marietta, GA 30060-1959
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Frederick Williams
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Gary Barham
Terminated (June 17, 2020)
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
TERMINATED: 06/17/2020 (June 17, 2020)
Gerald Barger
REPRESENTED BY
William J. Linkous , III
(678) 996-9113
Fax: (404) 450-3979
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Henry Ficklin
REPRESENTED BY
Virginia Candace Josey
(478) 621-4980
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
William H. Noland
(478) 621-4980
Fax: (478) 621-4982
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Herbert Spangler
REPRESENTED BY
Virginia Candace Josey
(478) 621-4980
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
William H. Noland
(478) 621-4980
Fax: (478) 621-4982
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jesse Evans
REPRESENTED BY
Gregory C. Sowell
(707) 549-6111
Cook & Tolley, LLP
304 E. Washington St.
Athens, GA 30601-2751
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
John Matthew Hawkins
(706) 291-8853
Fax: (706) 234-3574
Athens-Clarke County Attorney's Office
P.O. Box 427, 155 East Washington St.
Athens, GA 30603
Brinson, Askew, Berry, Seigler, Richardson & Davis, LLP
P.O. Box 5007
Rome, GA 30161
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Jessica M. Brooks
REPRESENTED BY
Daniel Walter White
(770) 422-8901
Fax: (770) 424-8900
Haynie, Litchfield & White, PC
222 Washington Ave NE
Marietta, GA 30060-1959
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Joel Natt
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
John Mangano
REPRESENTED BY
Bryan Francis Jacoutot
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Bryan P. Tyson
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Diane Festin LaRoss
(678) 336-7169
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Loree Anne Paradise
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Johnny Wilson
Terminated (June 17, 2020)
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
TERMINATED: 06/17/2020 (June 17, 2020)
Jon Pannell
June Wood
Terminated (June 17, 2020)
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
TERMINATED: 06/17/2020 (June 17, 2020)
Karen James
REPRESENTED BY
William J. Linkous , III
(678) 996-9113
Fax: (404) 450-3979
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Kathleen Ruth
Kelly Robinson
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Megan Nicole Martin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Linda Parker
REPRESENTED BY
Alan G. Snipes
(706) 324-0251
Page, Scrantom, P.C.
P.O. Box 1199
Ste 3rd Floor
Columbus, GA 31901
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
James Clinton Clark , Jr.
(706) 243-5619
Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford
P.O. Box 1199
Columbus, GA 31902
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Marcia Brown
REPRESENTED BY
Rachel Nicole Mack
(706) 842-5550
Augusta Georgia Law Department
535 Telfair St.
Building 3000
Augusta, GA 30901
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Margaret Jenkins
REPRESENTED BY
Alan G. Snipes
(706) 324-0251
Page, Scrantom, P.C.
P.O. Box 1199
Ste 3rd Floor
Columbus, GA 31901
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
James Clinton Clark , Jr.
(706) 243-5619
Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford
P.O. Box 1199
Columbus, GA 31902
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Mark Wingate
Mary Carole Cooney
Matthew Blender
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Matthew Mashburn
REPRESENTED BY
Alexander Fraser Denton
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Brian Edward Lake
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Carey Allen Miller
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Charlene S McGowan
(404) 656-3389
Georgia Attorney General's Office
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Office of the Georgia Attorney General
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Joshua Barrett Belinfante
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Melanie Leigh Johnson
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Vincent Robert Russo , Jr.
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Maurice Hurry
REPRESENTED BY
David Alan Cole
(770) 818-0000
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Timothy M. Boughey
(678) 996-9033
Fax: (770) 937-9960
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Mike Kaplan
REPRESENTED BY
Virginia Candace Josey
(478) 621-4980
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
William H. Noland
(478) 621-4980
Fax: (478) 621-4982
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Mildred Schmelz
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Patrick D. Jaugstetter
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Myesha Good
REPRESENTED BY
David Alan Cole
(770) 818-0000
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Timothy M. Boughey
(678) 996-9033
Fax: (770) 937-9960
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Neera Bahl
REPRESENTED BY
Daniel Walter White
(770) 422-8901
Fax: (770) 424-8900
Haynie, Litchfield & White, PC
222 Washington Ave NE
Marietta, GA 30060-1959
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Pamela Middleton
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Patricia Pullar
REPRESENTED BY
Jack Reynolds Hancock
(404) 717-0519
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
661 Forest Parkway
Suite E
Forest Park, GA 30297
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Phil Daniell
REPRESENTED BY
Daniel Walter White
(770) 422-8901
Fax: (770) 424-8900
Haynie, Litchfield & White, PC
222 Washington Ave NE
Marietta, GA 30060-1959
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Phil Johnson
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Megan Nicole Martin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Randolph Slay
Randy Ingram
REPRESENTED BY
Kenneth Paul Robin
(678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149
Jarrard & Davis, LLP
222 Webb St.
Cumming, GA 30040
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Rebecca N. Sullivan
REPRESENTED BY
Alexander Fraser Denton
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Brian Edward Lake
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Carey Allen Miller
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Charlene S McGowan
(404) 656-3389
Georgia Attorney General's Office
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
Office of the Georgia Attorney General
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Joshua Barrett Belinfante
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Melanie Leigh Johnson
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC
500 14th St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Vincent Robert Russo , Jr.
(678) 701-9381
Fax: (404) 856-3250
Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield, LLC Atl
500 Fourteenth St., N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Rinda Wilson
REPRESENTED BY
Virginia Candace Josey
(478) 621-4980
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
William H. Noland
(478) 621-4980
Fax: (478) 621-4982
Noland Law Firm, LLC
5400 Riverside Drive
Ste 205
MacOn, GA 31210
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Robert Proctor
REPRESENTED BY
David Alan Cole
(770) 818-0000
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Timothy M. Boughey
(678) 996-9033
Fax: (770) 937-9960
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Samuel E. Tillman
REPRESENTED BY
Irene B. Vander Els
(404) 371-3618
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Shelley Driskell Momo
(404) 371-3011
Fax: (404) 371-3024
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Sherry T. Barnes
REPRESENTED BY
Rachel Nicole Mack
(706) 842-5550
Augusta Georgia Law Department
535 Telfair St.
Building 3000
Augusta, GA 30901
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Stephen Day
REPRESENTED BY
Bryan Francis Jacoutot
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Bryan P. Tyson
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Diane Festin LaRoss
(678) 336-7169
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Loree Anne Paradise
(770) 434-6868
Fax: (770) 434-7376
Taylor English Duma LLP
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Susan Motter
REPRESENTED BY
Irene B. Vander Els
(404) 371-3618
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Shelley Driskell Momo
(404) 371-3011
Fax: (404) 371-3024
DeKalb County Law Department
1300 Commerce Dr.
5th Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Talula Martin
Terminated (June 30, 2020)
REPRESENTED BY
David Alan Cole
(770) 818-0000
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Timothy M. Boughey
(678) 996-9033
Fax: (770) 937-9960
Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP -Atl
100 Galleria Parkway
Suite 1600
Atlanta, GA 30339-5948
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Terence Dicks
REPRESENTED BY
Rachel Nicole Mack
(706) 842-5550
Augusta Georgia Law Department
535 Telfair St.
Building 3000
Augusta, GA 30901
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Tim McFalls
REPRESENTED BY
Rachel Nicole Mack
(706) 842-5550
Augusta Georgia Law Department
535 Telfair St.
Building 3000
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Comments
Whether Georgia's requirement that absentee ballots be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day poses an unconstitutional infringement on the right to vote in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
This lawsuit was filed in May 2020 by The New Georgia Project, a nonpartisan voter-registration group, and several Georgia voters, including two Black women who are at high risk of serious complications from COVID-19 because of their age and chronic health issues. They argued that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic “is not limited to Georgians’ health; it also poses a serious threat to their right to vote.” And although they acknowledged that the decision by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to send out absentee-ballot applications to over two million voters was “laudable,” it was not enough. They asked U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross to block the state from enforcing several election laws and practices relating to absentee ballots in the upcoming November election.
In an order on Aug. 31, Ross rejected the challengers’ request with respect to several laws – for example, the state’s ban on “ballot harvesting,” which is the practice of collecting and returning other voters’ absentee ballots, and a challenge to the state’s failure to provide prepaid postage for absentee ballots. But stressing that the “risk of disenfranchisement is great” under the current system, Ross barred the state from enforcing its law requiring all absentee ballots to be received by the time the polls close on Election Day. Instead, she ordered the state to accept and count any valid absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day and arrive within three business days after Election Day.
Raffensperger and state election officials went to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, asking that court to put Ross’ order on hold while they appeal. The 11th Circuit granted that motion, allowing the state to enforce its Election Day deadline for the receipt of absentee ballots while the state appeals – a ruling that, if allowed to stand, would likely mean that the deadline will be in place for the upcoming November election.
In a 24-page decision, Judge Britt Grant explained that “Georgia’s decades-old absentee-ballot deadline is both reasonable and non-discretionary, while its interests in maintaining that deadline (especially now that absentee voting has already begun) are at least as ‘important’ . . . and likely compelling.” Moreover, Grant added, the Supreme Court’s orders in emergency appeals arising from elections this year have “consistently pointed” in one direction – “allowing the States to run their own elections.” The power of federal courts is established by the Constitution, Grant concluded, and “COVID-19 has not put any gloss on the Constitution’s demand that States – not federal courts – are in charge of setting” election rules.
Plaintiffs bring this case to ensure that all eligible Georgia voters have
a fair and safe opportunity to exercise their right to vote in the November 3, 2020
general election (“November Election”), as required by the U.S. Constitution. A novel coronavirus pandemic is sweeping through the country, with known infections
of over one million and fatalities exceeding the total deaths in the Vietnam War. No
states are being spared. In Georgia, as of May 8, 2020, there are 31,605 confirmed
cases, and 1,352 people have died; tragically—and notwithstanding Governor
Kemp’s recent lifting of the stay-at-home order—there is no end in sight. Georgia
continues to see a significant number of new positive cases daily, its death rate is
estimated to quadruple by August, five of the ten counties with the highest death rate
per capita in America were in southwest Georgia as of May 8, 2020, and the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) has reported that Georgia’s “burden
continues to grow.” And while the country still has not reached its “peak” of
infections, public health officials are already warning about a likely “second wave”
of the virus in the fall, which because of its interaction with flu season, could be even
worse than the first. The pandemic’s impact is not limited to Georgians’ health; it
also poses a serious threat to their right to vote.
2. Secretary of State Raffensperger (the “Secretary”) has twice postponed
the spring primary election due to the pandemic, and recognizing the strain it is
placing on election resources—e.g., causing significant decreases in poll workers,
polling locations, and reduced staff capacity—as well as its impact on public health,
has taken the extraordinary step of sending absentee ballot applications to 6.9 million Georgia voters for that election. Georgia voters have responded in kind, by applying
to vote absentee at unprecedented rates. While the Secretary’s actions are laudable
first steps toward protecting the right to vote, they fall far short of what is needed to
protect that right in the upcoming November Election, as social distancing measures
continue and even more Georgians vote absentee.1 Without injunctive relief from
this Court, multiple laws and practices governing mail voting that already threaten
to burden and disenfranchise thousands of Georgia voters even in ordinary elections
are certain to abridge and deny the right to vote of thousands more in the current
crisis.
3. In 2018, over 219,700 voters voted absentee by mail in Georgia,
marking the highest turnout for absentee mail voting since the inception of no excuse
absentee voting in the state. Although the election was a high watermark for absentee
turnout rate, it represented a mere 1% increase over absentee turnout in the 2016
general election. Even then, it was evident that Georgia’s absentee voting rules
resulted in the disenfranchisement of a substantial number of lawful, registered voters: nearly 1,000 absentee ballot applications were rejected, over 3,500 voters—
most of whom mailed their ballots before Election Day—were disenfranchised
merely because their ballots arrived at county election offices after 7:00 p.m. on
Election Day, and almost 4,000 voters were disenfranchised for failure to include
immaterial information on their absentee ballot or because election officials
mistakenly concluded that their signatures on their ballot envelopes did not “match”
the signatures on file.
4. Georgia has spent the last two years mired in litigation over many of
these issues, and courts across the state have repeatedly found aspects of Georgia’s
absentee regime unconstitutional or in violation of the Civil Rights Act, 52 U.S.C. §
10101(a)(B). See, e.g., Democratic Party of Ga., Inc. v. Crittenden, 347 F. Supp. 3d
1324, 1341 (N.D. Ga. 2018) (finding plaintiffs likely to succeed on Civil Rights Act
claim regarding Georgia’s rejection of absentee ballots for missing birthdates);
Martin v. Crittenden, 347 F. Supp. 3d 1302, 1308-09 (N.D. Ga. 2018) (same);
Martin v. Kemp, 341 F. Supp. 3d 1326, 1339-40 (N.D. Ga. 2018) (finding plaintiffs
likely to succeed on due process challenge to Georgia’s signature match procedures);
Democratic Party of Ga. v. Burkes, No. 1:18-cv-00212-WLS (M.D. Ga. Nov. 9,
2018), Dkt. No. 5 (finding plaintiffs likely to succeed on challenge to Dougherty
County’s rejection of ballots received after 7:00 p.m. on Election Day). 5. Nevertheless, five aspects of Georgia law continue to disenfranchise
lawful voters and, unless immediately rectified, guarantee that Georgia’s absentee
regime will be ill-equipped to handle the anticipated increase in absentee voting in
the November Election: (1) the lack of standards governing the process for notifying
voters regarding incomplete absentee ballot applications (“Absentee Applicant
Notification Process”), O.C.G.A. § 21-2-381(b)(4); (2) the age restriction on those
who are allowed to submit one application to vote by mail for an entire election
cycle, (“Absentee Application Age Restriction”), id. § 21-2-381(a)(1)(G); (3) the
failure to provide prepaid postage on absentee ballots (“Absentee Postage Tax”); (4)
the rejection of absentee ballots be received by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day (“Election
Day Receipt Deadline”), id. § 21-2-386(a)(1)(F); and (5) Georgia’s prohibition on
third-party assistance for absentee ballots (“Voter Assistance Ban”), id. § 21-2-
385(a).
6. Even under normal circumstances, Georgia’s Absentee Applicant
Notification Process, which provides simply for “prompt” notification to the voter
in instances where elections officials are unable to determine the identity of the voter
who submitted the absentee application, would be constitutionally problematic. See
id. § 21-2-381(b)(4). But under the current circumstances, where hundreds of
thousands of absentee voters are expected to request absentee ballots for the first time, it is a recipe for unconstitutional differential treatment of voters across the state
and, even within counties. As elections officials become increasingly inundated with
absentee ballot requests, from voters who have not previously voted absentee and,
as such, are more likely to make a mistake in filling out their form, thousands of
lawful voters are at serious risk of not being notified that their application is faulty
and cannot be processed. Voters who are notified too late or not at all, will be
effectively denied their right to vote safely from their homes in the November
Election, and forced to choose between their health or their right to vote, as voting
in-person will be their only remaining option.
7. Similarly, Georgia’s Absentee Application Age Restriction
unconstitutionally discriminates against voters who are under the age of 65 by
restricting them from submitting a single absentee ballot application to vote by mail
for an entire election cycle based solely upon their age. O.C.G.A. § 21-2-
381(a)(1)(G); Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 183-1-14-.01(1). While restrictions based “on
account of age” are always prohibited by the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, the harms
caused by this restriction are particularly stark in the current crisis where absentee
voting is anticipated to skyrocket. Indeed, younger voters are required to repeatedly
request absentee ballots for every election in which they wish to vote in 2020,
increasing the chances that their applications will be rejected, their ballots to arrive late as a result of late application processing, or, as a consequence, they will be
forced to vote in-person risking their health and safety. In contrast, older voters need
only make one request, reducing their exposure to these burdens.
8. Georgia’s Absentee Postage Tax, which mandates that voters pay for
postage to mail their absentee ballot, unconstitutionally increases the monetary and
transaction costs associated with voting. Not only must an absentee voter pay for
postage to vote, they also must acquire the postage. In this digital age when many
people do not keep stamps at home this often requires a trip to the post office or
other essential business. Voters with access to stamps must accurately determine the
correct amount of postage, which varies by ballot size and weight. As a result, they,
too, may have to leave their homes to travel to the post office, a trip that can impose
significant temporal and monetary costs for those with limited access to
transportation, even in ordinary times, but in the current public-health crisis, may
also impose significant health risks. Moreover, as the U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”
or “postal service”) continues to face massive budget shortfalls, there is no guarantee
that local post offices will be open and available to answer questions, and it is all but
certain that for many voters, the time used to determine the correct postage amount
will delay the voting process and place voters at greater risk of disenfranchisement
due to the Election Day Receipt Deadline.
Document Links 1 (Scribd et. al)
https://www.scotusblog.com/election-litigation/the-new-georgia-project-v-raffensperger/
Document Link 2
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17166288/the-new-georgia-project-v-raffensperger/
Document Link 3
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.276781/gov.uscourts.gand.276781.1.0.pdf
Judges Comments
ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Leigh Martin May recused. Case reassigned to Judge Eleanor L. Ross for all further proceedings NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD: The Judge designation in the civil action number assigned to this case has been changed to 1:20-cv-01986-ELR. Please make note of this change in order to facilitate the docketing of pleadings in this case. Signed by Judge Leigh Martin May on 5/8/2020. (tmf) (Entered: 05/11/2020)