Georgia: Wood v. Raffensperger

Date

November 13, 2020
City/County

Atlanta
Type of Case

Voter Fraud, Voter Integrity, Cause: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act Nature of Suit: 441 Civil Rights: VotingPlaintiff, a Georgia voter, alleges that defendant, the Secretary of State, violated the Elections Clause by entering into the litigation settlement in Georgia Democratic Party v. Raffensperger in March. Plaintiff alleges that the Secretary of State changed the manner of handling absentee ballots to a form inconsistent with state law. On a variation of this argument, plaintiffs further alleges that the "disparate" treatment of absentee ballots by county boards as compared to the process laid out by the Georgia legislature is an equal protection violation. Plaintiff seeks an injunction against certifying the general election results in Georgia.

Title

Date

November 13, 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

Type of Case

Voter Fraud, Voter Integrity, Cause: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act Nature of Suit: 441 Civil Rights: VotingPlaintiff, a Georgia voter, alleges that defendant, the Secretary of State, violated the Elections Clause by entering into the litigation settlement in Georgia Democratic Party v. Raffensperger in March. Plaintiff alleges that the Secretary of State changed the manner of handling absentee ballots to a form inconsistent with state law. On a variation of this argument, plaintiffs further alleges that the "disparate" treatment of absentee ballots by county boards as compared to the process laid out by the Georgia legislature is an equal protection violation. Plaintiff seeks an injunction against certifying the general election results in Georgia.

Case Number

1:20-cv-04651-SD

Judges

Steven D. Grimberg

Plaintiff

L. Lin Wood Jr.

Defendant

BRAD RAFFENSPERGER, in his official capacity as Secretary of State of teh State of Georgia
REBECCA N. SULLIVAN, in her official capacity as Vice Chair of the Georgia State Election Board
DAVID J. WORLEY, in his official capacity as a Member of the Georgia State Election Board
MATTHEW MASHBURN, in his official capacity as a Member of the Georgia State Election Board, and ANH LE in her official capacity as a Member of the Georgia State Election Board

Intervener

Intervenor Defendant
DCCC
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

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

Democratic Party of Georgia, Inc.
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

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

DSCC
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

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

Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda, Inc.
REPRESENTED BY

Bryan Ludington Sells
(404) 480-4212
The Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, LLC
P.O. Box 5493, 1226 Springdale Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 31107-0493

ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Georgia State Conference of the NAACP
REPRESENTED BY

Bryan Ludington Sells
(404) 480-4212
The Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, LLC
P.O. Box 5493, 1226 Springdale Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 31107-0493

ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Helen Butler
REPRESENTED BY

Bryan Ludington Sells
(404) 480-4212
The Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, LLC
P.O. Box 5493, 1226 Springdale Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 31107-0493

ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James Woodall
REPRESENTED BY

Bryan Ludington Sells
(404) 480-4212
The Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, LLC
P.O. Box 5493, 1226 Springdale Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 31107-0493

ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Melvin Ivey
REPRESENTED BY

Bryan Ludington Sells
(404) 480-4212
The Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, LLC
P.O. Box 5493, 1226 Springdale Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 31107-0493

ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Plaintiff Attorney

L. Lin Wood, Jr.
REPRESENTED BY

Ray Stallings Smith , III
(404) 760-6006
Fax: (404) 760-0225
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

LEAD ATTORNEY

Defendant Attorney

Anh Le
REPRESENTED BY

Charlene S McGowan
(404) 656-3389
Georgia Attorney General's Office, Assistant Attorney General
40 Capitol Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334

ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED