Title
Georgia: Wood v. Raffensperger
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
Russell D. Willard
(404) 656-3300
Attorney General's Office-Atl, Department of Law
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Brad Raffensperger
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
Russell D. Willard
(404) 656-3300
Attorney General's Office-Atl, Department of Law
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
David J. Worley
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
Russell D. Willard
(404) 656-3300
Attorney General's Office-Atl, Department of Law
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Matthew Mashburn
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
Russell D. Willard
(404) 656-3300
Attorney General's Office-Atl, Department of Law
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Rebecca N. Sullivan
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
Russell D. Willard
(404) 656-3300
Attorney General's Office-Atl, Department of Law
40 Capitol Square, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Document Links 1 (Scribd et. al)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ta0rze1m3flzk5o/2020-11-13%20Complaint%20-%20L.%20Wood%20v.%20Raffensperger%20et%20al.pdf?dl=0
Document Link 2
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18632787/wood-v-raffensperger/
Document Link 3
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.283580/gov.uscourts.gand.283580.1.1.pdf
Document Link 4
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.gand.283580/gov.uscourts.gand.283580.1.0.pdf
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