No. 22O155
Title:Texas, Plaintiff
v.
Pennsylvania, et al.
Docketed:December 8, 2020
Lower Ct:
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   Rehearing Denied:
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DateProceedings and Orders
Dec 07 2020Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint filed.
Motion for Leave to File a Bill of ComplaintCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 07 2020Motion to expedite filed by plaintiff Texas.
Main Document
Dec 07 2020Motion for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order or, alternatively, for stay and administrative stay filed by plaintiff Texas.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceOther
Dec 08 2020Response to the motion for leave to file a bill of complaint and to the motion for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order or, alternatively, for stay and administrative stay requested, due Thursday, December 10, by 3 pm.
Dec 09 2020Motion to intervene filed by Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.
Main DocumentOtherProof of Service
Dec 09 2020Brief amicus curiae of State of Missouri and 16 other States filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 09 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by Carter Phillips, et al. submitted.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 09 2020Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Attorneys submitted.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 09 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by State of Arizona and Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General submitted.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Dec 10 2020Motion of State of Ohio for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (December 10, 2020) (corrected motion electronically filed)
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by State of Ohio filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Dec 10 2020Response to motion for leave to file bill of complaint and motion for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order or stay from defendant Wisconsin filed.
Main DocumentOtherOtherProof of Service
Dec 10 2020Opposition to Texas's motion for leave to file bill of complaint and its motion for preliminary relief from defendant Georgia filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 10 2020Opposition to motions for leave to file bill of complaint and for injunctive relief from defendant Michigan filed.
Main DocumentOtherCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 10 2020Opposition to motion for leave to file bill of complaint and motion for preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or stay from defendant Pennsylvania filed.
Main DocumentOtherProof of Service
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief from the District of Columbia on behalf of 22 States and Territories filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Dec 10 2020Motion of U.S. Representative Mike Johnson and 105 Other Members for leave to file amicus brief not accepted for filing. (December 11, 2020)
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by U.S. Representative Mike Johnson and 125 other Members filed
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to intervene by Ron Heuer, et al. submitted.
Main DocumentOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherProof of Service
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, Senator Lora Reinbold, Representative David Eastment, et al. (Elected State Officials) submitted.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word CountOtherProof of Service
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to intervene by State of Missouri and 5 other States filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceOther
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceOther
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by certain select Pennsylvania State Senators submitted.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by Christian Family Coalition filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Dec 10 2020Brief amicus curiae of Bryan Cutler, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and Kerry Benninghoff, Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 10 2020Brief amicus curiae of City of Detroit filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by Justice and Freedom Fund submitted.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceOther
Dec 10 2020Brief amicus curiae of Georgia state Senator William Ligon, et al. filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by L. Lin Wood submitted.
Main Document
Dec 10 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by Steve Bullock, in his official capacity as Governor of Montana, filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 11 2020Reply of State of Texas not accepted for filing. (December 11, 2020) (corrected brief electronically filed)
Dec 11 2020Reply of State of Texas not accepted for filing. (December 11, 2020) (corrected brief electronically filed)
Dec 11 2020Reply in support of motion for leave to file bill of complaint from plaintiff Texas filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 11 2020Reply in support of motion for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order or, alternatively, for stay and administrative stay from plaintiff Texas filed.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
Dec 11 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by Citizens United, et al. filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Dec 11 2020Motion for leave to file amicus brief by Members of the Democratic Caucus of the Senate of Pennsylvania filed.
Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
Dec 11 2020Brief amicus curiae of New California State and New Nevada State submitted.
Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceOther
Dec 11 2020The State of Texas’s motion for leave to file a bill of complaint is denied for lack of standing under Article III of the Constitution. Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections. All other pending motions are dismissed as moot. Statement of Justice Alito, with whom Justice Thomas joins: In my view, we do not have discretion to deny the filing of a bill of complaint in a case that falls within our original jurisdiction. See Arizona v. California, 589 U. S. ___ (Feb. 24, 2020) (Thomas, J., dissenting). I would therefore grant the motion to file the bill of complaint but would not grant other relief, and I express no view on any other issue.

NAMEADDRESSPHONE
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Ken Paxton
    Counsel of Record
Attorney General of Texas
P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059)
Austin, TX 78711-2548

kenneth.paxton@oag.texas.gov
512-936-1414
Party name: State of Texas
Attorneys for Respondents
John Bartley DeLone
    Counsel of Record
Attorney General's Office
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General -Appellate Litigation Section
15th Floor, Strawberry Square
Harrisburg, PA 17120

jdelone@attorneygeneral.gov
717-783-3226
Party name: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Thomas Charles Bellavia
    Counsel of Record
Wisconsin Department of Justice
17 W. Main Street
PO Box 7857
Madison, WI 53707-7857

bellaviatc@doj.state.wi.us
6083337519
Party name: State of Wisconsin
Fadwa A. Hammoud
    Counsel of Record
Michigan Department of Attorney General
P.O. Box 30212
Lansing, MI 48909

HammoudF1@michigan.gov
517-335-7628
Party name: State of Michigan
Andrew Alan Pinson
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Georgia Attorney General
40 Capital Square SW
Atlanta, GA 30334-1300

apinson@law.ga.gov
404-458-3409
Party name: State of Georgia
Other
John C. Eastman
    Counsel of Record
174 W. Lincoln Ave, #620
Anaheim, CA 92805

jeastman562@gmail.com
909-257-3869
Party name: Donald J. Trump, President of the United States
Charles R. Gerow
    Counsel of Record
4725 Charles Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Cgerow@quantumcomms.com
717-877-8194
Party name: Members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Donald W. MacPherson
    Counsel of Record
The MacPherson Group
24654 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy
Suite 103-551
Peoria, AZ 85383

mac@beatirs.com
6232092003
Party name: Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, Senator Lora Reinbold, Representative David Eastment, et al. (Elected State Officials)
D. John Sauer
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Attorney General
Supreme Court Building, 207 West High Street
P.O. Box 899
Jefferson City, MO 65102

john.sauer@ago.mo.gov
573-751-3321
Party name: State of Missouri
Richard Douglas Bernstein
    Counsel of Record
1875 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006

rbernsteinlaw@gmail.com
3017752064
Party name: Carter Phillips, et al.
John Allen Eidsmoe
    Counsel of Record
One Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36064

eidsmoeja@juno.com
3343241812
Party name: Constitutional Attorneys
Brunn Wall Roysden III
    Counsel of Record
Office of the Arizona Attorney General
2005 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004

beau.roysden@azag.gov
602-542-5025
Party name: State of Arizona and Mark Brnovich, Arizona Attorney General
Erick G. Kaardal
    Counsel of Record
Mohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A.
150 South Fifth Street, Suite 3100
Minneapolis, MN 55402

kaardal@mklaw.com
612-465-0927
Party name: Ron Heuer, et al.
Benjamin Michael Flowers
    Counsel of Record
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost
30 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215

benjamin.flowers@ohioattorneygeneral.gov
6144668980
Party name: State of Ohio
Jason Brett Torchinsky
    Counsel of Record
Holtzman Vogel Josefiak Torchinsky PLLC
15405 John Marshall Hwy
Haymarket, VA 20169

Jtorchinsky@hvjt.law
540 341 8808
Party name: Certain Select Pennsylvania State Senators
Loren L. AliKhan
    Counsel of Record
D.C. Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Solicitor General
400 6th Street, NW, Suite 8100
Washington, DC 20001

loren.alikhan@dc.gov
202-727-6287
Party name: District of Columbia on behalf of 22 States and Territories
Dennis Grossman
    Counsel of Record
6701 Sunset Drive
Suite 104
Miami, FL 33143

dagrossmanlaw@aol.com
5164666690
Party name: Christian Family Coalition
Douglas Alexander Stewart Chalmers Jr.
    Counsel of Record
Chalmers & Adams LLC
5805 State Bridge Road #G77
Johns Creek, GA 30097

dchalmers@cpblawgroup.com
770-630-5927
Party name: Bryan Cutler Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Kerry Benninghoff Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
David H. Fink
    Counsel of Record
Fink Bressack
38500 Woodward Ave, Suite 350
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

dfink@finkbressack.com
2489712500
Party name: City of Detroit
Nathaniel Kyle MacPherson
    Counsel of Record
The MacPherson Group, LLC
24654 N. Lake Pleasant Pkwy.
Suite 103-551
Peoria, AZ 85383

nathan@beatirs.com
6232092003
Party name: Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, Senator Lora Reinbold, Representative David Eastman, et al (Elected Officials) as Amici Curiae
James L. Hirsen
    Counsel of Record
505 S. Villa Real Drive
Suite 101
Anaheim Hills, CA 92807

james@jameshirsen.com
714-283-8880
Party name: Justice and Freedom Fund in Support of Plaintiff
L. Lin Wood Jr.
    Counsel of Record
P.O. Box 52584
Atlanta, GA 30355-0584

lwood@linwoodlaw.com
4049833284
Party name: L. Lin Wood
James A. Davids
    Counsel of Record
741 Sand Willow Dr.
Chesapeake, VA 23320

jimdavids@gmail.com
(757) 576-9610
Party name: Ga. state Sen. William Ligon et al.
Adam G. Unikowsky
    Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001

AUnikowsky@jenner.com
202-639-6041
Party name: Steve Bullock, in his official capacity as Governor of Montana
William Jeffrey Olson
    Counsel of Record
William J. Olson, P.C.
370 Maple Ave. W., Suite 4
Vienna, VA 22180

wjo@mindspring.com
7033565070
Party name: Citizens United, Citizens United Foundation, and The Presidential Coalition, LLC
Robert Ellsworth Thomas III
    Counsel of Record
150 South Hwy 160, #310
Pahrump, NV 89048

Carguy341@yahoo.com
5308281234
Party name: New California State and New Nevada State
Phillip L. Jauregui Jr.
    Counsel of Record
1300 I Street, NW
Suite 400 E
Washington, DC 20005

plj@judicialactiongroup.com
202-216-9309
Party name: U.S. Representative Mike Johnson and 125 Other Members
Jessel A. Costa Jr.
    Counsel of Record
Democratic Caucus Senate of Pennsylvania
Room 535 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120

jay.costa@pasenate.com
(717) 787-3736
Party name: Members of the Democratic Caucus of the Senate of Pennsylvania