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Motion for Temporary Restraining Order — Moore v. Circosta (E.D.N.C.) (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)

Filed September 26, 2020 in Moore v. Circosta; one of 20 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
Filed2020-09-26

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina · No. 5:20-cv-00507-D · Doc. 8 · 2020-09-26 · Docket on CourtListener

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA 
EASTERN DIVISION 
 
Civil Action No. 4:20-CV-182 
TIMOTHY K. MOORE, in his official 
capacity as Speaker of the North Carolina 
House of Representatives, PHILIP E. 
BERGER, in his official capacity as President 
Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate; 
BOBBY HEATH, MAXINE WHITLEY, and 
ALAN SWAIN, 
 
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
DAMON CIRCOSTA, in his official capacity 
as Chair of the North Carolina State Board of 
Elections, STELLA ANDERSON, in her 
official capacity as a member of the North 
Carolina State Board of Elections, JEFF 
CARMON III, in his official capacity as a 
member of the North Carolina State Board of 
Elections, and KAREN BRINSON BELL, in 
her official capacity as the Executive Director 
of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, 
Defendants. 
PLAINTIFFS’ 
MOTION 
FOR 
A 
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER 
 
 
For the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, Plaintiffs Timothy K. Moore, 
Philip E. Berger, Bobby Heath, Maxine Whitley, and Alan Swain, respectfully request that this 
Court enter a temporary restraining order prohibiting Defendants from enforcing and distributing 
the Numbered Memoranda at issue in this case, in violation of the Constitution of the United States. 
Immediately prior to filing this motion with the Court, Plaintiffs provided notice to 
Defendants of this motion by emailing the motion and accompanying memorandum to Defendants’ 
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counsel. Plaintiffs also placed Defendants on notice of the filing of their complaint by emailing a 
copy of that complaint to Defendants’ counsel today. 
Defendants’ counsel to whom Plaintiffs have emailed the complaint include: 
 
Alexander McC. Peters 
State Bar No. 13654 
Chief Deputy Attorney General 
Terrance Steed 
N.C. Dept. of Justice 
P.O. Box 629 
Raleigh N.C. 27602 
apeters@ncdoj.gov 
tsteed@ncdoj.gov 
 
Paul M. Cox 
Special Deputy Attorney General 
N.C. Department of Justice 
pcox@ncdoj.gov 
 
Katelyn Love 
430 N. Salisbury St. 
Raleigh, N.C. 27603 
Katelyn.Love@ncsbe.gov 
 
Dated: September 26, 2020 
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Nicole J. Moss 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Nathan A. Huff  
COOPER & KIRK, PLLC 
 
 
 
PHELPS DUNBAR LLP 
David H. Thompson*  
 
 
 
4140 ParkLake Avenue, Suite 100 
Peter A. Patterson *  
 
 
 
Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 
Brian Barnes*  
 
 
 
 
Telephone: (919) 789-5300 
Nicole J. Moss (State Bar No. 31958) 
 
Fax: (919) 789-5301 
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W.  
 
nathan.huff@phelps.com  
Washington, D.C. 20036 
 
 
 
State Bar No. 40626 
(202) 220-9600 
 
 
 
 
Local Civil Rule 83.1 Counsel for 
(202) 220-9601 
 
 
 
Plaintiffs Phil Berger, Tim Moore, Bobby 
nmoss@cooperkirk.com 
 
 
 
Heath, and Maxine Whitley 
 
*Special Appearance Pursuant to Local  
Civil Rule 83.1 forthcoming 
 
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I hereby certify that on this 26th day of September, 2020, I caused the foregoing document 
to be filed electronically with the Clerk of Court through the CM/ECF System for filing, and served 
on counsel registered to receive CM/ECF notifications in this case. I also caused the foregoing 
document to be e-mailed to the following counsel for Defendants: 
Alexander McC. Peters 
State Bar No. 13654 
Chief Deputy Attorney General 
Terrance Steed 
N.C. Dept. of Justice 
P.O. Box 629 
Raleigh N.C. 27602 
apeters@ncdoj.gov 
tsteed@ncdoj.gov 
 
Paul M. Cox 
Special Deputy Attorney General 
N.C. Department of Justice 
pcox@ncdoj.gov 
 
Katelyn Love 
430 N. Salisbury St. 
Raleigh, N.C. 27603 
Katelyn.Love@ncsbe.gov 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
s/Nicole J. Moss 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nicole J. Moss 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Attorney for Plaintiffs 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  1. Memorandum in Support of TRO (5:20-cv-00507-D) — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same docket · 2020-09-26
  2. Complaint (Docket 5:20-cv-00507-D) — Moore v. Circostasame docket · 2020-09-26
  3. Order Setting Status Conference — Moore v. Circosta (E.D.N.C.)same docket · 2020-09-28
  4. Reply in Support of Motion to Transfer Venue — Moore v. Circostasame docket · 2020-09-29
  5. Order Denying Motion to Transfer Venue — Moore v. Circostasame docket · 2020-09-30
  6. Motion to Intervene as Defendants — Moore v. Circosta (E.D.N.C.)same docket · 2020-10-01
  7. Defendants' Response to Motion for TRO — Moore v. Circostasame docket · 2020-10-01
  8. Memorandum in Support of Motion for TRO — Moore v. Circostasame case · 2020-09-26
  9. Resignation letter of Ncsboe member Ken Raymond (Exhibit 7 to complaint) — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507, 2020-09-23, 2)same case · 2020-09-26
  10. Resignation letter of Ncsboe member David Black (Exhibit 6 to complaint) — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507, 2020-09-23, 1)same case · 2020-09-26
  11. Ncsboe Numbered Memo 2020-19 (Exhibit 3 to complaint) — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same case · 2020-09-26
  12. NC Alliance for Retired Americans Amended Complaint (Exhibit 9 to Moore complaint) — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same case · 2020-09-26
  13. Democracy NC Evidentiary Hearing Transcript, Vol. 2 (Exhibit 5 to complaint) — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same case · 2020-09-26
  14. Declaration of Tomas Lopez, Democracy NC (Exhibit 12 to complaint) — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same case · 2020-09-26
  15. Motion for preliminary injunction and memorandum in support — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same case · 2020-10-06
  16. NCSBOE COVID-19 Election Recommendations Letter (Exhibit 4 to complaint) — Moore v. Circostasame case · 2020-09-26
  17. Memorandum opinion and order denying preliminary injunction — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same case · 2020-10-14
  18. Notice of Appeal — Moore v. Circostasame case · 2020-10-15
  19. Fourth Circuit order dismissing consolidated appeals — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same case · 2021-01-15

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