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Motion to Intervene as Defendants — Moore v. Circosta (E.D.N.C.)

Filed October 1, 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
Filed2020-10-01

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina · No. 5:20-cv-00507-D · Doc. 35 · 2020-10-01 · Docket on CourtListener

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA 
EASTERN DIVISION 
No. 5:20-cv-507-D 
 
TIMOTHY K. MOORE, et al., 
 
 
 
          Plaintiffs, 
 
v.  
 
DAMON CIRCOSTA, et al., 
                                  Defendants, and 
 
DEMOCRACY NORTH CAROLINA, THE 
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NORTH 
CAROLINA, LELIA BENTLEY, MARGARET 
B. CATES, ROBERT K. PRIDDY II, REGINA 
WHITNEY EDWARDS, JOHN P. CLARK, and 
WALTER HUTCHINS, 
 
         Proposed Intervenor-Defendants. 
 
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MOTION TO INTERVENE AS DEFENDANTS  
 
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24, the League of Women Voters of North 
Carolina, Democracy North Carolina, Lelia Bentley, Peggy Cates, Robert K. Priddy, Regina 
Whitney Edwards, John P. Clark, and Walter Hutchins (“proposed Intervenor-Defendants”) 
respectfully submit this Motion to Intervene as Defendants in this action of right or, in the 
alternative, with permission of the Court. A proposed order is attached to this Motion as Exhibit 
1.  
As set forth in the accompanying Memorandum in Support of Motion to Intervene as 
Defendants, proposed Intervenor-Defendants seek to dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint and oppose any 
requested court-ordered injunction regarding Numbered Memo 2020-19.  Pursuant to Rule 24(c), 
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this Motion is accompanied by a proposed Motion to Dismiss and Memorandum in Support of 
Motion to Dismiss as Exhibits 2-3 setting forth the defenses for which intervention is sought. 
Respectfully submitted this the 1st day of October, 2020, 
/s/ Jon Sherman 
Jon Sherman  
D.C. Bar No. 998271
Michelle Kanter Cohen
D.C. Bar No. 989164
Cecilia Aguilera
D.C. Bar No. 1617884
FAIR ELECTIONS CENTER
1825 K St. NW, Ste. 450
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: (202) 331-0114
Email: jsherman@fairelectionscenter.org
mkantercohen@fairelectionscenter.org
caguilera@fairelectionscenter.org
/s/ Allison J. Riggs 
Allison J. Riggs (State Bar #40028) 
Jeffrey Loperfido (State Bar #52939) 
Hilary Klein (State Bar #53711) 
Southern Coalition for Social Justice 
1415 West Highway 54, Suite 101 
Durham, NC 27707 
Telephone: 919-323-3380 
Facsimile: 919-323-3942 
Email: Allison@southerncoalition.org 
jeff@southerncoalition.org 
/s/ George P. Varghese 
George P. Varghese* (Pa. Bar No. 94329)  
Joseph J. Yu* (NY Bar No. 4765392) 
Stephanie Lin* (MA Bar No. 690909) 
Rebecca Lee* (DC Bar No. 229651) 
Richard A. Ingram* (DC Bar No. 1657532) 
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR 
LLP 
 
60 State Street 
Boston, MA 02109 
Telephone: (617) 526-6000 
Facsimile: (617) 526-5000 
Email: 
george.varghese@wilmerhale.com 
joseph.yu@wilmerhale.com 
stephanie.lin@wilmerhale.com 
rebecca.lee@wilmerhale.com 
rick.ingram@wilmerhale.com 
Counsel for proposed Intervenor-Defendants 
*Application to appear pro hac vice 
forthcoming.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I hereby certify that on this 1st day of October, 2020, I caused the foregoing MOTION TO 
INTERVENE and accompanying Exhibits 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. 
David H. Thompson 
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20036 
202-220-9600
Fax: 202-220-9601
Email: dthompson@cooperkirk.com
Nathan Andrew Huff 
Phelps Dunbar LLP 
GlenLake One 
4140 ParkLake Avenue, Suite 100 
Raleigh, NC 27612-3723 
919-789-5300
Fax: 919-789-5301
Email: nathan.huff@phelps.com
Peter A. Patterson 
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20036 
202-220-9600
Fax: 202-220-9601
Email: ppatterson@cooperkirk.com
Nicole Jo Moss 
Cooper & Kirk, PLLC 
1523 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, DC 20036 
202-220-9600
Fax: 202-220-9601
Email: nmoss@cooperkirk.com
Counsel for Plaintiffs 
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
Terence Steed 
NC Department of Justice - Public Safety 
Section 
P. O. Box 629 
Raleigh, NC 27602 
919-716-6567
Fax: 919-716-6761
Email: tsteed@ncdoj.gov
Counsel for Defendants 
/s  Allison J. Riggs 
Allison J. Riggs 
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  1. Defendants' Response to Motion for TRO — Moore v. Circostasame docket · 2020-10-01
  2. Order Denying Motion to Transfer Venue — Moore v. Circostasame docket · 2020-09-30
  3. Reply in Support of Motion to Transfer Venue — Moore v. Circostasame docket · 2020-09-29
  4. Order Setting Status Conference — Moore v. Circosta (E.D.N.C.)same docket · 2020-09-28
  5. 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
  6. Motion for Temporary Restraining Order — Moore v. Circosta (E.D.N.C.) (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same docket · 2020-09-26
  7. Complaint (Docket 5:20-cv-00507-D) — Moore v. Circostasame docket · 2020-09-26
  8. 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
  9. Memorandum opinion and order denying preliminary injunction — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same case · 2020-10-14
  10. Memorandum in Support of Motion for TRO — Moore v. Circostasame case · 2020-09-26
  11. Notice of Appeal — Moore v. Circostasame case · 2020-10-15
  12. Fourth Circuit order dismissing consolidated appeals — Moore v. Circosta (M.D.N.C. No. 5:20-cv-00507)same case · 2021-01-15
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. NCSBOE COVID-19 Election Recommendations Letter (Exhibit 4 to complaint) — Moore v. Circostasame case · 2020-09-26

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