Order on Preliminary Injunction Hearing Logistics — Democratic National Committee v. Bostelmann (W.D. Wis.)
- Date
- 2020-08-03
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An order entered August 3, 2020 as Document #: 509 by District Judge William M. Conley of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin in four consolidated cases: Democratic National Committee v. Bostelmann (20-cv-249-wmc), Gear v. Bostelmann (20-cv-278-wmc), Edwards v. Vos (20-cv-340-wmc) and Swenson v. Bostelmann (20-cv-459-wmc). It sets logistics for the August 5, 2020 preliminary injunction hearing, to be held by Zoom starting at 9 a.m. The order schedules opening arguments on easing statutory deadlines for voter registration and absentee or in-person voting in light of COVID-19, live witness testimony, and arguments on alleged hurdles to registering or voting. It also sets deadlines of August 4 and August 6 for deposition designations, responses to supplemental proposed findings of fact and objections to exhibits.
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Case: 3:20-cv-00249-wmc Document #: 509 Filed: 08/03/20 Page 1 of 4
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
et al.,
Plaintiffs, OPINION AND ORDER
v.
20-cv-249-wmc
MARGE BOSTELMANN, et al.,
Defendants,
and
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE,
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
and REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN,
Intervening-Defendants.
SYLVIA GEAR, et al.,
Plaintiffs, ORDER
v.
20-cv-278-wmc
MARGE BOSTELMANN, et al.,
Defendants,
and
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE,
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
and REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN,
Intervening-Defendants.
CHRYSTAL EDWARDS, et al.,
Plaintiffs, ORDER
v.
20-cv-340-wmc
ROBIN VOS, et al.,
Defendants,
and
Case: 3:20-cv-00249-wmc Document #: 509 Filed: 08/03/20 Page 2 of 4
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
and REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN,
Intervening-Defendants.
JILL SWENSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs, OPINION AND ORDER
v.
20-cv-459-wmc
MARGE BOSTELMANN, et al.,
Defendants,
and
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE,
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
and REPUBLICAN PARTY OF WISCONSIN,
Intervening-Defendants.
Consistent with the status conference held with the parties in these four, consolidated
cases, IT IS ORDERED in advance of the August 5, 2020, preliminary injunction hearing that:
1. Hearing Logistics
The preliminary injunction hearing will be held by Zoom beginning at 9 a.m. on
Wednesday morning, August 5, 2020. The parties should familiarize themselves with the
Western District’s Zoom Guide prior to the hearing:
https://www.wiwd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/Prepare_for_Zoom_Hearing.pdf. No later
than 5 p.m. tomorrow, August 4, the parties shall provide the email addresses for the attorneys
who will participate in Wednesday’s hearing by emailing them to
Melissa_Hardin@wiwd.uscourts.gov. Each party shall designate no more than two lead counsel
to appear, although each party may designate other attorney(s) to participate if they feel it is
truly necessary. The parties should also provide the email addresses for the witnesses who will
appear.
The hearing will proceed roughly according to the following schedule: From 9 a.m. until
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10:30 a.m., the parties will present opening arguments regarding the easing of statutory
deadlines with respect to both voter registration and absentee or in-person voting in light of
COVID-19. Both sides may have forty-five minutes (including questioning by the court) to
present their opening statements.
From 10:30 a.m. until noon the court will hear testimony from live witnesses, beginning
with questioning of the court of Ms. Wolfe and, if necessary, Mr. Spindell. The parties will be
given the opportunity to examine Administrator Wolfe only on the subject matter raised by the
court in its questioning. If for some reason Administrator Wolfe is unavailable during that time,
counsel for the WEC is welcome to propose alternative times to the court. Mr. Spindell will be
made available for cross-examination as set forth above, unless defendants indicate that his
testimony is no longer being relied upon for purposes of plaintiffs’ motions for preliminary
injunction, in which case he will not be called.
From 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. the court will hear opening statements regarding plaintiff’s
assertions of unreasonable hurdles placed on certain individuals to register or vote, whether
absentee or in-person. Both sides will each have one hour to present opening statements,
including questioning from the court. As appropriate, the court will also hear closing arguments
from both sides.
2. Additional Submissions
The Swenson plaintiffs may have until 5 p.m. tomorrow, August 4, to provide the court
and the parties with the specific designations from the July 31 deposition of the RPW 30(b)(6)
deponent(s). Defendants and intervening-defendants may have until 5 p.m. on Thursday, August
6, to respond. Defendants and intervening-defendants may also have until 5 p.m. on Thursday
to respond to the Gear, Swenson, and DNC plaintiffs’ supplemental proposed findings of fact. (See
dkts. #494, 501, 506.) Any objections to the proposed exhibits must be submitted to the court
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by noon tomorrow, August 4. Responses to the objections are due by 5 p.m. that same day.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Entered this 3rd day of August, 2020.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
__________________________________
WILLIAM M. CONLEY
District Judge
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