Bullman v. Ardoin
No. C-716690-24 (La. Dist. Ct., E. Baton Rouge Parish); No. 2022-CA-1136 ((La. Ct. App., 1st Cir.)
Case Information
A state court challenge to the continued use of the 2011 legislative maps, anticipating legislative failure to draw valid lines after the 2020 Census. This case was consolidated with Louisiana NAACP v. ArdoinÂ
The lawsuit became moot after the legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto, enacting a new congressional map. On May 5, 2022, after the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims, the court ordered each party to pay their own costs.
The SOS appealed, arguing the plaintiffs should be responsible for all costs after voluntarily dismissing their claims. On Apr. 13, 2023, the appellate court held that the trial court did not abuse their discretion in ordering each party to pay their own costs.
History
Case filings, starting with most recent courtName | Last Modified | ||
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Notice of appeal [Document not yet available] [Document not yet available] | Jan 1, 1970 | ||
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Order affirming trial court's decision | Apr 13, 2023 |
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Petition | Mar 9, 2022 | |
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State's motion to dismiss | Mar 16, 2022 | |
Opposition [Document not yet available] [Document not yet available] | Mar 21, 2022 | ||
Petition by math/science intervenors [Document not yet available] [Document not yet available] | Mar 14, 2022 | ||
State's motion to dismiss [Document not yet available] [Document not yet available] | Mar 21, 2022 | ||
Opposition [Document not yet available] [Document not yet available] | Mar 23, 2022 | ||
Proposed findings by leg. leaders [Document not yet available] [Document not yet available] | Mar 25, 2022 | ||
Proposed findings by La. NAACP plaintiffs [Document not yet available] [Document not yet available] | Mar 25, 2022 | ||
Leg. leadership's motion to dismiss [Document not yet available [Document not yet available] | Mar 29, 2022 | ||
Plaintiff's motion to voluntarily dismiss [Document not yet available] [Document not yet available] | Apr 1, 2022 | ||
Order dismissing claims without prejudice [Document not yet available] [Document not yet available] | May 5, 2022 |