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Hunter v. Bostelmann

Last Updated May 5, 2022
Case No. 3:21-cv-00512 (W.D. Wis.); No. 21-474 (U.S. S. Ct.)
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Case Information

A federal court challenge to the congressional and state legislative maps, based on the anticipated failure of the legislature to draw valid lines, and anticipated subsequent malapportionment.

On Oct. 6, 2021, the three-judge court issued a limited stay to allow litigation in state court to play out.

After the state Supreme Court on Mar. 3, 2022, adopted new congressional maps in Johnson v. Wis. Election Comm’n, and (following remand from the U.S. Supreme Court) adopted new state legislative maps on Apr. 15, 2022, plaintiffs sought voluntary dismissal of the claims in this case.  The three-judge court dismissed all claims on May 5, 2022.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Johnson et al. motion to stay Sep 23, 2021
Document icon BLOC et al. response (incl. exhs.) Oct 1, 2021
Document icon Hunter et al. response Oct 1, 2021
Document icon Cong. response (incl. exhs.) Oct 1, 2021
Document icon Gov. response Oct 1, 2021
Document icon Leg. response Oct 1, 2021
Document icon Wis. Election Comm'n response Oct 1, 2021
Document icon Order for limited stay of discovery Oct 6, 2021
Document icon Wis. Election Comm'n motion to dismiss BLOC et al. complaint Sep 30, 2021
Document icon Opposition Oct 20, 2021
Document icon Reply (incl. exhs.) Oct 27, 2021
Document icon Wis. Election Comm'n motion to dismiss Johnson et al. complaint Sep 30, 2021
Document icon Opposition Oct 6, 2021
Document icon Reply (incl. exhs.) Oct 27, 2021
Document icon Cong. motion to dismiss Johnson et al. complaint Oct 7, 2021
Document icon Opposition Oct 19, 2021
Document icon Reply Oct 27, 2021
Document icon BLOC et al. position on dismissal Mar 18, 2022
Document icon Hunter et al. position on dismissal Mar 18, 2022
Document icon Johnson et al. position on dismissal Mar 18, 2022
Document icon Cong. position on dismissal Mar 18, 2022
Document icon Gov. position on dismissal Mar 18, 2022
Document icon Leg. position on dismissal Mar 18, 2022
Document icon Wis. Election Comm'n position on dismissal Mar 18, 2022
Document icon BLOC et al. position on dismissal Mar 28, 2022
Document icon Hunter et al. position on dismissal Mar 28, 2022
Document icon Johnson et al. position on dismissal Mar 25, 2022
Document icon Cong. position on dismissal Mar 25, 2022
Document icon Leg. position on dismissal Mar 28, 2022
Document icon BLOC et al. position on dismissal Apr 20, 2022
Document icon Hunter et al. position on dismissal Apr 20, 2022
Document icon Johnson et al. position on dismissal Apr 20, 2022
Document icon Cong. position on dismissal Apr 20, 2022
Document icon Gov. position on dismissal Apr 20, 2022
Document icon Leg. position on dismissal Apr 20, 2022
Document icon BLOC et al. request for voluntary dismissal May 4, 2022
Document icon Hunter et al. request for voluntary dismissal May 4, 2022
Highlighted document Document icon Order dismissing case May 5, 2022
    Name Last Modified
Document icon State leg. petition for writ of mandamus Sep 24, 2021
Document icon BLOC et al. opposition Oct 25, 2021
Document icon Hunter et al. opposition Oct 28, 2021
Document icon Johnson et al. response Oct 28, 2021
Document icon Order denying petition Dec 6, 2021
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint Aug 13, 2021
Document icon Johnson et al. complaint Aug 26, 2021
Document icon Leg. motion to dismiss Hunter complaint Aug 17, 2021
Document icon Opposition Sep 13, 2021
Document icon Cong. motion to dismiss Hunter complaint Aug 30, 2021
Highlighted document Document icon Order denying motions to dismiss Sep 16, 2021

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