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Beard v. Whitmer
Closed. Consolidated With Another Case
Beard v. Whitmer, No. 2:20-cv-11067 (E.D. Mich.) |
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| Case Summary | Plaintiff Beard asserts that her first and fourteenth amendment rights were violated by the Michigan Governor's Executive Order 2020-21. Due to the Executive Order state offices including the Secretary of State, through which all judicial candidates must file, require the office to be closed until after the filing deadline has past. Plaintiff further asserts that no allowances or exceptions have been issued extending the filing date or providing alternate means of complying with the filing deadline. Plaintiff also asserts that the Executive Order prevents her from obtaining the necessary number of signatures required for judicial candidates because of "no contact" stipulations of the order in person and furthermore that mail in signatures are not a viable or reasonable option due to low response rates and the postage/mailing costs necessary to reach the necessary audiences. Consolidated with Esshaki v. Whitmer. | |
| Filed | 04/30/2020 | |
| State | Michigan | |
| Type of Court | Federal | |
| Circuit | Sixth Circuit | |
| Status | Closed. Consolidated With Another Case () | |
| Last Updated | 09/16/2020 | |
| Issue Tag(s) | Petition Signature Requirement (Deadline/Time to Collect) Candidate Signature Requirement (Threshold Number, Deadline/Time to Collect) |
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| Complaint(s) | 04/30/2020: Complaint filed. | |
| Dispositive Ruling(s) | 08/13/2020: Order/Ruling, Case consolidated with Esshaki v. Whitmer, No. 2:20-cv-10831 (E.D. Mich.) | |
