Jeffers et al v. Beebe et al

Filing 53

ORDER denying 31 Motion to Dismiss filed by Governor Mike Beebe and Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. Signed by Chief Judge J. Leon Holmes on 4/5/12. (vjt)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HELENA DIVISION
FUTURE MAE JEFFERS; MARY JEFFERS;
HENRY PEACOCK; SHIRLEY HARVELL;
REV. RONALD WILLIAMS; PEGGY R. WRIGHT;
LAURA LOVE; FRANK SHAW; C.W. CAMPBELL;
LEO CHITMAN; ETTA CAMPBELL; PLEZ LUCAS;
VICKIE ROBERTSON; JOSEPH PERRY; ELBERT SMITH;
SANDRA BAGLEY; NIKKI DISMUKE; ALICE W. VALLEY;
LAKETHA BROWN FLUKER; KATRINA HARRELL;
CHESTER HARRELL; EDDIE O’NEAL; CHRISTOPHER
FRANKLIN; and JACK BERNARD CRUMBLY
v.

PLAINTIFFS

No. 2:12CV00016 JLH

MIKE BEEBE, in his capacity as Governor of Arkansas
and Chairman of the Arkansas Board of Apportionment;
MARK MARTIN, in his capacity as Secretary of State
of Arkansas and as a member of the Arkansas Board
of Apportionment; DUSTIN MCDANIEL, in his
capacity as Attorney General of Arkansas and a member
of the Arkansas Board of Apportionment; and
ARKANSAS BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT

DEFENDANTS

Before Three Judge Panel
District Judge Holmes, Circuit Judge Smith, and District Judge Wright
ORDER
The motion to dismiss filed by Governor Mike Beebe and Attorney General Dustin McDaniel
is DENIED. Document #31. The Court will address the legal arguments made by the parties in
support of and in opposition to that motion after the record is fully developed.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 5th day of April, 2012.

J. LEON HOLMES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE