Teijeiro et al v. Schneider et al

Filing 6

ORDER - Plaintiffs' Complaint and Request is stayed pending completion of the 76th Session and any related special sessions of the Nevada Legislature. This stay may be lifted upon formal request by any party within the 30 day period following the final session. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 5/18/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DRM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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Plaintiffs,
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MICHAEL SCHNEIDER, in his capacity as )
President Pro Tempore of the Nevada Senate; )
JOHN OCEGUERA, in his official capacity )
as Speaker of the Nevada Assembly; and
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DEBBIE SMITH, in her official capacity as )
Speaker Pro Tempore of the Nevada
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Assembly,
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Defendants.
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DR. ANNETTE TEIJEIRO, an individual;
ERNEST FITZPATRICK, an individual;
MARIO ROCHA, an individual; MARTHA
KIMPEL, an individual;; MAUREEN
KARAS, an individual; and JENNIFER
WILLIAMS, an individual,

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ORDER

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WHEREAS Plaintiffs’ Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (doc. #1)1 and

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Plaintiffs’ Request for Appointment of a Three Judge Court (doc. #2) were filed on May 9, 2011

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and Plaintiffs’ complaint concerns alleged voting rights violations based upon population

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expansion within the voting districts of the State of Nevada, and

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IT FURTHER APPEARING that the seventy-sixth (76th) session of the Nevada Legislature

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Refers to the court’s docket entry number.

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is presently considering bills providing for the redistricting of voting districts for seats in the

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Nevada Assembly and Senate, as well as for the Nevada Delegation to the United States House of

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Representatives, and

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IT FURTHER APPEARING that a three judge panel is not required at this time.

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GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, action upon Plaintiffs’ Complaint and Request is stayed

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pending completion of the seventy-sixth (76th) Session and any related special sessions of the

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Nevada Legislature. This stay may be lifted upon formal request by any party within the thirty (30)

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day period following the final session.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 18th day of May, 2010.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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