De Luca v. North Carolina State Board of Elections et al

Filing 18

ORDER granting 11 Motion to Intervene. Signed by Chief Judge James C. Dever III on 11/29/2016. Defendant-intervenors may file a response in opposition to plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction. Any such response is due no later 5:00p .m. on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Because of a pending criminal trial that is expected to continue into Friday morning on December 2, 2016, the court reschedules the preliminary injunction hearing until 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2016. (Briggeman, N.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA~
WESTERN DIVISION
No. 5:16-CV-913-D

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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THE NORTH CAROLINA
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STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS,
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KIM WESTBROOK STRACH,
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A. GRANT WIDTNEY,
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RHONDA K. AMOROSO,
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JOSHUA D. MALCOLM,
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JAMES BAKER, and MAJA KRIKER, )
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Defendants.
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FRANCIS X. DELUCA,

ORDER

On November 23, 2016, proposed defendant-intervenors moved to intervene as of right or
permissibly and filed a supporting memorandum. See [D.E. 11, 12]; Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a), (b). In
their motion, proposed defendant-intervenors state that defendants do not oppose the motion to
intervene and that plaintiff opposes the motion to intervene. See [D.E. 11] 2. On November 28,
2016, plaintiff filed a memorandum in opposition to proposed defendant-intervenors' motion to
intervene. See [D.E. 16]. On November 28, 2016, proposed defendant-intervenors replied. See
[D.E. 17].
Th court has considered the entire record and governing precedent. The court GRANTS
proposed defendant-intervenors' motion for permissive intervention under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 24(b)(1) [D.E. 11]. Defendant-intervenors may file a response in opposition to plaintiff's
motion for a preliminary injunction. Any such response is due no later 5:00p.m. on Wednesday,

November 30, 2016. Because of a pending criminal trial that is expected to continue into Friday
morning on December 2, 2016, the court reschedules the preliminary injunction hearing unti11 :00
p.m. on Friday, December 2, 2016.
SO ORDERED. This %.'f day ofNovember 2016.

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