McCain-Palin 2008, Inc. v. Cunningham et al

Filing 60

NOTICE by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA regarding Future Relief (Perrin, Robin)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ) v. ) ) JEAN CUNNINGHAM, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) __________________________________________)

Case No. 3:08CV709

UNITED STATES' NOTICE REGARDING UOCAVA AMENDMENTS AND FUTURE RELIEF The United States respectfully notifies the Court that: 1. On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed into law significant amendments to

UOCAVA, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010. 2. As to the issue of future relief deferred by the Court in its October 15, 2009

Order, the United States notes its intent to confer in good faith with the Defendants as to the appropriate measures it must adopt to ensure UOCAVA compliance in future elections. Should the Defendants fail to adopt such measures within sixty days of the date of this filing, the United States respectfully intends to notify the Court and seek relief appropriate to the circumstances.

Respectfully submitted,

THOMAS E. PEREZ ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL NEIL H. MACBRIDE

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY /s/ Robin E. Perrin Virginia State Bar No. 65825 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office 600 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail] CHRISTOPHER COATES REBECCA J. WERTZ RICHARD DELLHEIM (admitted pro hac vice) LEMA BASHIR United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Voting Section 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Room NWB-7254 Washington, D.C. 20530 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on the 4th day of November 2009, I will electronically file the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will send a notification of such filing (NEF) to the following counsel of record: Robert A. Dybing [e-mail] Attorney for the Defendant By: /s/ Robin E. Perrin Virginia State Bar No. 65825 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office 600 East Main Street, Suite 1800 Richmond, Virginia 23219 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Email: [e-mail]