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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS JEFFERSON CARES,

No. 2:08-cv-00083-MCE-GGH

Plaintiff,

v. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DEBRA BOWEN, in her official

capacity as California

Secretary of State; EDMUND G.

BROWN, in his official

capacity as California

Attorney General, et. al.,

Defendants.

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Plaintiff Thomas Jefferson Cares brought this action

against various California public officials and agencies

including the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the

Registrars or Clerks of all 58 California counties. Plaintiff’s

complaint alleged that the Official Ballot Title and Official

Ballot Summary for Proposition 93 - both of which were drafted by

the Attorney General for the State of California - were

intentionally misleading and would cause election results counter

to the actual will of the electorate of the State of California. 

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Plaintiff asserted that the manner in which Proposition 93 had

proceeded was an unconstitutional denial of due process. 

Plaintiff sought a pre-election temporary restraining order

enjoining the enforcement of Proposition 93. This Court held a

hearing on January 31, 2007 and denied Plaintiff’s application

for a temporary restraining order. See February 4, 2008 Order,

Docket No. 28.

In the time period between the hearing on the temporary

restraining order and the entry of the Order, Plaintiff filed an

Amended Complaint and a Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Both

filings requested that, in the event Proposition 93 passed, this

Court enter judgment prohibiting its enforcement.

On February 5, 2008, California held its election and the

voters rejected Proposition 93. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s case is

moot.

Because this Court finds, again, that this case does not

present a justiciable issue, Plaintiff’s request for a

preliminary injunction is DENIED and Plaintiff’s case is

DISMISSED with prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is directed to

close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 12, 2008

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MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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