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Nature of Suit Code: 441
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Voting
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Case No. C 05-2950 JF

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL

(JFLC2)

**E-Filed 10/28/05**

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JUAN D. MARTINEZ, et al.,

 Plaintiffs,

 v.

MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 05-2950 JF

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING

SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION FOR INJUNCTION

PENDING APPEAL

[Doc. No. 85]

On October 27, 2005, Plaintiffs filed a motion for an injunction pending appeal, seeking

to enjoin Monterey County from canvassing and finalizing the results of the statewide special

election scheduled for November 8, 2005 with respect to Proposition 77. Plaintiffs request that

such injunction remain in effect until the appellate process in this action is completed or until the

challenged voting procedures are precleared pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, 42

U.S.C. § 1973.

Although the text of Plaintiffs’ motion states that Plaintiffs would file a separate motion

to shorten time, no such motion appears in the Court’s electronic docket. Nonetheless, the nature

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Case No. C 05-2950 JF

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL

(JFLC2)

of the relief sought is such that a somewhat abbreviated briefing schedule appears to be

appropriate. Accordingly, any opposition to Plaintiffs’ motion shall be filed and served on or

before November 4, 2005. Any reply shall be filed and served on or before November 9, 2005. 

The motion thereafter will be taken under submission without oral argument unless otherwise

ordered by the Panel.

On behalf of the Panel, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 28, 2005

/s/ electronic signature authorized 

__________________________________

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 05-2950 JF

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL

(JFLC2)

Copies of Order served on:

Joaquin Guadalupe Avila avilaj@seattleu.edu

Leroy W. Blankenship blankenshipl@co.monterey.ca.us, edwards-jamesg@co.monterey.ca.us

Thomas S. Knox tknox@klalawfirm.com, hharman@klalawfirm.com

Zackery P. Morazzini zackery.morazzini@doj.ca.gov

James F Sweeney jfs@sweeney-greene.com, ndb@sweeney-greene.com

John David Trasvina jtrasvina@maldef.org, ekensinger@maldef.org 

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