980213 - Plaintiffs file a brief opposing Defendants' earlier motions to dismiss the suit, and another opposing the motion to dismiss the named defendants on the basis of immunity. 980218 - Defendants file a response to Plaintiff's above opposition. 980224 - Judge Brinkema grants the motion to allow the ACLU and Intervenors to join the suit. 980227 - Hearing on the motions to dismiss the suit. 980420 - Defendant files an answer to Mainstream Loudoun's complaint and to the intervenors' complaint .
All parties file, asking for summary judgment for their side.
ACLU also files a comprehensive memorandum of undisputed facts . All of the motions are supported by, among other things, numerous declarations from the parties and the reports of their expert witnesses. Defendant submitted reports from David Burt and Donna Rice Hughes . ACLU submitted reports from Joseph Janes and Michael Welles . Mainstream Loudoun submitted an initial report from Karen G. Schneider and a second report from her rebutting the report by David Burt.