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11/17/2000 CERTFD JUDGMENT FROM TRIAL COURT Michael Mcdermott BY:
11/17/2000 No Fee Required
11/17/2000 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE STAY ORDER - ENJOINING RESPONDENT FROM CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF THE 11/07/2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THIS COURT; IT IS NOT THE INTENT OF THIS ORDER TO STOP THE COUNTING AND CONVEYING TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE THERESULTS OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS OR ANY OTHER BALLOTS
11/17/2000 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR AT 2:00 PM
11/17/2000 ORDER-OA&BRIEF SCHED/JURIS ACCEPTED CASES CONSOLIDATED FOR ALL APPELLATE PURPOSES (SC00-2346, SC00-2348, SC00-2349); INITIAL BRIEF DUE BY 2:00 PM 11/18/2000, ANSWER BRIEF DUE BY 12:00 NOON 11/19/2000, REPLY BRIEF DUE BY 3:00 P.M. 11/19/2000 & ROA DUE BY 12:00 NOON 11/18/2000 (TO "VIEW" ORDER SEE SC00-2346)
11/17/2000 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE NO AMICUS CURIAE FILINGS WILL BE PERMITTED IN THIS CASE (TO "VIEW" ORDER SEE SC00-2346)
11/17/2000 NOTICE DM Volusia County Canvassing Board BY: DM Daniel D. Eckert 180083 VOLUSIA COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD NOTICE OF APPEAL
11/17/2000 NOTICE AA Palm Beach County Canvassing Board BY: AA Andrew J. Mcmahon 814636 CANVASSING BOARD FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL NOTICE OF JOINDER OF APPEAL
11/17/2000 NOTICE AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 INTERVENORS' NOTICE OF APPEAL (ALBERT A. GORE)
11/17/2000 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS AMIT THAKUR - STRICKEN 11/18/2000
11/17/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE Richard O'Neal BY: Richard O'Neal FILED AS A LETTER AND HAS BEEN TREATED AS A MOTION TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE
11/17/2000 NOTICE-DISMISS (VOLUNTARY) (E-FILED) - VOLUSIA COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD; 11/30/2000: SIGNED COPY FILED
11/17/2000 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY APPELLANTS' SUGGESTION THAT DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL CERTIFY THE TRIAL COURT'S ORDER AS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION BY THE SUPREME COURT
11/18/2000 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT AA Palm Beach County Canvassing Board BY: 2 VOLUMES/1 ENVELOPE (SHARED W/SC00-2349)
11/18/2000 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS AL GORE, JR. & FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY (O&7 W/DISK)
11/18/2000 ORDER-STRIKE AMIT THAKUR'S FRIEND OF COURT BRIEF STRICKEN
11/18/2000 NOTICE OF DECISION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD TO CONDUCT COUNTY-WIDE MANUAL RECOUNT (FAX)
11/18/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY RICHARD O'NEAL
11/18/2000 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE VOLUSIA COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD'S NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL IS APPROVED & VOLUSIA COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD IS HEREBY DISMISSED AS A PARTY IN THE ABOVE CASE
11/18/2000 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OF INTERVENORS STEPHEN L. POPE & RUSSELL F. BRUNNER
11/18/2000 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS OF INTERVENORS STEPHEN L. POPE & RUSSELL F. BRUNNER - STRICKEN
11/18/2000 NOTICE PALM BEACH COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD'S NOTICE OF RELIANCE UPON ITS EMERGENCY PETITION FOR EXTRAORDINARY WRIT AS ITS SUBMISSION PURSUANT TO THE COURT'S BRIEFING SCHEDULE (EMAIL); 11/20/00 FILED O&9, WITH DISKETTE
11/18/2000 ORDER-STRIKE BRIEF OF INTERVENORS STEPHEN L. POPE & RUSSELL F. BRUNNER IS HEREBY STRICKEN
11/18/2000 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS BROWARD COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD/BROWARD COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS (O&7 W/DISK)
11/18/2000 APPENDIX AL GORE, JR. & FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY (O&7)
11/18/2000 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE George L. Waas 129927 BY: George L. Waas 129927 MOTION TO REALIGN PARTIES
11/18/2000 NOTICE-APPEARANCE Paul F. Hancock 140619 BY: Paul F. Hancock 140619 PAUL F. HANCOCK
11/18/2000 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE MOTION TO REALIGN PARTIES IN CASE NO. SC00-2346 IS GRANTED
11/18/2000 LETTER FROM VOLUSIA COUNTY RE: PARTICIPATE IN OA - ADVISED CANNOT PARTICIPATE
11/18/2000 LETTER FROM VOLUSIA COUNTY RE: PARTICIPATE IN OA - ADVISED CANNOT PARTICIPATE
11/18/2000 LETTER AE Katherine Harris BY: AE Donna E. Blanton 948500 FROM ATTY DONNA BLANTON RE: ORAL ARGUMENT ALLOTTED TIME
11/19/2000 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE AE Katherine Harris BY: AE Joseph P. Klock, Jr. 156678 TO MODIFY ORAL ARGUMENT TIME APPORTIONMENT (FILED BY KATHERINE HARRIS & ELECTIONS CANVASSING COMMISSION) (O&7 W/DISK)
11/19/2000 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS AE Matt Butler BY: AE Terrell C. Madigan 880318 O&7 W/DISK
11/19/2000 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS AE Hon. George W. Bush BY: AE Barry S. Richard 105599 O&7 W/DISK
11/19/2000 RESPONSE AE Matt Butler BY: AE Terrell C. Madigan 880318 BUTLER'S RESPONSE TO MOTION TO MODIFY ORAL ARGUMENT TIME APPORTIONMENT (E-FILED)
11/19/2000 MOTION-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 REPLY BRIEF (GORE)
11/19/2000 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS Edward Alexander Dion 267732 BY: Edward Alexander Dion 267732 E-FILED (BROWARD CO. CANVASSING); 11/20/00 FILED O&9
11/19/2000 RESPONSE AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 TO MOTION TO MODIFY ORAL ARGUMENT TIME APPORTIONMENT (GORE)
11/19/2000 ORDER-BRIEF AMENDMENT GR REPLY BRIEF - HARRIS
11/19/2000 ORDER-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT GR REPLY BRIEF - AL GORE AND THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
11/19/2000 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS AE Katherine Harris BY: AE Deborah K. Kearney 334820 O&9, WITH DISKETTE; 11/19/00 FILED AMENDED BRIEF, O&9, WITH DISKETTE
11/19/2000 APPENDIX AE Katherine Harris BY: AE Deborah K. Kearney 334820 O&9
11/19/2000 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT AE Katherine Harris BY: AE Deborah K. Kearney 334820 REPLY BRIEF (HARRIS)
11/19/2000 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS AA Albert A Gore BY: AA W. Dexter Douglass 20263 JOINT REPLY BRIEF OF PETITIONERS/APPELLANTS AL GORE AND THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE PARTY, O&9, WITH DISKETTE
11/19/2000 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS Robert A. Butterworth 114422 BY: Robert A. Butterworth 114422 O&9, WITH DISKETTE
11/19/2000 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS JANE CARROLL, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS OF BROWARD COUNTY, REPLY BRIEF, E-FILED; 11/20/00 FILED O&9
11/19/2000 APPENDIX AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 O&9
11/19/2000 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) AE Hon. George W. Bush BY: AE Benjamin L Ginsberg BENJAMIN L.GINSBERG, MICHAEL CARVIN, ALEX M. AZAR II, GEORGE J. TERWILLIGER III, TIMOTHY E. FLANIGAN & R. TED CRUZ
11/19/2000 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY MOTION TO MODIFY ORAL ARGUMENT TIME APPORTIONMENT
11/20/2000 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 ONE VOLUME
11/20/2000 NOTICE-FILING AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 TRANSCRIPT
11/20/2000 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY George L. Waas 129927 BY: George L. Waas 129927 E-FILED; 11/20/00 FILED O&9 (ATTORNEY GENERAL)
11/20/2000 ORDER-COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GR (FOREIGN COUNSEL) BENJAMIN L. GINSBERG, MICHAEL CARVIN, ALEX M. AZAR II, GEORGE J. TERWILLINGER III, TIMOTHY E. FLANIGAN AND R. TED CRUZ
11/20/2000 MOTION-INTERVENE (LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF FLORIDA) OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO BE HEARD AS AMICUS CURIAE
11/20/2000 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY AE Matt Butler BY: AE Terrell C. Madigan 880318 ORIG
11/20/2000 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 MOTION TO ALLOW DEMONSTRATIVE EXHIBIT OF PETITIONER/APPELLANTS AL GORE, JR. AND FLORIDA DEMOCRATICE PARTY (O&7, WITH DISKETTE)
11/20/2000 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 LAURENCE TRIBE - GORE
11/20/2000 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 ERIC KLEINFELD - GORE
11/20/2000 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 ANDREW PINCUS - GORE
11/20/2000 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 RONALD KLAIN - GORE
11/20/2000 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 LYN UTRECHT - GORE
11/20/2000 MOTION-INTERVENE Grady Charles Irvin, Jr. BY: Grady Charles Irvin, Jr. AND SUPPORTING MEMORANDUM OF LAW (GRADY C. IRVIN, JR.) (O&9); 12/07/2000: 9 COPIES & DISK FILED
11/20/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE Gordon Wayne Watts BY: Gordon Wayne Watts (O&2) & FRIEND OF COURT BRIEF - STRICKEN 11/20/2000
11/20/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY (GORDON W. WATTS) & FRIEND OF COURT BRIEF STRICKEN
11/20/2000 AMICUS CURIAE INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS (J. BHUSHAN) (ORIG) - FILED AS MEMO (STRICKEN 11/20/2000)
11/20/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY J. BHUSBAN STRIKING FRIEND OF COURT BRIEF
11/20/2000 ORDER-COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GR (FOREIGN COUNSEL) LYN UTRECHT, RONALD A. KLAIN, ANDREW J. PINUCS, LAURENCE TRIBE & ERIC KLEINFIELD
11/20/2000 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF FLORIDA APPLICATION/MOTION TO INTERVENE, ETC.
11/20/2000 ORDER-EXHIBITS EXHIBIT MAY BE ALLOWED FOR PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT IS BEING USED & THEN REMOVED
11/20/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MOTION TO BE FAIR FILED BY GORDON WATTS
11/21/2000 DISP-REVERSED TRIAL COURT'S ORDERS; NO MOT/REHEARING ALLOWED. Accordingly, in order to allow maximum time for contests pursuant to section 102.168, amended certifications must be filed with the Elections Canvassing Commission by 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2000 and the Secretary of State and the Elections Canvassing Commission shall accept any such amended certifications received by 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2000, provided that the office of the Secretary of State, Division of Elections is open in order to allow receipt thereof. If the office is not open for this special purpose on Sunday, November 26, 2000, then any amended certifications shall be accepted until 9 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2000. The stay order entered on November 17, 2000, by this Court shall remain in effect until the expiration of the time for accepting amended certifications set forth in this opinion. The certificates made and signed by the Elections Canvassing Commission pursuant to section 102.121 shall include the amended returns accepted through the dates set forth in this opinion.
11/21/2000 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE AE Hon. George W. Bush BY: AE Barry S. Richard 105599 MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO REPLY BRIEF (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
11/21/2000 RESPONSE AE Hon. George W. Bush BY: AE Barry S. Richard 105599 IN OPPOSITION TO REPLY BRIEF (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
11/21/2000 RESPONSE AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 TO INTERVENOR GEORGE W. BUSH'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO REPLY BRIEF (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
11/21/2000 RESPONSE Tamara M. Scrudders 868426 BY: Tamara M. Scrudders 868426 TO BUSH'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO REPLY BRIEF (BROWARD COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD) (E-FILED)
11/21/2000 MANDATE CC: COUNS/DCA-1
11/21/2000 RESPONSE AE Hon. George W. Bush BY: AE Barry S. Richard 105599 IN OPPOSITION TO REPLY BRIEF (O&9) - DENIED AS MOOT
11/22/2000 MOTION-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE AE Matt Butler BY: AE Terrell C. Madigan 880318 BUTLER'S REQUEST THAT COURT ACCEPT JURISDICTION TO CONSIDER CONSTITUTIONALITY OF MANUAL RECOUNT STATUTE
11/22/2000 USSC CERTIORARI 00-836 & DOCKETED 11/22/2000
11/24/2000 USSC CERTIORARI GRANTED 00-836
11/27/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE FILED AS A "EMERGENCY MOTION FOR CRUCIAL EXTENSION OF TIME TO NOV. 30, 2000 TO COMPLETE MANUAL COUNT OF VOTES AND FOR ALTERNATIVE INJUNCTION OR TRO RESTRAINING ORDER TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS - STRICKENED
11/27/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE FILED BY ELECTOR JAMES CLARK, A CITIZEN OF A NO VOTING STATES OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SEEK TO FILED WITH THIS COURT IN THE ABOVE CAPTION CASE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA AT TAL-LA-HAS-SEE
11/27/2000 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE SCHEDULE, FILED BY KATHERINE E. RAUE, A FLORIDA RESIDENT
11/27/2000 MOTION-INTERVENE Katherine E. Raue BY: Katherine E. Raue TO BE HEARD ON PETITION FOR EXTRAORDINARY AND OTHER RELIEF
11/28/2000 WEST CORRESPONDENCE PGS. 18, 19, AND 37 HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. ALSO INFORMATION ON APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL FOR VARIOUS PARTIES HAS BEEN REVISED ON PAGS. 41-45.
11/28/2000 USSC NOT/CERT FILED IN FSC 00-836
11/28/2000 ROA SENT TO USSC FROM FSC 00-836 13 VOLS FSC & 2 VOLS/1 ENV CIRC CT
11/29/2000 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE AMENDED, BY KATHERINE E. RAUE, A FLORIDA RESIDENT
12/04/2000 USSC OPINION RELEASED 00-836 We are unclear as to the extent to which the Florida Supreme Court saw the Florida Constitution as circumscribing the legislature's authority under Art. II, 1, cl. 2. We are also unclear as to the consideration the Florida Supreme Court accorded to 3 U.S.C. 5. The judgment of the Supreme Court of Florida is therefore vacated, and the case is remanded for further proceedings not inconsistant with this opinon.
12/04/2000 USSC MANDATE 00-836
12/04/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE ME Thomas R. Tedcastle BY: ME Thomas R. Tedcastle FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
12/04/2000 REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT AE Hon. George W. Bush BY: AE Barry S. Richard 105599 REQUEST FOR BRIEFING AND ARGUMENT ON EFFECT OF U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION
12/04/2000 ORDER-BRIEF SCHED (USSC REMAND) THE COURT WILL ACCEPT SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFS FROM THE PARTIES FROM THE PARTIES THROUGH 3:00 P.M. ON DECEMBER 5, 2000, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MANDATE TO THIS COURT FROM THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. BRIEFS ARE TO BE NO MORE THAN 20 PAGES.
12/05/2000 ROA RETURNED TO FSC FROM USSC 00-836 13 VOLS FSC & 2 VOLS/1 ENV CIRC CT
12/05/2000 SUPP ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS-USSC REMAND AA Palm Beach County Canvassing Board BY: AA Beverly A. Pohl 907250 PALM BEACH COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD (E-FILED)
12/05/2000 NOTICE AE Matt Butler BY: AE Terrell C. Madigan 880318 OF MATT BUTLER'S WAIVER OF RIGHT TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
12/05/2000 SUPP INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS-USSC REMAND AA Albert A Gore BY: AA John D.C. Newton, Ii 244538 O&9, WITH DISKETTE
12/05/2000 SUPP ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS-USSC REMAND AE Katherine Harris BY: AE Deborah K. Kearney 334820 O&9, WITH DISKETTE; 12/05/00 FILED AMENDED BRIEF, O&9, WITH DISKETTE
12/05/2000 SUPP ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS-USSC REMAND ATTORNEY GENERAL'S (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
12/05/2000 SUPP ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS-USSC REMAND AE Hon. George W. Bush BY: AE Barry S. Richard 105599 GEORGE W. BUSH (O&9, WITH DISKETTE); 12/05/00 FILED AMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF (O&9, WITH DISKETTE); 12/06/00 FILED SECOND AMENDED BRIEF, O&9, WITH DISKETTE
12/05/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MA Lois Frankel 180409 BY: MA Lois Frankel 180409 LOIS FRANKEL, MINORITY LEADER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
12/05/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MA Robert G. Kerrigan 134044 BY: MA Robert G. Kerrigan 134044 SENATOR TOM ROSSIN, MINORITY LEADER OF THE FLORIDA SENATE (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
12/05/2000 SUPP ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS-USSC REMAND AMICUS BRIEF (FLORIDA LEGISLATURE) (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
12/05/2000 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT KATHERINE HARRIS' SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWER BRIEF (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
12/05/2000 SUPP INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS-USSC REMAND AMICUS BRIEF OF SENATOR THOMAS E. ROSSIN, A MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF SENATE (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
12/05/2000 SUPP INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS-USSC REMAND AMICUS BRIEF OF REPRESENTATIVE LOIS FRANKEL, A MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (O&9, WITH DISKETTE)
12/05/2000 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT AMENDED SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF OF GEORGE W. BUSH TO INCLUDE TABLE OF CONTENTS AND TABLE OF AUTHORITIES AND MOTION FOR LEAVE TO EXCEED PAGE LIMITATIONS (O&9)
12/06/2000 ORDER-BRIEF AMENDMENT DY/STRICKEN SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF OF GEORGE W. BUSH
12/06/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY THE EMERGENCY MOTION FOR CRUCIAL EXTENSION OF TIME TO NOVEMBER 30, 2000 TO COMPLETE MANUAL RECOUNT OF VOTES AND FOR ALTERNATIVE INJUNCTION OR TRO RESTRAINING ORDER TOGETHER WITH APPROPRIATE SANCTIONS FILED BY GENERAL COUNSEL - NIOL HAS BEEN TREATED AS A MOTION TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE AND IS HEREBY STRICKEN.
12/06/2000 MOTION-INTERVENE EMERGENCY MOTION OF JAMES BOSWELL TO INTERVENE, AND TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ALLEGED VIOLATION OF VOTING LAW
12/06/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE DISENFRANCHISED VOTERS IN THE USA; FILED COPY ON 12/7/00; FILED COPY ON 12/9/00
12/07/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY THE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF FILED BY ELECTOR JAMES CLARK IS HEREBY STRICKEN AS UNAUTHORIZED
12/07/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR SENATOR TOM ROSSIN, MINORITY LEADER OF THE FLORIDA SENATE, AND REPRESENTATIVE LOIS FRANKEL, MINORITY LEADER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ARE ACCEPTED
12/07/2000 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY THE EMERGENCY MOTION TO INTERVENE TO BE HEARD ON PETITION FOR EXTRAORDINARY AND OTHER RELIEF FILED BY KATHERINE E. RAUE IS DENIED.
12/07/2000 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) ME Florida Legislature BY: ME D. Stephen Kahn 99740 ROGER J. MAGNUSON AND JAMES K. LANGDON (O&3); 12/08/2000: JOINT AMENDED MOTION FILED (O&9 W/DISK)
12/07/2000 NOTICE Grady Charles Irvin, Jr. BY: Grady Charles Irvin, Jr. OF SCRIVENER'S ERRORS (O&9 W/DISK)
12/07/2000 MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) ME Florida Legislature BY: ME Thomas R. Tedcastle EINER ELHAUGE, CHARLES FRIED (O&9 W/DISK); 12/07/2000: JOINT AMENDED MOTION FILED (O&9 W/DISK)
12/07/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MOTION TO AMEND PLEADING FILED ON 11/30/00 WITH MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION
12/08/2000 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY THE MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO REPLY BRIEF FILED BY INTERVENOR GEORGE W. BUSH IS HEREBY DENIED AS MOOT.
12/08/2000 ORDER-COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE DY (FOREIGN COUNSEL) EINER ELHAUGE, CHARLES FRIED, ROGER J. MAGNUSON, JAMES K. LANGDON
12/08/2000 MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE BY ROBERT L. CHANEY
12/11/2000 DISP-REVERSED Based on this Court's status as the ultimate arbiter of conflicting Florida law, we conclude that our construction of the above statutes results in the formation of no new rules of state law but rather results simply in a narrow reading and clarification of those statutes, which were enacted long before the present election took place. We decline to rule more expansively in the present case, for to do so would result in this Court substantially rewriting the Code. We leave that matter to the sound discretion of the body best equipped to address it, the Legislature. NO REHEARING ALLOWED.
12/11/2000 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY THE EMERGENCY MOTION OF JAMES BOSWELL TO INTERVENE AND TO TAKE JUDICIAL NOTICE OF ALLEGED VIOLATION OF VOTING LAW IS HEREBY DENIED.
12/11/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY THE REQUESTS FILED ON DECEMBER 6, 2000, DECEMBER 7, 2000, AND DECEMBER 9, 2000, ON BEHALF OF THE DISENFRANCHISED VOTES IN THE USA HAVE BEEN TREATED AS A MOTION TO FILE BRIEF AS AMICUS CURIAE AND IS HEREBY DISMISSED
12/11/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY THE LETTER FILED WITH THIS COURT ON DECEMBER 6, 2000, BY JAMES J. CLANCY HAS BEEN TREATED AS A MOTION TO FILE BRIEF AS AMICUS CURIAE AND IS HEREBY DENIED.
12/11/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY THE REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE BY ROBERT L. CHANEY HAS BEEN TREATED AS A MOTION TO APPEAR AS AMICUS CURIAE AND IS HEREBY DENIED.
12/11/2000 MANDATE AFTER USSC REMAND (CC: COUNS/DCA-1)
12/13/2000 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT RETURNED 2 VOL. W/1 ENVELOPE RET. TO CC COURT
12/14/2000 ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE DY THE MOTION TO BE FAIR FILED BY GORDON W. WATTS IS HEREBY DENIED.
01/10/2001 WEST CORRESPONDENCE Substitute Corrected Opinion of 12/11/2000: 1. Page 2, footnote 2, lines 3-5: references to "mandate," "briefs," "supplemental briefs," and "oral argument" have been changed to all lower case. 2. Page 3, second full paragraph, line 2: a hyphen has been added between "seven" and "day." Line 5: "unforseen" corrected to read "unforeseen." 3. Page 8, line 1: Hyphen added between "seven" and "day." 4. Page 9: In the second block quotation, second line, a comma has been added after "electors." 5. Page 12, first full paragraph, line 6: "Upon filing" has been corrected to read "Upon the filing of." 6. Page 14, second full paragraph, line 7: "voter" has been corrected to read "vote" and "voters" has been corrected to read "votes." 7. Page 15, footnote 12, line 5: "or" has been corrected to read "of." 8. Page 16, footnote 13, line 2: the "s" in "sections" has been changed to lower case. 9. Page 19, footnote 17, line 2: a comma has been added after "federal office." Line 4: a comma has been added after "2000." 10. Page 19, line 11: The hyphen has been deleted from "precertification." 11. Page 21, second full paragraph, line 1: hyphen deleted from "well settled." 12. Page 22, line 3, hyphen deleted from "coextensively." 13. Page 22: in the heading of subpart "2" the "v" in "versus" has been capitalized. 14. Page 22, first full paragraph, line 1: Hyphen deleted from "well settled." 15. Page 23, line 8: hyphen deleted from "nonspecific." Line 9: hyphen deleted from "nonspecific." 16. Page 25, footnote 19, line 1: additional information has been added to the court and year parenthetical of the citation. 17. Page 27, line 10: the location of the footnote number has been changed so that it follows the semicolon. 18. Page 29, line 6: a comma has been added after "2000." Page 29, line 8: "or" has been added after "elector" and the comma deleted after "taxpayer." 20. Page 30, line 8: comma added after "2000" and "that" corrected to read "than." Line 10: comma added after "2000." 21. Page 32, first full paragraph, line 1: comma added afer "elections." 22. Page 33, line 5: deleted space between "time" and "table" to form one word. Page 33, line 7: same. Line 10: "have" corrected to read "has." 23. Page 33, second paragraph, line 4: "selection" corrected to read "election." Page 33, second paragraph, line 5: the word "not" has been deleted from the expression "vote not being counted."
02/08/2001 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY DENIED AS MOOT, MATT BUTLER'S REQUEST THAT COURT ACCEPT JURISDICITON TO CONSIDER CONSTITUTIONALITY OF MANUAL RECOUNT STATUTE
02/08/2001 ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE DY GRADY C. IRVIN, JR.'S MOTION TO INTERVENE AND SUPPORTING MEMORANDUM OF LAW IS DENIED
07/31/2001 ARCHIVES