The U.S. Supreme Court records in this case are listed on the Court website. Click here for the list. The docket number is 15-135. The texts of the most importants are linked below.
- August 28, 2015 – intervenor’s response to petition for certiorari
- August 27, 2015 – Fairvote and Center for Competitive Democracy amicus brief supporting certiorari
- July 21, 2015 – petition for certiorari
The state Supreme Court records in this case are listed on the California Courts website. Click here, enter case number “S224970” and click on “Search by Case Number”. But this information is limited to the nature of each document and the date filed. The documents themselves are not posted. The texts of the most important documents are linked below.
- April 29, 2015 – order denying petition
- April 9, 2015 – plaintiff’s reply brief
- March 30, 2015 – intervenor-defendant’s response to petition
- March 30, 2015 – defendant’s response to petition
- March 10, 2015 – plaintiff’s petition for review
The District Court of Appeals records in this case are listed on the California Courts website. Click here, enter case number “A140387” and click on “Search by Case Number”. But this information is limited to the nature of each document and the date filed. The documents themselves are not posted. The texts of the most important documents are linked below.
- February 12, 2015 – plaintiff’s petition for rehearing
- January 29, 2015 – ruling and opinion
- August 18, 2014 – plaintiff’s opposition to motion to strike reply brief
- August 18, 2014 – defendant’s response to amicus letter
- August 18, 2014 – intervener-defendant’s response to amicus letter
- August 8, 2014 – intervener-defendant’s objection to amicus letter
- August 6, 2014 – Green Party amicus letter
- August 1, 2014 – intervener-defendant’s objection to request for judicial notice
- August 1, 2014 – intervener-defendant’s motion to strike reply brief
- July 23, 2014 – plaintiff’s request for judicial notice
- July 23, 2014 – plaintiff’s reply brief
- June 18, 2014 – defendant’s reply brief
- June 18, 2014 – intervener-defendant’s reply brief
- April 2, 2014 – plaintiff’s opening brief
- April 2, 2014 – appendices to opening brief, volume 1
- April 2, 2014 – appendices to opening brief, volume 2
The trial court records in this case are on the California Superior Court website. Click here, then click “Case Summary”, enter case number “RG11605301” and (finally) click “Submit”. Documents are under “Register of Actions” in the left-hand column.
Unfortunately the briefs and other documents are difficult to read in the format provided. Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) versions of the most important documents are linked here. Update: this list is now sorted in reverse chronological order, recent documents first.
- September 23, 2013 – amended and corrected final ruling
- September 20, 2013 – amended final ruling
- September 5, 2013 – final ruling on demurrers
- June 7, 2013 – tentative ruling on demurrers
- May 21, 2013 – plaintiff’s reply to demurrers
- May 21, 2013 – plaintiff’s exhibits related to reply
- March 11, 2013 – intervenor-defendent’s demurrer (objection) to second amended complaint
- March 11, 2013 – intervenor-defendent’s exhibits related to demurrer. Excerpts only (documents available elsewhere on the web).
- March 11, 2013 – defendant’s demurrer (objection) to second amended complaint
- March 11, 2013 – defendents’s exhibits related to demurrer
- February 15, 2013 – plaintiff’s second amended complaint
- January 25, 2013 – order upholding defendent’s demurrer to first amended complaint, with leave to amend
- October 1, 2012 – intervener’s notice of Supreme Court action
- September 18, 2012 – defendent’s response to plaintiff
- September 18, 2012 – intervener’s response to plaintiff
- September 12, 2012 – plaintiff’s reply to demurrers
- September 12, 2012 – plaintiff’s exhibits related to reply
- May 30, 2012 – intervener-defendent’s demurrer (objection) to amended complaint
- May 30, 2012 – intervener-defendent’s exhibits related to demurrer. Excerpts only (documents available elsewhere on the web).
- May 30, 2012 – defendant’s demurrer to first amended complaint, with leave to amend
- May 30, 2012 – defendent’s exhibits related to demurrer
- May 10, 2012 – plaintiff’s first amended complaint
- April 24, 2012 – order upholding defendant’s demurrer (objection) to the complaint
- April 24, 2012 – order denying plaintiff’s motion for injunction
- April 24, 2012 – order granting intervener-defendent’s motion to intervene
- February 14, 2012 – plaintiff’s reply to intervener-defendant’s surreply of February 2
- February 9, 2012 – plaintiff’s answer to interventor-defendants complaint
- February 2, 2012 – intervener-defendant’s exhibit related to surreply. Introduction only, the rest of the document is the text of AB 1413, passed by the state legislature after this case was filed.
- February 2, 2012 – intervener-defendant’s surreply (alleges that plaintiff’s reply brief introduces new arguments).
- January 31, 2012 – plaintiff’s reply brief
- January 31, 2012 – intervener-defendant’s reply brief
- January 31, 2012 – defendant’s replay brief
- January 25, 2012 – plaintiff’s reply to defendent’s brief
- January 25, 2012 – intervener-defendant’s objection to Winger declaration
- January 25, 2012 – intervener-defendant’s objection to Manweller declaration
- January 25, 2012 – intervener-defendant’s joinder in(agreement with) defendant’s demurrer
- January 25, 2012 – intervener-defendant’s brief
- January 25, 2012 – defendant’s exhibits related to brief. Summary description only.
- January 25, 2012 – defendant’s brief
- January 13, 2012 – declaration of ballot access expert Richard Winger
- January 13, 2012 – declaration of political scientist Matthew Mannweller
- January 13, 2012 – plaintiff’s exhibits related to brief
- January 13, 2012 – plaintiff’s opening brief
- January 13, 2012 – plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injuction
- January 11, 2012 – intervener-defendant’s complaint
- December 21, 2012 – defandent’s exhibits related to demurrer
- December 21, 2012 – defendant’s demurrer (objection) to the complaint
- November 21, 2011 – plaintiffs’ original complaint