Case: Florida Department of State v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

1:12-cv-00960 | U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 11, 2012

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Case Summary

In this case, the Florida Department of State is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, seeking access to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system of records, to use it to check voter registration records to verify that voters are citizens. Florida brought the case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, on June 11, 2012. DHS had declined to provide access to the SAVE database pending consultation with the Attorney General. In documents included in the related case, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund v. Detzner, the DOJ Civil Rights Division wrote in a letter to the Florida Secretary of State that Florida's ongoing verification efforts violate the National Voter Registration Act (because they are too close in time to an impending election) and the Voting Rights Act (because they were not pre-cleared by the Department of Justice). The case is ongoing.

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United States v. State of Florida, Northern District of Florida (2012)

Arcia v. Detzner, Southern District of Florida (2012)

People

Judge(s)

Bates, John D. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Connolly, Thomas R. (District of Columbia)

Consovoy, William S. (District of Columbia)

Davis, Ashley E. (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Diederich, Bryan Russell (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Bates, John D. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Connolly, Thomas R. (District of Columbia)

Consovoy, William S. (District of Columbia)

Davis, Ashley E. (Florida)

McCarthy, Thomas R. (District of Columbia)

Nordby, Daniel E. (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Diederich, Bryan Russell (District of Columbia)

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1:12-cv-00960	Docket [PACER] Florida Department of State v. Homeland Security	Aug. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012 Docket
1 1:12-cv-00960	Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and Injunctive Relief	June 11, 2012	June 11, 2012 Complaint

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0090−2965843) filed by FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Civil Cover Sheet, # 10 Summons)(Consovoy, William) (Entered: 06/11/2012)	June 11, 2012	June 11, 2012
	Case Assigned to Judge John D. Bates. (mmh) (Entered: 06/12/2012)	June 11, 2012	June 11, 2012
2	ELECTRONIC SUMMONS (6) Issued as to BUREAU OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, HOMELAND SECURITY, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, JANET NAPOLITANO, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Consent Notice)(mmh, ) (Entered: 06/12/2012)	June 12, 2012	June 12, 2012
3	NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas R. McCarthy on behalf of FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE (McCarthy, Thomas) (Entered: 06/12/2012)	June 12, 2012	June 12, 2012
4	NOTICE of Appearance by John Michael Connolly on behalf of FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Connolly, John) (Entered: 06/12/2012)	June 12, 2012	June 12, 2012
5	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 6/12/2012. (Consovoy, William) (Entered: 06/25/2012)	June 25, 2012	June 25, 2012
6	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 6/12/2012. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 8/11/2012. (Consovoy, William) (Entered: 06/25/2012)	June 25, 2012	June 25, 2012
7	RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. BUREAU OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES served on 6/12/2012; HOMELAND SECURITY served on 6/12/2012; ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS served on 6/12/2012; JANET NAPOLITANO served on 6/12/2012 (Consovoy, William) (Entered: 06/25/2012)	June 25, 2012	June 25, 2012
8	NOTICE of Appearance by Bryan Russell Diederich on behalf of All Defendants (Diederich, Bryan) (Entered: 07/03/2012)	July 3, 2012	July 3, 2012
9	Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by BUREAU OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, HOMELAND SECURITY, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, JANET NAPOLITANO (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Diederich, Bryan) (Entered: 08/08/2012)	Aug. 8, 2012	Aug. 8, 2012
10	MINUTE ORDER: Upon consideration of 9 defendants unopposed motion for extension of time to file an answer or otherwise respond to complaint, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED that defendants shall file their answer by not later than August 22, 2012. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge John D. Bates on 8/8/2012.(lcjdb2) (Entered: 08/08/2012)	Aug. 8, 2012	Aug. 8, 2012
11	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by BUREAU OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, HOMELAND SECURITY, ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, JANET NAPOLITANO (Attachments: # 1 Text of	Aug. 22, 2012	Aug. 22, 2012
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Federal Defendants' Answer or otherwise Response to the Complaint is now due by 9/4/2012. (jth) (Entered: 08/22/2012)	Aug. 22, 2012	Aug. 22, 2012
12	NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Consovoy, William) (Entered: 08/31/2012)	Aug. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012