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EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC.

Company Details

Entity Name: EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Jurisdiction: FLORIDA
Filing Type: Florida Not For Profit Corporation
Status: Active
Date Filed: 10 Apr 2019 (6 years ago)
Document Number: N19000003756
FEI/EIN Number 83-4438498
Address: 2778 S WESTMORELAND DR, ORLANDO, FL 32805
Mail Address: 424 E CENTRAL BLVD, Suite 650, ORLANDO, FL 32801
ZIP code: 32805
County: Orange
Place of Formation: FLORIDA

form 5500

Plan Name Plan Year EIN/PN Received Sponsor Total number of participants
EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC 401(K) PLAN 2023 834438498 2024-07-22 EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC 18
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Three-digit plan number (PN) 001
Effective date of plan 2022-01-01
Business code 541990
Sponsor’s telephone number 4076765295
Plan sponsor’s address 424 E CENTRAL BLVD UNIT 650, ORLANDO, FL, 32801

Signature of

Role Plan administrator
Date 2024-07-22
Name of individual signing CHRIS HORNE
Valid signature Filed with authorized/valid electronic signature
EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC 401(K) PLAN 2022 834438498 2023-07-18 EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC 7
Three-digit plan number (PN) 001
Effective date of plan 2022-01-01
Business code 541990
Sponsor’s telephone number 4076765295
Plan sponsor’s address 424 E CENTRAL BLVD UNIT 650, ORLANDO, FL, 32801

Signature of

Role Plan administrator
Date 2023-07-17
Name of individual signing CHRIS HORNE
Valid signature Filed with authorized/valid electronic signature

Agent

Name Role Address
Robinson, Genesis Agent 424 E CENTRAL BLVD, Suite 650, ORLANDO, FL 32801

President

Name Role Address
DAVIS, MARIO President 424 E CENTRAL BLVD, Suite 650 ORLANDO, FL 32801

Director

Name Role Address
DAVIS, MARIO Director 424 E CENTRAL BLVD, Suite 650 ORLANDO, FL 32801

Vice President

Name Role Address
LEE, JACKIE Vice President 424 E CENTRAL BLVD, Suite 650 ORLANDO, FL 32801

Treasurer

Name Role Address
MORTON, MYLIKA Cummings Treasurer 111 N ORANGE AVE, STE 800 ORLANDO, FL 32801

Member

Name Role Address
Burney, Jasmine Member 424 E Central Blvd, Suite 650 Orlando, FL 32801

Pastor

Name Role Address
McKee, Christopher Pastor 424 E CENTRAL BLVD, Suite 650 ORLANDO, FL 32801

Events

Event Type Filed Date Value Description
CHANGE OF MAILING ADDRESS 2024-04-02 2778 S WESTMORELAND DR, ORLANDO, FL 32805 No data
REGISTERED AGENT NAME CHANGED 2024-04-02 Robinson, Genesis No data
REGISTERED AGENT ADDRESS CHANGED 2024-04-02 424 E CENTRAL BLVD, Suite 650, ORLANDO, FL 32801 No data

Court Cases

Title Case Number Docket Date Status
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc. et al., Petitioner(s) v. Secretary, Florida Dept. of State, et al., Respondent(s) SC2023-1671 2023-12-04 Open
Classification Discretionary Review - Notice to Invoke - Dual Basis Uncertified
Court Supreme Court of Florida
Originating Court 1st District Court of Appeal
1D2023-2252;

Parties

Name EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA, INC.
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Florida Rising Together
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Reginald Gundy
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Sylvia Young
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Phyllis Wiley
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Andrea Hershorn
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Anaydia Connolly
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Leela Fuentes
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Brandon P. Nelson
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Kaitlyn Yarrows
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Cynthia Lippert
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Kisha Linebaugh
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Nina Wolfson
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Beatriz Alonzo
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Gonzalo Alfredo Pedroso
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Marvin Hudson
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Florida House of Representatives
Role Respondent
Status Active
Representations Andre Velosy Bardos
Name The Florida Senate
Role Respondent
Status Active
Representations Kyle Edwin Gray, Daniel Elden Nordby, Carlos Alberto Rey, Tara Renee Klimek Price
Name Constitutional Accountability Center
Role Amicus - Petitioner
Status Active
Representations Linda K Clark, David H. Gans, Elizabeth B. Wydra, Brianne J. Gorod, Anna K. Jessurun
Name Current Current and Former Elected Leaders of North Florida and Beyond
Role Amicus - Petitioner
Status Active
Representations Matthew Goldberger, Sophia House, Jonathan B. Miller
Name Hon. James Lee Marsh
Role Judge/Judicial Officer
Status Active
Name 1DCA Clerk
Role Lower Tribunal Clerk
Status Active
Name Leon Clerk
Role Lower Tribunal Clerk
Status Active
Name Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Representations Frederick Stanton Wermuth, Thomas Alan Zehnder, Quinn Brandon Ritter, Christina A. Ford, Jyoti Jasrasaria, Abha Khanna, Joseph N. Posimato, Julie Zuckerbrod
Name Secretary, Florida Dept. of State
Role Respondent
Status Active
Representations Bradley R McVay, Ashley Davis, Christopher James DeLorenz, Joseph Scott Van de Bogart, William David Chappell, Mohammad Omar Jazil, Michael Robert Beato, Chad Edward Revis, Edward Mark Wenger, Gary Vergil Perko, Henry Charles Whitaker, Jeffrey Paul DeSousa, Daniel William Bell, David Matthew Costello, Bilal Faruqui

Docket Entries

Docket Date 2024-08-06
Type Order
Subtype OA Schedule (Prev Accepted)
Description The Court previously accepted jurisdiction. The Court will hear oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, September 12, 2024. A maximum of twenty minutes to the side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP.
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Docket Date 2024-07-02
Type Response
Subtype Response
Description Petitioner's Response to the Secretary's Notice of Unavailability
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2024-07-01
Type Notice
Subtype Unavailability
Description Notice of Unavailability
On Behalf Of Secretary, Florida Dept. of State
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Docket Date 2024-06-20
Type Motion
Subtype Request-Oral Argument
Description Petitioners' Unopposed Request for Oral Argument
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2024-06-05
Type Brief
Subtype Reply-Merit
Description Petitioners' Reply Brief
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2024-05-13
Type Order
Subtype Brief Enlargement
Description Petitioner's Unopposed Motion for Additional Words is hereby granted. Petitioner's reply brief may contain up to 6,000 words.
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Docket Date 2024-05-10
Type Motion
Subtype Brief Enlargement
Description Petitioners' Unopposed Motion for Additional Words
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2024-05-06
Type Brief
Subtype Answer-Merit
Description Florida Legislature's Answer Brief
On Behalf Of The Florida Senate
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Docket Date 2024-04-30
Type Brief
Subtype Answer-Merit
Description Secretary Byrd's Answer Brief
On Behalf Of Secretary, Florida Dept. of State
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Docket Date 2024-04-29
Type Order
Subtype Extension of Time (Merits Brief)
Description The Florida Legislature's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer Brief is granted, and Respondents are allowed to and including May 6, 2024, in which to serve the answer brief on the merits. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied. All other times will be extended accordingly.
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Docket Date 2024-04-29
Type Motion
Subtype Ext of Time (Answer Brief-Merit)
Description Florida Legislature's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer Brief
On Behalf Of Florida House of Representatives
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Docket Date 2024-03-15
Type Order
Subtype Extension of Time (Merits Brief)
Description Respondent's motion for extension of time is granted and respondent is allowed to and including April 29, 2024, in which to serve the jurisdictional answer brief. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied.
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Docket Date 2024-03-12
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Pay Pro Hac Vice Fee-100
Description Sophia House
On Behalf Of Current Current and Former Elected Leaders of North Florida and Beyond
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Docket Date 2024-03-12
Type Motion
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description Verified Motion for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice- Jonathan B. Miller
On Behalf Of Current Current and Former Elected Leaders of North Florida and Beyond
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Docket Date 2024-03-12
Type Order
Subtype Amicus Curiae
Description The motion for leave to file brief as amicus curiae filed by Constitutional Accountability Center is hereby granted and they are allowed to file brief only in support of Petitioners. The brief by the above referenced amicus curiae was filed with this Court on March 11, 2024.
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Docket Date 2024-02-29
Type Brief
Subtype Initial-Merit
Description Petitioners' Initial Brief
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2024-03-11
Type Brief
Subtype Amicus Curiae Initial
Description Brief of Amicus Curiae Constitutional Accountability Center in Support of Petitioner
On Behalf Of Constitutional Accountability Center
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Docket Date 2024-03-11
Type Motion
Subtype Amicus Curiae
Description Motion of Constitutional Accountability Center for Leave to File an Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Petitioners
On Behalf Of Constitutional Accountability Center
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Docket Date 2024-02-15
Type Record
Subtype Record/Transcript
Description 1DCA Record on Appeal
On Behalf Of 1DCA Clerk
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Docket Date 2024-02-12
Type Order
Subtype Expedite
Description Petitioners' Motion to Expedite Filing of Record and Set Oral Argument for April 2024 is hereby denied.
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Docket Date 2024-02-09
Type Response
Subtype Response
Description Respondents' Response in Opposition to Petitioners' Motion to Expedite
On Behalf Of Secretary, Florida Dept. of State
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Docket Date 2024-02-02
Type Order
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description The motions to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Joseph N. Posimato and Julie Zuckerbrod, on behalf of Petitioners, are hereby granted and counsel's payment of the $100.00 fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), was received by this Court on February 2, 2024.
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Docket Date 2024-02-02
Type Motion
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description Motion to Appear as Pro Hac Vice Counsel - Joseph N. Posimato
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2024-02-02
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Pay Pro Hac Vice Fee-100
Description Joseph N. Posimato
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Docket Date 2024-02-01
Type Motion
Subtype Expedite
Description Petitioners' Motion to Expedite Filing of Record and Set Oral Argument for April 2024
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-12-30
Type Brief
Subtype Juris Answer
Description Florida Legislature's Jurisdictional Brief
On Behalf Of The Florida Senate
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Docket Date 2023-12-14
Type Order
Subtype Expedite
Description Petitioners' Unopposed Time-Sensitive Motion to Expedite Jurisdictional Briefing is hereby granted. Respondents' jurisdictional brief shall be filed on or before December 29, 2023.
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Docket Date 2023-12-13
Type Motion
Subtype Expedite
Description Unopposed Time-Sensitive Motion to Expedite Jurisdictional Briefing
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-12-13
Type Brief
Subtype Juris Initial
Description Petitioners' Time-Sensitive Jurisdictional Brief
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-12-05
Type Event
Subtype Fee Paid Through Portal
Description Fee Paid Through Portal
Docket Date 2023-12-05
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Pay Pro Hac Vice Fee-100
Description Pay Pro Hac Vice Fee-100
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-12-05
Type Motion
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description Motion to Appear as Pro Hac Vice Counsel
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-12-04
Type Letter-Case
Subtype Acknowledgment Letter-New Case-Pay Fee
Description Acknowledgment Letter-New Case-Pay Fee
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Docket Date 2024-03-14
Type Motion
Subtype Ext of Time (Answer Brief-Merit)
Description Respondents' Motion for Extension of Time
On Behalf Of Secretary, Florida Dept. of State
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Docket Date 2024-03-13
Type Order
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description The motions to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Jonathan B. Miller and Sophia House, on behalf of Current Current and Former Elected Leaders of North Florida and Beyond, are hereby granted and counsels' payment of the $100.00 fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), was received by this Court on March 12, 2024.
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Docket Date 2024-01-24
Type Order
Subtype Juris Accept/Brief Sched (OA Later Date)
Description ***Service list corrected 1/25/2024 to include First District Court of Appeal. *** The Court accepts jurisdiction of this case. Petitioner's initial brief on the merits must be served on or before February 28, 2024; respondent's answer brief on the merits must be served thirty days after service of petitioner's initial brief on the merits; petitioner's reply brief on the merits must be served thirty days after service of respondent's answer brief on the merits; and respondent's cross-reply brief on the merits, if authorized, must be served thirty days after service of petitioner's reply brief on the merits. The Clerk of the First District Court of Appeal must file the record which must be properly indexed and paginated on or before February 19, 2024. The Clerk may provide the record in the format as currently maintained at the district court, either paper or electronic. Oral argument will be set by separate order. Counsel for the parties will be notified of the oral argument date approximately sixty days prior to oral argument.
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Docket Date 2023-12-14
Type Notice
Subtype Invoke Discretionary Jurisdiction
Description **AMENDED** - Notice to Invoke Discretionary Jurisdiction - Direct Conflict of Decisions, Constitutional Construction, and Class of Constitutional Officers
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-12-05
Type Order
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description The motions to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Abha Khanna and Jyoti Jasrasaria, on behalf of Petitioners, are hereby granted and counsel's payment of the $100.00 fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), was received by this Court on December 5, 2023.
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Docket Date 2023-12-04
Type Order
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel) Due
Description Any attorney involved in the above case who is not a member of The Florida Bar should immediately file a proper motion pursuant to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.510, if they wish to have this Court consider them as counsel of record. Failure to file a proper motion could result in the imposition of sanctions, including striking the pleading listing the foreign attorney as counsel of record.
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Docket Date 2023-12-04
Type Notice
Subtype Invoke Discretionary Jurisdiction
Description Notice to Invoke Discretionary Jurisdiction - Direct Conflict of Decisions and Constitutional Construction
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Michael James Jackson, Appellant(s) v. State of Florida, Appellee(s) SC2023-1298 2023-09-14 Open
Classification Mandatory Review - Death Penalty Appeal - Resentencing
Court Supreme Court of Florida
Originating Court Circuit Court for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, Duval County
162005CF010263CXXXMA

Parties

Name Michael James Jackson
Role Appellant
Status Active
Representations Megan D. Byrne, Cassandra Stubbs, Daniel Boaz Tilley, Brian William Stull, Alexandra Caroline Valdez
Name STATE OF FLORIDA LLC
Role Appellee
Status Active
Representations Michael William Mervine, Jeffrey Paul DeSousa
Name FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS, INC.
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Representations Melanie Collette Kalmanson
Name FLORIDA PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSOCIATION, INC.
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Craig Joseph Trocino
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name FLORIDA JUSTICE INSTITUTE, INC.
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Witness to Innocence
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name ADVANCING REAL CHANGE, INC.
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Death Penalty Focus
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name The 8th Amendment Project
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name RIPLEY WHISENHUNT, PLLC
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Florida State Conference of the NAACP
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Representations Christopher D. Belelieu
Name EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Dwight Bullard
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Yvonne Hinson
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Bracy Davis
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Michele K. Rayner-Goolsby
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Dianne Hart
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Rachel Ilyssa Katzin
Role Amicus - Appellant
Status Active
Name Duval Clerk
Role Lower Tribunal Clerk
Status Active
Name Hon. Michael R. Weatherby
Role Judge/Judicial Officer
Status Active

Docket Entries

Docket Date 2024-10-16
Type Order
Subtype OA Schedule
Description The above case is hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, December 12, 2024. A maximum of twenty minutes to the side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP.
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Docket Date 2024-09-13
Type Brief
Subtype Reply-Merit
Description Reply Brief of Appellant
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2024-08-12
Type Letter-Case
Subtype Doc re: No PSI
Description Florida Department of Corrections's Response to Order to File Presentence Investigation
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Docket Date 2024-02-21
Type Motion
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description Verified Motion for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice Under Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.510 (Alexandra Caroline Valdez)
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2024-02-09
Type Record
Subtype Supplemental Record/Transcript
Description Second Supplemental Record - Filed Electronically
On Behalf Of Duval Clerk
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Docket Date 2024-08-06
Type Brief
Subtype Answer-Merit
Description Answer Brief on the Merits
On Behalf Of State of Florida
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Docket Date 2024-08-06
Type Notice
Subtype Appearance
Description Notice of Appearance
On Behalf Of State of Florida
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Docket Date 2024-08-05
Type Motion
Subtype Record Supplementation
Description Appellee's Unopposed Motion to Supplement the Record on Appeal
On Behalf Of State of Florida
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Docket Date 2024-07-22
Type Motion
Subtype Ext of Time (Answer Brief-Merit)
Description Appellee's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer Brief
On Behalf Of State of Florida
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Docket Date 2024-05-29
Type Order
Subtype Amicus Curiae
Description The motion for leave to file brief as amici curiae filed by the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Florida Public Defender Association, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Advancing Real Change, Inc., Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, Craig Trocino, Esq., Death Penalty Focus, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Florida Justice Institute, Ripley Whisenhunt, PLLC, Witness to Innocence, and the 8th Amendment Project is hereby granted. The brief by the above referenced amici curiae was filed with this Court on May 23, 2024.
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Docket Date 2024-05-23
Type Brief
Subtype Amicus Curiae Initial
Description Brief of Amici Curiae Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The Florida Public Defender Association, Advancing Real Change, Inc., Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, Craig Trocino, Esq., Death Penalty Focus, Florida Justice Institute, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ripley Whisenhunt, PLLC, Witness to Innocence, and The 8th Amendment Project
On Behalf Of Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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Docket Date 2024-05-28
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Pay Pro Hac Vice Fee-100
Description Pay Pro Hac Vice Fee-100 (Christopher Belelieu)
On Behalf Of Florida State Conference of the NAACP
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Docket Date 2024-05-28
Type Brief
Subtype Amicus Curiae Initial
Description Brief of Amici Curiae Representatives Yvonne Hinson, Bracy Davis, Michele Rayner, Dianne Hart, Senator Dwight Bullard, NAACP Florida State Conference, and Equal Ground Education Fund in Support of Appellant
On Behalf Of Florida State Conference of the NAACP
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Docket Date 2024-05-28
Type Motion
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description Verified Motion for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.510 (Christopher D. Belelieu)
On Behalf Of Florida State Conference of the NAACP
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Docket Date 2024-05-23
Type Motion
Subtype Amicus Curiae
Description Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief in Support of Appellant (FACDL, FPDA, NACDL, ARC, CCADP, DPF, FADP, FJI, Ripley Whisenhunt, PLLC, Witness to Innocence, and the 8th Amendment Project)
On Behalf Of Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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Docket Date 2024-05-17
Type Brief
Subtype Initial-Merit
Description Initial Brief of Appellant
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2024-04-17
Type Order
Subtype Extension of Time (Merits Brief)
Description Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted and Appellant is allowed to and including May 17, 2024, in which to serve the initial brief on the merits. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied. All other times will be extended accordingly.
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Docket Date 2024-04-16
Type Motion
Subtype Ext of Time (Initial Brief-Merit)
Description Unopposed Motion for an Extension of Time
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2024-02-22
Type Order
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description The motions to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Brian William Stull and Alexandra Caroline Valdez, on behalf of Michael James Jackson, are hereby granted and counsels' payments of the $250.00 Florida Bar fee and $100.00 filing fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), are hereby waived.
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Docket Date 2024-01-04
Type Record
Subtype Exhibits
Description Copies of Exhibits: State's 23, 107, 108, 120, 130, 182, & 183 and Defense 9 - Placed with file.
On Behalf Of Duval Clerk
Docket Date 2024-01-03
Type Motion
Subtype Record Supplementation
Description Appellant's Motion for an Order Directing the Lower Tribunal to Complete the Record and to Stay Proceedings in this Court
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2023-12-19
Type Order
Subtype DEP Brief Sched (100)
Description The record having been received by the Court, the briefs in the above styled case are to be filed as follows: Appellant's brief is to be filed on or before March 28, 2024; appellee's brief shall be filed seventy days after filing of appellant's brief; and appellant's reply brief shall be filed forty days after filing of appellee's brief. As the time for filing the briefs has already been extended, further motions for extension of time will be granted only due to a medical emergency.
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Docket Date 2023-12-19
Type Record
Subtype Record/Transcript
Description Record on Appeal (Redacted) - Filed Electronically
On Behalf Of Duval Clerk
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Docket Date 2023-09-22
Type Notice
Subtype Appearance
Description Notice of Appearance for the State of Florida
On Behalf Of State of Florida
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Docket Date 2023-09-15
Type Notice
Subtype Appearance
Description Notice of Appearance
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2023-09-14
Type Order
Subtype Record Filing (Hearings/Trial)
Description TR: 12/4/2023; ROA: 12/26/2023
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Docket Date 2023-11-20
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Status Report
Description Status Report
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2023-11-15
Type Notice
Subtype Appearance
Description Notice of Appearance
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2023-11-14
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Status Report
Description Status Report on Preparation of Record on Appeal
On Behalf Of Hon. Michael R. Weatherby
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Docket Date 2023-10-02
Type Order
Subtype Counsel Withdrawal
Description The motion to withdraw as attorney of record for Appellant, filed by Elizabeth Webb, is granted. Megan D. Byrne and Cassandra Stubbs are hereby recognized as the attorneys of record for Appellant.
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Docket Date 2023-10-02
Type Motion
Subtype Couns Withdrawal
Description Motion to Withdraw as Counsel
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2023-09-28
Type Order
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description The motions to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Megan D. Byrne and Cassandra Stubbs, on behalf of Michael James Jackson, are hereby granted and counsels' payments of the $250 Florida Bar fee and $100.00 filing fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), are hereby waived.
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Docket Date 2023-09-28
Type Motion
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description Verified Motion for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.510 (Cassandra Stubbs)
On Behalf Of Michael James Jackson
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Docket Date 2023-09-14
Type Letter-Case
Subtype Acknowledgment Letter-New Case
Description Acknowledgment Letter-New Case
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Docket Date 2023-09-14
Type Event
Subtype No Fee - Insolvent
Description No Fee - Insolvent Below
Docket Date 2023-09-14
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Copy of The Lower Tribunal Order/Action Being Appealed
Description Judgment and Sentence
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Docket Date 2023-09-13
Type Notice
Subtype Appeal
Description Notice of Appeal
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Docket Date 2024-08-07
Type Order
Subtype Record Supplementation GR (Misc)
Description Appellee's motion to supplement the record is hereby granted.
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Docket Date 2024-07-26
Type Order
Subtype Extension of Time (Merits Brief)
Description Appellee's motion for extension of time is granted, and Appellee is allowed to and including August 7, 2024, in which to serve the answer brief on the merits. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied. All other times will be extended accordingly.
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Docket Date 2024-02-06
Type Record
Subtype Supplemental Record/Transcript
Description Supplemental Record on Appeal (Redacted) - Filed Electronically
On Behalf Of Duval Clerk
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Docket Date 2024-01-04
Type Order
Subtype Record Supplementation GR (Circ Ct)
Description Appellant's Motion to Supplement the Record (copy attached) is granted. The court reporters are directed, on or before January 24, 2024, to file with the trial court clerk the transcripts for the hearings listed in the attached motion. Counsel for appellant is directed to deliver a copy of this order to all court reporters involved in the transcription of the above dates and to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure that the transcripts are filed within the time period designated. The trial court clerk is directed, on or before February 5, 2024, to supplement the record with the items listed in the attached motion. Appellant shall have 86 days from the filing of the supplemental record in which to file the initial brief on the merits. * THE COVERSHEET SHALL REFLECT "SUPPLEMENTAL RECORD" AND PAGE NUMBERING SHOULD RUN CONSECUTIVELY.
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Secretary of State Byrd, the Florida House of Representatives, and the Florida Senate, Appellant(s) v. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc., Equal Ground Education Fund, Inc., League of Women Voters of Florida Education Fund, Inc., Florida Rising Together, Pastor Reginald Gundy, Sylvia Young, Phyllis Wiley, Andrea Hershorin, Anaydia Connolly, Leela Fuentes, Brandon P. Nelson, Kaitlyn Yarrows, Cynthia Lippert, Kisha Linebaugh, Nina Wolfson, Beatriz Alonzo, Gonzalo Alfredo Pedroso, and Marvin Hudson, Appellee(s). 1D2023-2252 2023-09-06 Closed
Classification NOA Final - Circuit Civil - Other
Court 1st District Court of Appeal
Originating Court Circuit Court for the Second Judicial Circuit, Leon County
2022 CA 0666

Parties

Name The Florida Senate
Role Appellant
Status Active
Representations Carlos Alberto Rey, Kyle Edwin Gray, Daniel Elden Nordby, George N Meros, Jr., Tara Renee Klimek Price
Name The Florida House of Representatives
Role Appellant
Status Active
Representations Andre Velosy Bardos
Name Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
Role Appellee
Status Active
Representations Thomas Alan Zehnder, Quinn Brandon Ritter, Frederick Stanton Wermuth, Christina A. Ford, Jyoti Jasrasaria, Abha Khanna
Name EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Florida Rising Together
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Reginald Gundy
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Sylvia Young
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Phyllis Wiley
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Andrea Hershorin
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Anaydia Connolly
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Leela Fuentes
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Brandon P. Nelson
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Kaitlyn Yarrows
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Cynthia Lippert
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Kisha Linebaugh
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Nina Wolfson
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Beatriz Alonzo
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Gonzalo Alfredo Pedroso
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Marvin Hudson
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Jyoti Jasrasaria
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Constitutional Accountability Center
Role Amicus Curiae
Status Active
Representations Linda K Clark, Elizabeth B. Wydra, David H. Gans, Brianne J. Gorod, Anna K. Jessurun
Name J. Morgan Kousser
Role Amicus Curiae
Status Denied
Representations Reid Elliot Levin
Name Hon. James Lee Marsh
Role Judge/Judicial Officer
Status Active
Name Leon Clerk
Role Lower Tribunal Clerk
Status Active
Name Cord Byrd
Role Appellant
Status Active
Representations Mohammad Omar Jazil, Gary Vergil Perko, Michael Robert Beato, Bradley R McVay, Joseph Scott Van de Bogart, Ashley Davis, Christopher James DeLorenz, Henry Charles Whitaker, Daniel W. Bell, Jeffrey Paul DeSousa, David Matthew Costello

Docket Entries

Docket Date 2024-02-15
Type Record
Subtype Record on Appeal Redacted
Description Record to FSC Redacted - 980 pages
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Docket Date 2024-01-26
Type Supreme Court
Subtype Supreme Court Briefing Scheduled
Description Supreme Court Briefing Scheduled
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Docket Date 2023-12-20
Type Misc. Events
Subtype West Publishing
Description West Publishing
Docket Date 2023-12-20
Type Mandate
Subtype Mandate
Description Mandate
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Docket Date 2023-10-23
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief
Description Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief
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Docket Date 2023-11-08
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion To File Supplemental Brief
Description Order on Motion To File Supplemental Brief
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Docket Date 2023-11-06
Type Motions Relating to Briefs
Subtype Motion to Amend Brief
Description Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Brief & Supplemental Brief
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-10-28
Type Brief
Subtype Reply Brief
Description Reply Brief - Sec. Byrd
On Behalf Of Cord Byrd
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Docket Date 2023-10-27
Type Brief
Subtype Reply Brief
Description Reply Brief - Florida Senate and House
On Behalf Of The Florida Senate
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Docket Date 2023-10-25
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief
Description Order on Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief
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Docket Date 2023-10-25
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Oral Argument
Description Notice of Oral Argument
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Docket Date 2023-10-24
Type Notice
Subtype Notice
Description Notice - Joint Stipulation Regarding Oral Argument
On Behalf Of The Florida House of Representatives
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Docket Date 2023-10-24
Type Response
Subtype Response
Description Response to Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief of J. Morgan Kousser
On Behalf Of The Florida House of Representatives
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Docket Date 2023-10-24
Type Motions Relating to Briefs
Subtype Motion to File Amicus Curiae Brief
Description Motion to File Amicus Curiae Brief in support of Dr. J. Morgan Kousser
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Docket Date 2023-10-23
Type Brief
Subtype Amicus Curiae Brief
Description Amicus Curiae Brief of Dr. J. Morgan Kousser - denied see 10/25 order
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Docket Date 2023-10-23
Type Motions Relating to Briefs
Subtype Motion to File Amicus Curiae Brief
Description Motion to File Amicus Curiae Brief of Constitutional Accountability Center on behalf of Appellees
On Behalf Of Constitutional Accountability Center
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Docket Date 2023-10-23
Type Record
Subtype Appendix
Description Joint Appendix
On Behalf Of The Florida Senate
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Docket Date 2023-10-21
Type Event
Subtype Pro Hac Vice Fee Paid
Description Pro Hac Vice Fee Paid for Elizabeth B. Wydra
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Docket Date 2023-10-20
Type Misc. Events
Subtype Docketing Statement
Description Docketing Statement
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Docket Date 2023-12-01
Type Disposition by Opinion
Subtype Reversed
Description Reversed 375 So. 3d 335
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Docket Date 2023-09-18
Type Order
Subtype Case to be Determined En Banc
Description Case to be Determined En Banc
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Docket Date 2023-09-08
Type Notice
Subtype Suggestion for Immediate Resolution by FSC 9.125
Description Suggestion for Immediate Resolution by FSC 9.125
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Docket Date 2023-10-19
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion To File Enlarged Brief
Description Order on Motion To File Enlarged Brief
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Docket Date 2023-10-19
Type Motions Relating to Briefs
Subtype Motion To File Enlarged Brief
Description Motion To File Enlarged Brief and Answer Brief
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-10-18
Type Brief
Subtype Answer Brief
Description Answer Brief
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-10-13
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
Description Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
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Docket Date 2023-10-13
Type Event
Subtype Pro Hac Vice Fee Paid
Description Pro Hac Vice Fee Paid for Jyoti Jasrasaria
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Docket Date 2023-10-02
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Oral Argument
Description Notice of Oral Argument
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Docket Date 2023-09-29
Type Misc. Events
Subtype Docketing Statement
Description Docketing Statement
On Behalf Of The Florida Senate
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Docket Date 2023-09-29
Type Record
Subtype Record on Appeal Redacted
Description Record on Appeal Redacted - 12,584 pages - SEE CORRECTED Record docketed on 10-11-23
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Docket Date 2023-09-28
Type Misc. Events
Subtype Docketing Statement
Description Docketing Statement
On Behalf Of The Florida House of Representatives
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Docket Date 2023-09-21
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion to Set Briefing Schedule
Description The Court accepts the briefing schedule set forth in the joint stipulation docketed September 20, 2023. The clerk of the lower tribunal shall expedite preparation and transmittal of the record to this Court on or before Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
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Docket Date 2023-09-20
Type Notice
Subtype Notice
Description Joint Stipulation Regarding Briefing Schedule
On Behalf Of Cord Byrd
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Docket Date 2023-09-07
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Appearance
Description Notice of Appearance
On Behalf Of Cord Byrd
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Docket Date 2023-09-07
Type Letter
Subtype Acknowledgment Letter
Description Acknowledgment Letter
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Docket Date 2023-09-06
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Appeal
Description Notice of Appeal; order appealed attached
On Behalf Of Cord Byrd
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Docket Date 2024-02-12
Type Supreme Court
Subtype Supreme Court Order
Description Supreme Court Order denying motion to expedite filing of record and to set oral argument
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Docket Date 2023-12-13
Type Supreme Court
Subtype Notice to Invok. Disc. Jur. FSC
Description Notice to Invok. Disc. Jur. FSC
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-12-04
Type Supreme Court
Subtype Notice of Appeal FSC
Description Notice of Appeal FSC
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-10-20
Type Motions Relating to Parties and Counsel
Subtype Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
Description Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Anna K. Jessurun
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Docket Date 2023-10-12
Type Motions Relating to Parties and Counsel
Subtype Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice
Description Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Abha Khanna
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2023-10-11
Type Record
Subtype Record on Appeal Redacted
Description Record on Appeal Redacted - CORRECTED Record 12,584 pages (corrected pages 12,534 - 12,541 and 12,543 - 12,581)
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Docket Date 2023-10-05
Type Brief
Subtype Initial Brief
Description Initial Brief - Sec. Byrd
On Behalf Of Cord Byrd
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BLACK VOTERS MATTER CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE, INC., ET AL. VS CORD BYRD, ETC., ET AL. SC2022-0685 2022-05-23 Closed
Classification Original Proceedings - Writ - All Writs
Court Supreme Court of Florida
Originating Court Circuit Court for the Second Judicial Circuit, Leon County
372022CA000666XXXXXX

Circuit Court for the Second Judicial Circuit, Leon County
1D22-1470

Parties

Name EQUAL GROUND EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Florida Rising Together
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Kisha Linebaugh
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Ileana Caban
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Phyllis Wiley
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Brandon P. Nelson
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Cynthia Lippert
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Andrea Hershorin
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Anaydia Connolly
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FUND, INC.
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Sylvia Young
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Reginald Gundy
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF FLORIDA, INC.
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Beatriz Alonso
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Gonzalo Alfredo Pedroso
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Katie Yarrows
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Name Florida Senate
Role Respondent
Status Active
Representations Daniel E. Nordby, Andy Bardos
Name Tom Leek
Role Respondent
Status Active
Name Ray Rodrigues
Role Respondent
Status Active
Name Hon. Ashley Moody
Role Respondent
Status Active
Representations Henry C. Whitaker, David M. Costello, Jeffrey Paul DeSousa, Daniel W. Bell
Name Hon. Wilton Simpson
Role Respondent
Status Active
Representations Carlos Alberto Rey
Name Florida House of Representatives
Role Respondent
Status Active
Name Hon. Christopher Joseph Sprowls
Role Respondent
Status Active
Name Hon. Cord Byrd
Role Respondent
Status Active
Representations Mohammad O. Jazil, Bradley R. McVay, Michael R. Beato, Ashley E. Davis
Name Hon. Gwen Marshall
Role Lower Tribunal Clerk
Status Active
Name Hon. Kristina Samuels
Role Lower Tribunal Clerk
Status Active
Name Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
Role Petitioner
Status Active
Representations Joseph N. Posimato, Frederick S. Wermuth, Harleen K. Gambhir, Graham W. White, John M. Devaney, Jonathan P. Hawley, Abha Khanna, Thomas A. Zehnder, Ms. Christina A. Ford

Docket Entries

Docket Date 2022-06-24
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Publish Full
Description PUBLISH FULL
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Docket Date 2022-06-02
Type Disposition
Subtype Denied
Description DISP-DENIED ~ FSC-OPINION: Petitioners' request for a constitutional writ is denied. "The doctrine of all writs is not an independent basis for jurisdiction," but instead "is restricted to preserving jurisdiction that has already been invoked or protecting jurisdiction that likely will be invoked in the future." Roberts v. Brown, 43 So. 3d 673, 677 (Fla. 2010).
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Docket Date 2022-05-27
Type Response
Subtype Response
Description RESPONSE ~ Response to Emergency Petition for a Constitutional Writ
On Behalf Of Hon. Ashley Moody
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Docket Date 2022-05-24
Type Order
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description ORDER-COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GR (FOREIGN COUNSEL) ~ The motions to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Jonathan P. Hawley, Graham W. White, Abha Khanna, John M. Devaney, Harleen K. Gambhir, and Joseph N. Posimato on behalf of petitioners are hereby granted and counsel's payment of the $100.00 fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), was received by this Court on May 24, 2022.
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Docket Date 2022-05-24
Type Motion
Subtype Couns Pro Hac Vice (Foreign Counsel)
Description MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) ~ Verified Motion for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.510 by Joseph N. Posimato
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2022-05-24
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Pay Pro Hac Vice Fee-100
Description PAY PRO HAC VICE FEE-100
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2022-05-23
Type Event
Subtype Fee Paid Through Portal
Description Fee Paid Through Portal
Docket Date 2022-05-23
Type Petition
Subtype Appendix
Description APPENDIX-PETITION ~ Appendix to Emergency Petition for Constitutional Writ - Volume VII
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2022-05-23
Type Misc. Events
Subtype Fee Status
Description FP:Fee Paid Through Portal
Docket Date 2022-05-23
Type Order
Subtype Response/Reply Requested
Description ORDER-RESPONSE/REPLY REQUESTED ~ Petitioner has filed a petition to invoke this Court's all writs jurisdiction. Respondent is hereby requested to file a response to the above-referenced petition on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022.
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Docket Date 2022-05-23
Type Miscellaneous Document
Subtype Pay Pro Hac Vice Fee-100
Description PAY PRO HAC VICE FEE-100
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2022-05-23
Type Motion
Subtype Expedite
Description MOTION-EXPEDITE ~ Filed as "Petitioner's Emergency Motion to Expedite Review of Emergency Petition for Constitutional Writ"
On Behalf Of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc.
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Docket Date 2022-05-23
Type Letter-Case
Subtype Acknowledgment Letter-New Case
Description ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE ~ Corrected Letter: Lower tribunal case no. corrected May 24, 2022.
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Documents

Name Date
ANNUAL REPORT 2024-04-02
ANNUAL REPORT 2023-04-30
ANNUAL REPORT 2022-04-30
AMENDED ANNUAL REPORT 2021-05-07
ANNUAL REPORT 2021-02-10
AMENDED ANNUAL REPORT 2020-09-23
AMENDED ANNUAL REPORT 2020-09-13
ANNUAL REPORT 2020-06-18
Domestic Non-Profit 2019-04-10

Date of last update: 17 Jan 2025

Sources: Florida Department of State