Tuggle v. Ala. Sec'y of State John Merrill & Dir. of Elections Ed Packard) (Ex parte Merrill)

SHAW, JUSTICE.

The defendants below, the Alabama Secretary of State, John Merrill, and a member of his staff, Ed Packard, the director of elections, petition this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Montgomery Circuit Court to vacate a preliminary injunction and to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction the underlying action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief. We grant the petition and issue the writ.

Facts

On December 7, 2017, Pamela Miles, Dan Dannemueller, Paul Hard, and Victoria Tuggle (hereinafter referred to collectively as "the plaintiffs") filed a civil action in the trial court…