Legal Opinion
SANDUSKY COUNTY v. Blackwell
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided March 3, 2005No. 3:04CV7582PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARR, Chief Judge.
This is a § 1983 suit under the Help America Vote Act, Pub.L. 107-252, Title III, § 302, 116 Stat. 1706 (codified at 42 U.S.C. § 15301, et seq.) (HAVA). Pending is a motion by the plaintiffs for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $64,613.14.
For the reasons that follow, the motion shall be granted.
Background
The plaintiffs, several political and labor organizations, successfully contended that HAVA expanded the right of registered voters to cast a “provisional” ballot in federal elections. Among the statute’s purposes, plaintiffs claimed, was to ensure…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Sandusky County Democratic Party v. BlackwellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006