Carlson v. Ritchie

MEMORANDUM OF LAW & ORDER

MICHAEL J. DAVIS, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint [Docket No. 18], Defendants’ Motion to Strike Plaintiffs Responsive Memorandum as Untimely [Docket No. 30], and Plaintiffs Motion for Continuance [Docket No. 34]. The Court heard oral argument on March 15, 2013.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background

1. The Parties and the SVRS

Plaintiff Stephen W. Carlson was the Independence Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives for Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District in…