Legal Opinion
Acosta v. Democratic City Comm.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 22, 2018No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17–1462PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Slomsky, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION...608
II. BACKGROUND...611
A. Pennsylvania Elections...611
B. Factual Background...613
1. The Special Election and the Participants...613
2. Alleged Voter Coercion, Intimidation, and Other Misconduct that Occurred During the Special Election...614
a. Actions of Government Actors...614
b. Actions of Democratic Party Actors...614
c. Actions of Other Unidentified Actors...615
3. Alleged Tampering with Materials, Malfunctioning of Voting Machines, and Improper Chain of Custody Procedures for Voting Equipment...618
4. Results of the Special Election...619
C. Procedural…
2Cases cited126 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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