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1 Suit to Keep Polls Open Later Unsuccessful because It Was Filed less than an Hour before the Polls Closed 1 (2020)

handle is hein.congcourts/fjsuit0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CASE STUDIES IN EMERGENCY ELECTION LITIGATION Suit to Keep Polls Open Later Unsuccessful Because It Was Filed Less Than an Hour Before the Polls Closed Bernie 2020 v. Logan (Consuelo B. Marshall, C.D. Cal. 2:20-cv-2096) A suit filed after 7:00 p.m. to keep polls open after 8:00 because of long lines was unsuccessful because it was not assigned to a judge until two days later. Subject: Poll hours. Topics: Polling hours; primary election; case assignment; laches. A presidential campaign filed a federal complaint in the Central District of California against the registrar for Los Angeles County at 7:09 p.m. on March 3, 2020, seeking a court order keeping the polls open past 8:00 for a presidential primary election, alleging wait times up to four hours to cast a ballot. With its complaint, the campaign filed an application for a tempo- rary restraining order at 7:12.2 On March 5, the court assigned the case to Judge Consuelo B. Marshall.3 As it was to late too provide the plaintiff with the requested relief, Judge Marshall dismissed the case as moot.4 1. Complaint at 1, Bernie 2020 v. Logan, No. 2:20-cv-2096 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 3, 2020), D.E. 1; Minutes, id. (Mar. 5, 2020), D.E. 9. 2. Temporary Restraining Order Application, id. (May. 3, 2020), D.E. 2; Minutes, supra note 1. 3. Notice, Bernie 2020, No. 2:20-cv-2096 (C.D. Cal. May 5, 2020), D.E. 6; Minutes, supra note 1. 4. Minutes, supra note 1. Federal Judicial Center 10/6/2020 1

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