SUMMONS issued for Sherwood Boehlert, Christopher Cox, Tom Davis, David Dreier, Bob Goodlatte, Porter Goss, Luis Gutierrez, Joel Hefley, Duncan Hunter, Henry Hyde, Donald Manzullo, Robert Ney, Jim Nussle, Michael Oxley, Richard Pombo, F. Sensenbrenner, Jose Serrano, W. Tauzin, William Thomas, Nydia Velazquez, C. W. Young, Don Young Follow up by 10/20/03 . (ov)
SUMMONS issued for Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, George Alleg, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Robert Bennett, Joseph Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Christopher Bond, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, John Breaux, Jim Bunning, Conrad Burns, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, Maria Cantwell, Thomas Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Saxby Chambliss, Hilary Clinton, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, John Cornyn, Jon Corzine, Larry Craig, Michael Crapo, Thomas Daschle, Mark Dayton, Mike Dewine, Christopher Dodd, Elizabeth Dole, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Richard Durbin, John Edwards, John Ensign, Michael Enzi, Russell Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Ernest Hollings, Kay Hutchinson, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Zell Miller, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Don Nickles, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, John Rockefeller, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes, Charles Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Debbie Stabenow, Ted Stevens, John Sunun, James Talent, Craig Thomas, George Voinovich, John Warner, Ron Wyden Follow up by 10/30/03 . (ov)
SUMMONS issued for Congress of the USA, Ted Stevens, Richard B. Cheney, William H. Pickle, Emily Reynolds, Dennis Hastert, Jeff Trandahl Follow up by 9/9/03 . (ov)
OPINION AND ORDER granting 6 Motion to Dismiss, granting 10 Motion to Dismiss . Signed by Judge Salvador E Casellas on 9/27/04. (rm) (Entered: 09/27/2004)
ORDER finding as moot 12 Motion for extension of time, finding as moot 13 Motion for extension of time, denying 14 Motion requesting Order, finding as moot 21 Motion for extension of time . Signed by Judge Salvador E Casellas on 8/27/04. (rm) (Entered: 08/27/2004)
ORDER denying without prejudice Motion for Hearing [Dockets # 16 & 26]. At this time the Court will not schedule a hearing since we are still considering the parties' arguments as exposed in defendants' motion to dismiss and plaintiff's opposition. However, if a hearing is necessary, the Court will notify the parties. Signed by Judge Salvador E Casellas on 03/11/04. (Entered: 03/11/2004)
Emergency MOTION for Hearing for the discussion of all motions and arguments submitted by all parties filed by Nicolas Nogueras-Cartagena on behalf of Josue Orta-Rivera (Nogueras-Cartagena, Nicolas) (Entered: 03/04/2004)
ORDER granting 24 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Angel L. Morales-Rodriguez terminated filed by Josue Orta-Rivera. Signed by Judge Salvador E Casellas on 4/4/04. (ov, ) (Entered: 02/05/2004)
RESPONSE by Josue Orta-Rivera in opposition to [6-1] motion to Dismiss amended complt by Emily Reynolds, William H. Pickle, Richard B. Cheney, Ted Stevens, Congress of the USA (np) (Entered: 11/25/2003)
RESPONSE by All Defendants in opposition to [14-1] motion to request order to assistant cnsl David Plotinsky to provide the ct evidence of his right and auth to file the mot to dism; to grant plf 10 days to answer said motion by Josue Orta-Rivera (ov) (Entered: 11/21/2003)
RESPONSE by All Defendants in opposition to [14-1] motion to request order to assistant cnsl David Plotinsky to provide the ct evidence of his right and auth to file the mot to dism; to grant plf 10 days to answer said motion by Josue Orta-Rivera (ov) (Entered: 11/10/2003)
URGENT INFO MOTION SUBMITTING annex to Urgent mot req order to atty David Plotisky, etc, filed on 11/4/03 w/attachment by Josue Orta-Rivera (ov) (Entered: 11/10/2003)
URGENT MOTION by Josue Orta-Rivera to request order to assistant cnsl David Plotinsky to provide the ct evidence of his right and auth to file the mot to dism; to grant plf 10 days to answer said motion Response due 11/17/03 . (ov) Modified on 11/05/2003 (Entered: 11/05/2003)
URGENT MOTION SUPPLEMENTING by Josue Orta-Rivera to Extend Time referring to: [12-1] motion to Extend Time for 2 days to file opp on its merits to mot to dismiss and req for denial of mot to dismiss for lack of legal standings of the US Senate and non compliance w/Rule 204 of the LR of this ct by Josue Orta-Rivera (ov) Modified on 12/08/2003 (Entered: 11/04/2003)
URGENT MOTION by Josue Orta-Rivera to Extend Time for 2 days to file opp on its merits to mot to dismiss and req for denial of mot to dismiss for lack of legal standings of the US Senate and n on compliance w/Rule 204 of the LR of this ct (ov) (Entered: 11/04/2003)
ORDER granting [9-1] motion to Extend Time until 10/31/03 to file opp to mot to dismiss, [9-2] motion **Added for Josue Orta-Rivera attorney Angel L. Morales-Rodriguez Noted. Response to Motion reset to 10/31/03 for [10-1] motion to Dismiss, reset to 10/31/03 for [6-1] motion to Dismiss amended complt ( signed by Judge Salvador E. Casellas ) (ov) (Entered: 10/29/2003)
MOTION with Memorandum in Support by Tom Davis, David Dreier, Bob Goodlatte, Luis Gutierrez, Joel Hefley, Robert Ney, Jim Nussle, Jose Serrano, W. Tauzin, Nydia Velazquez, C. W. Young, Don Young to Dismiss , **Added for above dfts atty David Plotinsky. (ov) Modified on 11/10/2003 (Entered: 10/28/2003)
MOTION by Josue Orta-Rivera to Extend Time until 10/31/03 to file opp to mot to dismiss , **Added for Josue Orta-Rivera attorney Angel L. Morales-Rodriguez (ov) (Entered: 10/24/2003)
ORDER granting [7-1] motion to Extend Time for 15 days to file opp to mot to dism Response to Motion reset to 10/24/03 for [6-1] motion to Dismiss amended complt ( signed by Judge Salvador E. Casellas ) (ov) (Entered: 10/16/2003)
MOTION with Memorandum in Support by Congress of the USA, Ted Stevens, Richard B. Cheney, William H. Pickle, Emily Reynolds to Dismiss amended complt . Response due 10/9/03 . (np) (Entered: 09/29/2003)
NOTICE of Attorney Appearance for Congress of the USA, Ted Stevens, Richard B. Cheney, William H. Pickle, Emily Reynolds by Patricia Mack Bryan (np) (Entered: 09/29/2003)
AMENDED COMPLAINT by Josue Orta-Rivera (Answer due 9/30/03 for Congress of the USA ) amending [2-1] amended complaint by Josue Orta-Rivera, [1-1] complaint (ov) (Entered: 09/11/2003)
AMENDED COMPLAINT by Josue Orta-Rivera (Answer due 8/8/03 for Don Young, for C. W. Young, for Albert Wynn, for David Wu, for Lynn Woolsey, for Frank Wolf, for Joe Wilson, for Heather Wilson, for Roger Wicker, for Ed Whitfield, for Robert Wexler, for Jerry Weller, for Dave Weldon, for Curt Weldon, for Anthony Weiner, for Henry Waxman, for Melvin Watt, for Diane Watson, for Maxine Waters, for Zach Wamp, for James Walsh, for Greg Walden, for David Vitter, for Peter Visclosky, for Nydia Velazquez, for Chris Van-Hollen, for Fred Upton, for Tom Udall, for Mark Udall, for Michael Turner, for Jim Turner, for Edolphus Towns, for Patrick Toomey, for John Tierney, for Patrick Tiberi, for Todd Tiahrt, for Mac Thornberry, for Mike Thompson, for Bennie Thompson, for William Thomas, for Lee Terry, for Gene Taylor, for Charles Taylor, for W. Tauzin, for Ellen Taushcer, for John Tanner, for Thomas Tancredo, for John Sweeney, for John Sullivan, for Bart Stupak, for Ted Strickland, for Charles Stenholm, for Cliff Stearns, for Fortney Stark, for John Spratt, for Mark Souder, for Hilda Solis, for Vic Snyder, for Nick Smith, for Adam Smith, for Louise Slaughter, for Ike Skelton, for Michael Simpson, for Rob Simmons, for Bill Shuster, for John Shimkus, for Don Sherwood, for Brad Sherman, for Christopher Shays, for E. Shaw, for John Shadegg, for Pete Sessions, for Jose Serrano, for F. Sensenbrenner, for Robert Scott, for David Scott, for Edward Schrock, for Adam Schiff, for Janice Schakowsky, for Jim Saxton, for Max Sandlin, for Bernard Sanders, for Loretta Sanchez, for Linda Y. Sanchez, for Martin Sabo, for Jim Ryun, for Timothy Ryan, for Paul Ryan, for Bobby Rush, for C. Ruppersberger, for Edward Royce, for Lucille Royball-Allard, for Steven Rothman, for Mike Ross, for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for Dana Rohrabacher, for Mike Rogers, for Mike Rogers, for Harold Robers, for Ciro Rodriguez, for Thomas Reynolds, for Silvestre Reyes, for Rick Renzi, for Dennis Reherg, for Ralph Regula, for Charles Rangel, for Jim Ramstad, for Nick Rahall, for George Radanovich, for Jack Quinn, for Adam Putnam, for Deborah Pryce, for David Price, for Rob Portman, for Jon Porter, for Earl Pomeroy, for Richard Pombo, for Todd Platts, for Joseph Pitts, for Charles Pickering, for Thomas Petri, for John Peterson, for Collin Peterson, for Mike Pence, for Nancy Pelosi, for Stevan Pearce, for Donald Payne, for Ron Paul, for Ed Pastor, for Bill Pascrell, for Frank Pallone, for Michael Oxley, for Major Owens, for C. Otter, for Doug Ose, for Tom Osborne, for Solomon Ortiz, for John Olver, for David Obey, for James Oberstar, for Jim Nussle, for Devin Nunes, for Charles Norwood, for Eleanor Norton, for Anne Northup, for Robert Ney, for George Nethercutt, for Richard Neal, for Grace Napolitano, for Jerrold Nadler, for Sue Myrick, for Marilyn Musgrave, for John Murtha, for Tim Murphy, for Jerry Moran, for James Moran, for Dennis Moore, for Alan Mollohan, for Jeff Miller, for George Miller, for Gary Miller, for Candice Miller, for Brad Miller, for Juanita Milender-McDonald, for Michael Michaud, for John Mica, for Robert Menendez, for Gregory Meeks, for Kendrick Meek, for Martin Meehan, for Michael McNulty, for Howard McKeon, for Mike McIntyre, for Scott McInnis, for John McHugh, for James McGovern, for Jim McDermott, for Jim McCrery, for Thaddeus McCotter, for Betty McCollum, for Karen McCarthy, for Carolyn McCarthy, for Robert Matsui, for Jim Matheson, for Jim Marshall, for Edward Markey, for Donald Manzullo, for Carolyn Maloney, for Denise Majete, for Stephen Lynch, for Ken Lucas, for Frank Lucas, for Nita Lowey, for Zoe Lofgren, for Frank Lobiondo, for William Lipinski, for John Linder, for Ron Lewis, for John Lewis, for Jerry Lewis, for Sander Levin, for Barbara Lee, for James Leach, for Tom Latham, for John Larson, for Rick Larsen, for Tom Lantos, for James Langevin, for Nick Lampson, for Steven Latourette, for Ray Lahood, for Dennis Kucinich, for Jim Kolbe, for Joe Knollenberg, for John Kline, for Gerald Kleczka, for Mark Kirk, for Jack Kingston, for Steve King, for Peter King, for Ron Kind, for Carolyn Kilpatrick, for Dale Kildee, for Patrick Kennedy, for Mark Kennedy, for Sue Kelly, for Rick Keller, for Marcy Kaptur, for Paul Kanjorski, for Walter Jones, for Stephanie Jones, for Timothy Johnson, for Sam Johnson, for Nancy Johson, for Eddie Johnson, for Christopher John, for William Jenkins, for William Jefferson, for William Janklow, for Sheila Jackson-Lee, for Ernest Istook, for Darrell Issa, for Steve Israel, for Johnny Isakson, for Jay Inslee, for Henry Hyde, for Duncan Hunter, for Kenny Hulshof, for Steny Hoyer, for Amo Houghton, for John Hostettler, for Darlene Hooley, for Michael Honda, for Rush Holt, for Tim Holden, for Peter Hoekstra, for Joseph Hoeffel, for David Hobson, for Ruben Hinojosa, for Maurice Hinchey, for Baron Hill, for Wally Herger, for Jeb Hensarling, for Joel Hefley, for J. Hayworth, for Robin Hayes, for Doc Hastings, for Alcee Hastings, for J. Hastert, for Melissa Hart, for Katherine Harris, for Jane Harman, for Ralph Hall, for Gil Gutknecht, for Luis Gutierrez, for Raul Grijalva, for James Greenwood, for Mark Green, for Gene Green, for Sam Graves, for Kay Granger, for Porter Goss, for Bart Gordon, for Bob Goodlatte, for Virgil Goode, for Charles Gonzalez, for Phil Gingrey, for Paul Gillmor, for Wayne Gilchrest, for Jim Gibbons, for Jim Gerlach, for Richard Gephardt, for Scott Garrett, for Elton Gallegly, for Martin Frost, for Rodney Frelinghuysen, for Trent Franks, for Barney Frank, for Vito Fossella, for Harold Ford, for J. Forbes, for Mark Foley, for Ernie Fletcher, for Jeff Flake, for Bob Filner, for Mike Fergunson, for Tom Feeney, for Chaka Fattah, for Sam Farr, for Eni Faleomavaega, for Terry Everett, for Lane Evans, for Bob Etheridge, for Anna Eshoo, for Phil English, for Eliot Engel, for Jo Emerson, for Rahm Emanuel, for Vernon Ehlers, for Chet Edwards, for Jennifer Dunn, for John Duncan, for David Dreier, for Michael Doyle, for John Doolittle, for Calvin Dooley, for Lloyd Doggett, for John Dingell, for Norman Dicks, for Mario Diaz-Balart, for Lincoln Diaz-Balart, for Peter Deutsch, for William Delahunt, for Nathan Deal, for Jim Demint, for Tom Delay, for Rosa Delauro, for Diana Degette, for Peter Defazio, for Tom Davis, for Susan Davis, for Lincoln Davis, for Jo Davis, for Jim Davis, for Danny Davis, for Artur Davis, for Randy Cunningham, for Elijah Cummings, for John Culberson, for Barbara Cubin, for Joseph Crowley, for Ander Crenshaw, for Philip Crane, for Robert Cramer, for Christopher Cox, for Jerry Costello, for Jim Cooper, for John Conyers, for Mac Collins, for Tom Cole, for Howard Coble, for James Clyburn, for Wn Clay, for Donna Christensen, for Chris Chocola, for Steve Chabot, for Michael Castle, for Ed Case, for John Carter, for Julia Carson, for Brad Carson, for Dennis Cardoza, for Benjamin Cardin, for Michael Capuano, for Lois Capps, for Shelley Capito, for Eric Cantor, for Chris Cannon, for Dave Camp, for Ken Calvert, for Steve Buyer, for Dan Burton, for Richard Burr, for Michael Burns, for Michael Burgess, for Ginny Brown-Waite, for Sherrod Brown, for Henry Brown, for Corrine Brown, for Robert Brady, for Kevin Brady, for Jeb Bradley, for Allen Boyd, for Rick Boucher, for Leonard Boswell, for Madeleine Bordallo, for John Boozman, for Mary Bono, for Jo Bonner, for Henry Bonilla, for John Boehner, for Sherwood Boehlert, for Roy Blunt, for Earl Blumenauer, for Marsha Blackburn, for Timothy Bishop, for Sanford Bishop, for Rob Bishop, for Michael Bilirakis, for Judy Biggert, for Marion Berry, for Howard Bereuter, for Chris Bell, for Xavier Becerra, for Bob Beauprez, for Charles Bass, for Joe Barton, for Roscoe Bartlett, for J. Barrett, for Cass Ballenger, for Frank Ballance, for Tammy Baldwin, for Richard Baker, for Brian Baird, for Spencer Bachus, for Joe Baca, for Robert Andrews, for Thomas Allen, for Rodney Alexander, for W. Akin, for Robert Adelholt, for Gary Ackerman, for Anibal Acevedo-Vila, for Neil Abercrombie, for Ron Wyden, for John Warner, for George Voinovich, for Craig Thomas, for James Talent, for John Sunun, for Ted Stevens, for Debbie Stabenow, for Arlen Specter, for Olympia Snowe, for Gordon Smith, for Richard Shelby, for Jeff Sessions, for Charles Schumer, for Paul Sarbanes, for Rick Santorum, for John Rockefeller, for Pat Roberts, for Harry Reid, for Jack Reed, for Mark Pryor, for Don Nickles, for Ben Nelson, for Bill Nelson, for Patty Murray, for Lisa Murkowski, for Zell Miller, for Barbara Mikulski, for Mitch McConnell, for John McCain, for Richard Lugar, for Trent Lott, for Blanche Lincoln, for Joseph Lieberman, for Carl Levin, for Patrick Leahy, for Frank Lautenberg, for Mary Landrieu, for Jon Kyl, for Herb Kohl, for John Kerry, for Edward Kennedy, for Tim Johnson, for James Jeffords, for Daniel Inouye, for James Inhofe, for Kay Hutchinson, for Ernest Hollings, for Orrin Hatch, for Tom Harkin, for Chuck Hagel, for Judd Gregg, for Chuck Grassley, for Lindsey Graham, for Bob Graham, for Bill Frist, for Peter Fitzgerald, for Dianne Feinstein, for Russell Feingold, for Michael Enzi, for John Ensign, for John Edwards, for Richard Durbin, for Byron Dorgan, for Pete Domenici, for Elizabeth Dole, for Christopher Dodd, for Mike Dewine, for Mark Dayton, for Thomas Daschle, for Michael Crapo, for Larry Craig, for Jon Corzine, for John Cornyn, for Kent Conrad, for Susan Collins, for Norm Coleman, for Thad Cochran, for Hilary Clinton, for Saxby Chambliss, for Lincoln Chafee, for Thomas Carper, for Maria Cantwell, for Ben Campbell, for Robert Byrd, for Conrad Burns, for Jim Bunning, for John Breaux, for Sam Brownback, for Barbara Boxer, for Christopher Bond, for Jeff Bingaman, for Joseph Biden, for Robert Bennett, for Evan Bayh, for Max Baucus, for George Alleg, for Wayne Allard, for Lamar Alexander, for Daniel Akaka, for Jeff Trandahl, for Dennis Hastert, for Emily Reynolds, for William H. Pickle, for Richard B. Cheney, for Ted Stevens, for Congress of the USA ) amending [1-1] complaint (ov) (Entered: 09/11/2003)