Move Texas Civic Fund v. Whitley, 3:19-CV-41. (2019)
Court: District Court, S.D. Texas
Number: infdco20190225e09
Visitors: 19
Filed: Feb. 21, 2019
Latest Update: Feb. 21, 2019
Summary: ORDER TO TRANSFER GEORGE C. HANKS, JR. , District Judge . The plaintiffs in this case have sued two Texas state officials and election officials from eight Texas counties, and they are asking the Court to enjoin implementation of Texas's Election Advisory 2019-02 and its accompanying list of "Possible Non U.S. Citizens" (collectively "the Advisory") on the basis that the Advisory unlawfully targets naturalized U.S. citizens for summary removal from Texas's voter rolls. Two other lawsuits c
Summary: ORDER TO TRANSFER GEORGE C. HANKS, JR. , District Judge . The plaintiffs in this case have sued two Texas state officials and election officials from eight Texas counties, and they are asking the Court to enjoin implementation of Texas's Election Advisory 2019-02 and its accompanying list of "Possible Non U.S. Citizens" (collectively "the Advisory") on the basis that the Advisory unlawfully targets naturalized U.S. citizens for summary removal from Texas's voter rolls. Two other lawsuits ch..
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ORDER TO TRANSFER
GEORGE C. HANKS, JR., District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this case have sued two Texas state officials and election officials from eight Texas counties, and they are asking the Court to enjoin implementation of Texas's Election Advisory 2019-02 and its accompanying list of "Possible Non U.S. Citizens" (collectively "the Advisory") on the basis that the Advisory unlawfully targets naturalized U.S. citizens for summary removal from Texas's voter rolls. Two other lawsuits challenging the Advisory were filed before this one. See Western District of Texas Case Number 5:19-CV-74 and Southern District of Texas Case Number 2:19-CV-40. Judge Ramos has already transferred the other Southern District case to Judge Biery of the Western District under the "first to file" rule. See Southern District of Texas Case Number 2:19-CV-40 at Dkt. 15. This Court will follow suit and transfer this case to Judge Biery under the "first to file" rule in the interest of comity and sound judicial administration. See Save Power Ltd. v. Syntek Finance Corp., 121 F.3d 947, 950 (5th Cir. 1997).
The Court accordingly ORDERS that this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division to be considered in coordination with Western District of Texas Case Numbers 5:19-CV-74 and 5:19-CV-159.
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