Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 1 of 12

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1 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 1 of 12 SHANNON PEREZ, et al., - and - Plaintiffs, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS SAN ANTONIO DIVISION EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, et al., - and - TEXAS STATE CONFERENCE OF NAACP BRANCHES, et al., v. Plaintiff Intervenors, RICK PERRY, et al., Defendants, MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (MALC, - and - Plaintiffs, HONORABLE HENRY CUELLAR, et al., v. Plaintiff Intervenors, STATE OF TEXAS, et al., Defendants CIVIL ACTION NO. SA-11-CA-360-OLG-JES-XR [Lead case] CIVIL ACTION NO. SA-11-CA-361-OLG-JES-XR [Consolidated case]

2 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 2 of 12 TEXAS LATINO REDISTRICTING TASK FORCE, et al., v. Plaintiffs, RICK PERRY, et al., Defendants, CIVIL ACTION NO. SA-11-CA-490-OLG-JES-XR [Consolidated case] MARAGARITA v. QUESADA, et al., v. Plaintiffs, RICK PERRY, et al., Defendants, CIVIL ACTION NO. SA-11-CA-592-OLG-JES-XR [Consolidated case] JOHN T. MORRIS, Plaintiff, CIVIL ACTION NO. SA-11-CA-615-OLG-JES-XR [Consolidated case] 2

3 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 3 of 12 Plaintiff, v. STATE OF TEXAS, et al., Defendants, EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, et al., Plaintiff, v. STATE OF TEXAS, et al., Defendants. CIVIL ACTION NO. SA-11-CA-635-OLG-JES-XR [Consolidated case] TEXAS LATINO REDISTRICTING TASK FORCE PLAINTIFFS OPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE RESPONSES TO DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Plaintiffs Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, et al. ( Task Force Plaintiffs, by and through their counsel, hereby file their opposed motion for extension of time to file responses to Defendants Motion to Dismiss and Motion for Summary Judgment. Following their successful request for a three-week extension of the deadline for dispositive motions, Defendants State of Texas, et al. ( Texas or State filed their Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 995 and Motion for 3

4 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 4 of 12 Summary Judgment (Dkt. 996 with this Court on May 14, Because discovery has not yet ended, Task Force Plaintiffs seek a similar extension of time to file their responses to these motions until June 18, Task Force Plaintiffs state the following facts in support of this motion: 1. Defendant Texas was granted an extension of the deadline for filing dispositive motions, with the agreement of the remaining parties in this case, from April 23, 2014 to May 14, Discovery regarding the claims challenged in both of Texas's motions is ongoing pursuant to the schedule established by the Court. Thus far, Task Force Plaintiffs have taken ten depositions and defended seven depositions. The transcripts for a number of these depositions are still being prepared by court reporters. 3. Task Force Plaintiffs and the other parties have scheduled depositions for every business day remaining before the end of discovery on May 30, Under the current schedule, Task Force Plaintiffs must file their responsive briefs to the dispositive motions on May 28, 2014, two days before the close of discovery. 4. In order to respond fully to Defendant Texas s motions, Task Force Plaintiffs require the transcripts of depositions of witnesses whose testimony relates to the claims challenged in Texas s motions. Many of these transcripts are not yet available. 5. Task Force Plaintiffs request an extension of time to allow them to receive the deposition transcripts related to their claims and to provide relevant evidence in response to Texas's motions to dismiss and for summary judgment. 4

5 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 5 of This request is made in good faith and not for the purpose of delay. WHEREFORE Task Force Plaintiffs request that the Court grant this motion extending the deadline to file responses to Texas s Motions to Dismiss and for Summary Judgment, as set forth above. DATED: May 24, 2014 Respectfully submitted, 5 MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND /s/ Nina Perales Nina Perales Texas Bar No Broadway, Suite 300 San Antonio, TX ( FAX ( COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS TEXAS LATINO REDISTRICTING TASK FORCE, RUDOLFO ORTIZ, ARMANDO CORTEZ, SOCORRO RAMOS, GREGORIO BENITO PALOMINO, FLORINDA CHAVEZ, CYNTHIA VALADEZ, CESAR EDUARDO YEVENES, SERGIO CORONADO, GILBERTO TORRES, RENATO DE LOS SANTOS, JOEY CARDENAS, ALEX JIMENEZ, EMELDA MENENDEZ, TOMACITA OLIVARES, JOSE OLIVARES, ALEJANDRO ORTIZ, AND REBECCA ORTIZ

6 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 6 of 12 Certificate of Conference I hereby certify that counsel conferred with opposing counsel regarding the filing of this motion in person and via on May 23, Defendant State of Texas objected to the relief sought on May 24, /s/ Nina Perales Nina Perales Certificate of Service The undersigned counsel hereby certifies that she has served a true and correct copy of the above and foregoing to the following persons via electronic service through CM/ECF for the United States District Court for the Western District, electronic mail or fax on the 24th day of May, Patrick K. Sweeten Chief, Special Litigation Division patrick.sweeten@texasattorneygeneral.gov Adam N. Bitter William T. Deane Summer R. Lee Michael B. Neill Assistants Attorney General Office of Legal Counsel P.O. Box Austin, TX ( (fax ATTORNEYS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS, RICK PERRY, AND JOHN STEEN Rep. Lon Burnam Capitol CAP 4S.5 P.O. Box 2910 Austin, TX Capitol Phone: ( District Address: P.O. Box

7 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 7 of 12 Fort Worth, TX District Phone: ( To Mr. Burnam s Chief of Staff at conor.kenny@house.state.tx.us David R. Richards Richards, Rodriguez & Skeith LLP 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1200 Austin, TX ( (fax davidr@rrsfirm.com Richard E. Gray, III Gray & Becker, P.C. 900 West Avenue, Suite 300 Austin, TX ( (fax davidr@rrsfirm.com PEREZ, GREGORY TAMEZ; SERGIO SALINAS, CARMEN RODRIGUEZ; RUDOLFO ORTIZ, NANCY HALL AND DOROTHY DeBOSE and CONGRESSMAN PETE GALLEGO AND CONGRESSMAN FILEMON VELA, JR. Jose Garza Law Office of Jose Garza 7414 Robin Rest Dr. San Antonio, Texas ( jgarza@trla.com Joaquin G. Avila LAW OFFICE P.O. Box Seattle, Washington ( (fax avilaj@seattleu.edu jgavotingrights@gmail.com Cynthia B. Jones Jones Legal Group, LLC th Ave E. 7

8 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 8 of 12 Seattle, WA jones.cynthiab@gmail.com Ricardo G. Cedillo Mark W. Kiehne DAVIS, CEDILLO & MENDOZA, INC. McCombs Plaza, Suite E. Mulberry Avenue San Antonio, Texas Fax: ( rcedillo@lawdcm.com mkiehne@lawdcm.com PLAINTIFFS MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (MALC Gerald H. Goldstein Donald H. Flanary, III Goldstein, Goldstein and Hilley 310 S. St. Mary s Street 29th Floor Tower Life Bldg. San Antonio, Texas ( (fax ggandh@aol.com donflanary@hotmail.com Paul M. Smith Michael B. Desanctis Jessica Ring Amunson Jenner & Block LLP 1099 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C ( (fax psmith@jenner.com mdesanctis@jenner.com jamunson@jenner.com J. Gerald Hebert 191 Somervelle Street, #405 Alexandria, VA ( Hebert@voterlaw.com 8

9 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 9 of 12 Jesse Gaines PO Box Ft Worth, TX ( gainesjesse@ymail.com MARGARITA V. QUESADA, ROMEO MUNOZ, MARC VEASEY, JANE HAMILTON, LYMAN KING, AND JOHN JENKIN, KATHLEEN MARIA SHAW, DEBBIE ALLEN, JAMAAL R. SMITH AND SANDRA PUENTE John T. Morris, Pro Se 5703 Caldicote St. Humble, TX ( Johnmorriss1939@hotmail.com Renea Hicks Attorney at Law Law Office of Max Renea Hicks 101 West 6th Street Austin, Texas ( (fax rhicks@renea-hicks.com Steve McConnico SCOTT, DOUGLASS & MCCONNICO, L.L.P. smcconnico@scottdoug.com S. Abraham Kuczaj, III akuczaj@scottdoug.com Sam Johnson sjohnson@scottdoug.com 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 1500 Austin, Texas ( (fax Abha Khanna PERKINS COlE, LLP Washington Bar No Third Avenue, Suite 4800 Seattle, Washington ( (fax akhanna@perkinscoie.com 9

10 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 10 of 12 PLAINTIFFS EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, MILTON GERARD WASHINGTON, BRUCE ELFANT, ALEX SERNA, SANDRA SERNA, BETTY F. LOPEZ, DAVID GONZALEZ, BEATRICE SALOMA, LIONOR SOROLA POHLMAN, ELIZA ALVARADO, JUANITA VALDEZ-COX, JOSEY MARTITNEZ, NINA JO BAKER, TRAVIS COUNTY, AND CITY OF AUSTIN David Escamilla Travis County Attorney P.O. Box 1748 Austin, Texas ( (fax (Attorney for Plaintiff Travis County Karen Kennard City Attorney P.O. Box 1088 Austin, Texas ( (fax (Attorney for Plaintiff City of Austin Chad W. Dunn Scott Brazil Brazil & Dunn 4201 FM 1960 West Suite 530 Houston, TX ( (fax TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY (TDP, BOYD RICHIE AND GILBERTO HINOJOSA Luis Roberto Vera, Jr. Law Offices of Luis Roberto Vera & Associates, P.C. 111 Soledad Suite 1325 San Antonio, TX ( (fax Manuel G. Escobar, Jr. 10

11 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 11 of W. Poplar San Antonio, TX ( (fax INTERVENORS, LULAC, GABRIEL Y. ROSALES Rolando L. Rios Law Offices of Rolando L. Rios The Milam building 115 E. Travis St., Suite 1645 ( (fax INTERVENORS, CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR Gary L. Bledsoe Law Offices of Gary L. Bledsoe & Associates 316 West 12th Street, Suite 307 Austin, Texas ( (fax CONGRESSPERSONS EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, SHEILA JACKSON-LEE AND ALEXANDER GREEN, MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS; INTERVENORS TEXAS STATE CONFERENCE OF NAACP BRANCHES, HOWARD JEFFERSON, JUANITA WALLACE AND BILL LAWSON; INTERVENORS, TEXAS LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS John K. Tanner 3743 Military Road NW Washington, DC Telephone: ( (Attorney for Texas Legislative Black Caucus Robert Notzon Law Office of Robert S. Notzon 1507 Nueces Street Austin, TX (fax Anita S. Earls Allison J. Riggs 11

12 Case 5:11-cv OLG-JES-XR Document 1005 Filed 05/24/14 Page 12 of 12 Southern Coalition for Social Justice 1415 West Highway 54, Suite 101 Durham, NC ( (fax (Attorneys for TX State Conference NAACP Branches, Juanita Wallace and Bill Lawson Victor L. Goode Assistant General Counsel NAACP 4805 Mt. Hope Drive Baltimore, MD ( (fax (Attorney for TX State Conference NAACP Branches T. Christian Herren, Jr. Timothy F. Mellett Bryan Sells Jaye Allison Sitton Daniel J. Freeman Michelle A. Mcleod Erin Velandy Attorneys Voting Section Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice Room 7254 NWB 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C Intervenors United States of America /s/ Nina Perales Nina Perales 12