Redistricting Cases

Below you will find information on court challenges to Virginia's redistricting plans and links to other sites tracking redistricting litigation nationwide.

• West v. Gilmore, Circuit Court for the City of Salem, Case No.: 01-84, filed June 26, 2001.  On appeal, Warner v. West and finally Wilkins v. West, Supreme Court of Virginia, Case No.: 021003.

West v. Gilmore:

• Bill of Complaint
• Plaintiffs' Motion for Expedited Discovery
• Defendant's Memorandum in Opposition to Expedited Discovery and Motion to Stay Discovery
• Circuit Court Opinion March 11, 2002, Judge Richard C. Pattisall

Wilkins v. West:

• Commonwealth's Petition for Appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court April 26, 2002
• Plaintiffs' Petition for Appeal Opposition, Prohibition Response, and Expedite Motion Response
• Commonwealth/Defendants Brief filed in the Virginia Supreme Court July 2002
• Apellees/Plaintiffs Brief filed in the Virginia Supreme Court July 2002
• Governor Warner's Amicus Brief in Support of Appellees
• Legislative Black Caucus Amicus Brief in Support of Appellees
• Reply Brief of Appellants
• Senator Rerras' Amicus Brief in Support of Appellants
• Senator Rerras' Reply Brief in Support of Appellants
• DKT/Center for Voting and Democracy/Cameron Barron Amicus Brief in Support of Appellees
• ACLU Amicus Brief in Support of Appellees
• Lawyers for the Republic Amicus Brief in Support of Appellants
• Lawyers for the Republic Reply Brief in Support of Appellants
• Opinion, Supreme Court of Virginia, November 1, 2002, upholding Senate and House of Delegates redistricting plans.

• Hall v. Warner, Circuit Court for the City of Petersburg, Case No.: CH02-100, filed April 17, 2002.

• Bill of Complaint
• Demurrer Motion to Dismiss Parties and Motion to Quash Service of Process
• Order of Nonsuit on Motion of Plaintiffs

• Hall v. Commonwealth of Virginia, United States District Court, Eastern District Virginia, Case No.: 03-CV-151, filed February 20, 2003.  Fourth Circuit Case No. 03-2113.

• Bill of Complaint
• Commonwealth's Answer
• Commonwealth's Motion to Dismiss
• Commonwealth's Brief for Dismissal
• Plaintiffs' Memo Opposing Dismissal
• Defendant Interveners' Memo Supporting Dismissal
• Commonwealth's Rebuttal Brief for Dismissal
• Defendant Interveners' Reply Memo for Dismissal
• Court Order for Dismissal
• Notice of Appeal
• Appellants' Brief
• Appellees' Brief
• Appellants' Reply Brief
• Fourth Circuit Court Opinion
• Petition for Certiorari
• Commonwealth's Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Petition for Certiorari

• Defendant Intervenors' Brief in Opposition to Plaitiffs' Petition for Certiorari

• Page, Personhuballah, Farkas v. Virginia State Board of Elections, United States District Court, Eastern District Virginia, Case No.: 3:13cv678, filed October 2, 2013.

• Bill of Complaint

 

 

Other sites tracking redistricting litigation nationwide include Redistricting Cases:  the 2000s and  NCSL Redistricting Cases.