Opinion
No. 413PA21
01-31-2022
Rebecca HARPER, et al., Plaintiffs, North Carolina League of Conservation Voters, Inc.; et al., Plaintiffs Common Cause, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Representative Destin HALL, in his official capacity as Chair of the House Standing Committee on Redistricting; et al., Defendants.
Narendra K. Ghosh, Attorney at Law, Chapel Hill, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. Terence Steed, Assistant Attorney General, For State Board of Elections, et al. Amar Majmundar, Senior Deputy Attorney General, For State Board of Elections, et al. Stephanie A. Brennan, Special Deputy Attorney General, For State Board of Elections, et al. Burton Craige, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. Paul E. Smith, Attorney at Law, Chapel Hill, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. Phillip J. Strach, Attorney at Law, For Hall, Destin, et al. Alyssa Riggins, Attorney at Law, For Hall, Destin, et al. John E. Branch, III, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For Hall, Destin, et al. Thomas A. Farr, Attorney at law, For Hall, Destin, et al. Stephen D. Feldman, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al. Adam K. Doerr, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al. Erik R. Zimmerman, Attorney at Law, Chapel Hill, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al. Ryan Y. Park, Solicitor General, For Gov. Cooper and AG Stein. James W. Doggett, Deputy Solicitor General, For Gov. Cooper and AG Stein. Zachary W. Ezor, Solicitor General Fellow, For Gov. Cooper and AG Stein. Kellie Z. Myers, Trial Court Administrator. James R. Morgan, Jr., Attorney at Law, Winston-Salem, For NC Sheriffs' Association, et al. Sean F. Perrin, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, For NC Sheriffs' Association, et al. Edmond W. Caldwell, Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, For NC Sheriffs' Association, et al. Matthew L. Boyatt, Assistant Attorney General, For NC Sheriffs' Association, et al. Hilary H. Klein, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause. Allison J. Riggs, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause. Mitchell Brown, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause. Katelin Kaiser, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause. Jeffrey Loperfido, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause. Noor Taj, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause. Edwin Speas, Attorney at Law, For Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Caroline P. Mackie, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For Professor Charles Fried. Sam Hirsch, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al. Jessica Ring Amunson, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al. Zachary C. Schauf, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al. Urja Mittal, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al. Karthik P. Reddy, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al. J. Tom Boer, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Common Cause. Olivia T. Molodanof, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Common Cause. E. Mark Braden, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Hall, Destin, et al. Katherine Mcknight, Attorney at Law, For Hall, Destin, et al. Abha Khanna, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. Lalitha D. Madduri, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. Abraham Rubert-Schewel, Attorney at Law, For Campaign Legal Center. William C. McKinney, Attorney at Law, For Former Governors. John R. Wester, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc. Jacob D. Shelly, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. Graham W. White, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. Elisabeth S. Theodore, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. R. Stanton Jones, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. Samuel F. Callahan, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al. Chris Lamar, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Campaign Legal Center. Orion de Nevers, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Campaign Legal Center. Ruth Greenwood, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Professor Charles Fried. Theresa Lee, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Professor Charles Fried. Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Professor Charles Fried. Mary Carla Babb, Special Deputy Attorney General, For State Board of Elections, et al. Nathan A. Huff, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For National Republican Congressional Committee. Jared M. Butner, Attorney at Law, For National Republican Congressional Committee. Kathleen F. Roblez, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP. Caitlin Swain, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP. Daryl V. Atkinson, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP. Ashley Mitchell, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP. Aviance Brown, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP. Irving Joyner, Attorney at Law, Durham, For NC NAACP.
Narendra K. Ghosh, Attorney at Law, Chapel Hill, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
Terence Steed, Assistant Attorney General, For State Board of Elections, et al.
Amar Majmundar, Senior Deputy Attorney General, For State Board of Elections, et al.
Stephanie A. Brennan, Special Deputy Attorney General, For State Board of Elections, et al.
Burton Craige, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
Paul E. Smith, Attorney at Law, Chapel Hill, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
Phillip J. Strach, Attorney at Law, For Hall, Destin, et al.
Alyssa Riggins, Attorney at Law, For Hall, Destin, et al.
John E. Branch, III, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For Hall, Destin, et al.
Thomas A. Farr, Attorney at law, For Hall, Destin, et al.
Stephen D. Feldman, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al.
Adam K. Doerr, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al.
Erik R. Zimmerman, Attorney at Law, Chapel Hill, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al.
Ryan Y. Park, Solicitor General, For Gov. Cooper and AG Stein.
James W. Doggett, Deputy Solicitor General, For Gov. Cooper and AG Stein.
Zachary W. Ezor, Solicitor General Fellow, For Gov. Cooper and AG Stein.
Kellie Z. Myers, Trial Court Administrator.
James R. Morgan, Jr., Attorney at Law, Winston-Salem, For NC Sheriffs' Association, et al.
Sean F. Perrin, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, For NC Sheriffs' Association, et al.
Edmond W. Caldwell, Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, For NC Sheriffs' Association, et al.
Matthew L. Boyatt, Assistant Attorney General, For NC Sheriffs' Association, et al.
Hilary H. Klein, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause.
Allison J. Riggs, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause.
Mitchell Brown, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause.
Katelin Kaiser, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause.
Jeffrey Loperfido, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause.
Noor Taj, Attorney at Law, For Common Cause.
Edwin Speas, Attorney at Law, For Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.
Caroline P. Mackie, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For Professor Charles Fried.
Sam Hirsch, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al.
Jessica Ring Amunson, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al.
Zachary C. Schauf, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al.
Urja Mittal, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al.
Karthik P. Reddy, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc., et al.
J. Tom Boer, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Common Cause.
Olivia T. Molodanof, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Common Cause.
E. Mark Braden, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Hall, Destin, et al.
Katherine Mcknight, Attorney at Law, For Hall, Destin, et al.
Abha Khanna, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
Lalitha D. Madduri, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
Abraham Rubert-Schewel, Attorney at Law, For Campaign Legal Center.
William C. McKinney, Attorney at Law, For Former Governors.
John R. Wester, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, For N.C. League of Conservation Voters, Inc.
Jacob D. Shelly, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
Graham W. White, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
Elisabeth S. Theodore, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
R. Stanton Jones, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
Samuel F. Callahan, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Harper, Rebecca, et al.
Chris Lamar, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Campaign Legal Center.
Orion de Nevers, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Campaign Legal Center.
Ruth Greenwood, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Professor Charles Fried.
Theresa Lee, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Professor Charles Fried.
Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Attorney at Law, Pro Hac Vice, For Professor Charles Fried.
Mary Carla Babb, Special Deputy Attorney General, For State Board of Elections, et al.
Nathan A. Huff, Attorney at Law, Raleigh, For National Republican Congressional Committee.
Jared M. Butner, Attorney at Law, For National Republican Congressional Committee.
Kathleen F. Roblez, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP.
Caitlin Swain, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP.
Daryl V. Atkinson, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP.
Ashley Mitchell, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP.
Aviance Brown, Attorney at Law, For NC NAACP.
Irving Joyner, Attorney at Law, Durham, For NC NAACP.
ORDER
Philip E. Berger, Jr. Associate Justice Pursuant to an administrative order entered by this Court on December 23, 2021, and having reviewed and considered precedent established by this Court, the North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct, and the arguments of the parties, plaintiffs’ motions to disqualify the undersigned is denied.