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Missouri Unified County

Missouri

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Case Information

Filed 2024-08-23
Type Cc Other Miscellaneous Actions
Docket 17 entries
Disposition dismissed

Parties

Plaintiff Betts, Ernon|Elam, Sean Michael
Defendant Montgomery, Alfred|Lawrence, Blake Moreland
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Judge

Hon. Whyte Joseph Patrick

St. Louis city (MO)

Missouri

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Docket Entries

  2. Dismissed by Parties
  3. Notice of Dismissal Notice of Dismissal; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service. Filed By: WILLIAM KISTNER On Behalf Of: VERNON BETTS
  4. Motion Filed Motion for Manual Recount; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service. Filed By: WILLIAM KISTNER On Behalf Of: VERNON BETTS
  5. Propsd/Sugg Findings of Fact Proposed Order; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service. Filed By: BLAKE MORELAND LAWRENCE On Behalf Of: ALFRED MONTGOMERY
  6. Correspondence Filed Correspondence Regarding Recount; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service. Filed By: BRIAN JOSEPH MALONE
  7. Order Cause called for hearing pursuant to Contestant Betts' MOTION FOR A HEARING PURSUANT TO 115.531.1 and 115.537, RSMO. Contestant Betts appears through counsel, Elkin Kistner, and Contestee Montogomery appears through counsel, Blake Lawrence. Attorney Brian Malone appears as a courtesy to the COurt and the parties on behalf of the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of St. Louis ("Board"). The Board is ORDERED to conduct and automatic machine recount of the votes cast as the subject election on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, and to attempt to have the results thereof finished and certified to this Court and the parties by 1:30 pm that day.Contestant Betts then have until 5:00 pm that day to file an appropriate motion orpleading in this cause, and to email Mr. Malone and counsel for Contestee Betts, a copy of the motion or pleading by the same deadline, which motion or pleading shall state whether Contestant Betts desires any further recount and, if so, what further recounting he desires. SO ORDERED: JUDGE JOSEPH P. WHYTE #38194
  8. Hearing Held Associated Entries: 08/28/2024 - Hearing Scheduled Scheduled For: 08/30/2024; 11:00 AM; JOSEPH PATRICK WHYTE; City of St. Louis
  9. Hearing Scheduled Associated Entries: 08/30/2024 - Hearing Held Scheduled For: 08/30/2024; 11:00 AM; JOSEPH PATRICK WHYTE; City of St. Louis
  10. Answer Filed Respondents Answer to Petition; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service in response to Circuit Court filed on 08/23/2024. Filed By: BLAKE MORELAND LAWRENCE On Behalf Of: ALFRED MONTGOMERY Associated Entries: 08/23/2024 - Pet Filed in Circuit Ct +
  11. Entry of Appearance Filed RESPONDENT'S ENTRY OF APPEARANCE on behalf of Respondent, ALFRED MONTGOMERY, named above; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service. Filed By: BLAKE MORELAND LAWRENCE On Behalf Of: ALFRED MONTGOMERY
  12. Motion for Expedited Hearing Contestant Vernon Betts Motion For A Hearing Pursuant To 115.531.1 And 115.537, RSMo; Electronic Filing Certificate of Service. Filed By: WILLIAM KISTNER
  13. Judge/Clerk - Note A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE PETITION WAS HAND DELIVERED TO MR LEO G STOFF, JR DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
  14. Memorandum Filed Memorandum of Payment of Fees. Filed By: SEAN MICHAEL ELAM On Behalf Of: VERNON BETTS
  15. Summons Issued-Circuit Document ID: 24-SMCC-12339, for MONTGOMERY, ALFRED.
  16. Filing Info Sheet eFiling Filed By: SEAN MICHAEL ELAM
  17. Motion Special Process Server Request for Appointment of Special Process Server. Filed By: SEAN MICHAEL ELAM On Behalf Of: VERNON BETTS

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