Wayne R. Jortner et al. v. Secretary of State

(Wording of ballot question for citizen initiative entitled “An Act to Create the Pine Tree Power Company, a Nonprofit, Customer-owned Utility.”)

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Case Name:
Wayne R. Jortner et al. v. Secretary of State et al.

Law Court Docket Number: 
Cum-23-83

April 10, 2023: Decision of the Law Court - 2023 ME 25

Non-Confidential Filings and Orders:

• March 23, 2023: Brief of Amicus Curiae filed by the Sierra Club
• March 23, 2023: Brief of Amicus Curiae filed by the Maine Energy Progress Political Action Committee
• March 23, 2023: Brief of Amicus Curiae filed by the Maine Affordable Energy Ballot Question Committee
• March 23, 2023: Appellees' Brief filed by Wayne R. Jortner et al.
• March 23, 2023: Appendix filed by Secretary of State
• March 23, 2023: Appellant's Brief filed by the Secretary of State
• March 20, 2023: Recusal Order (Connors, J.)
• March 15, 2023: Withdrawal of motion to intervene by Maine Energy Progress Political Action Committee
• March 15, 2023: Motion to intervene filed by Maine Energy Progress Political Action Committee
• March 15, 2023: Trial court record received:
  • Superior Court file
  • Administrative record of the Secretary of State
• March 15, 2023: Order on Motion to Intervene and Establishing Procedure for Oral Argument
• March 15, 2023: Motion to intervene filed by Maine Affordable Energy Ballot Question Committee
• March 14, 2023: Procedural Order of Law Court (Stanfill, CJ)
• March 13, 2023: Docket sheet of Superior Court
• March 13, 2023: Notice of appeal filed by Secretary of State
• March 9, 2023: Decision of Superior Court (MaryGay Kennedy, J.)

Counsel of record:

• For the Secretary of State:
  Paul E. Suitter, Esq.
  Jonathan R. Bolton, Esq.
  Office of the Attorney General
  6 State House Station
  Augusta ME 04333-0006
  (207) 626-8800
  
  
• For Wayne R. Jortner, Richard Bennett, John Clark, and Nicole Grohoski:
  Peter L. Murray, Esq.
  Sean Turley, Esq.
  Murray, Plumb & Murray
  PO Box 9785
  Portland ME 04104-5085
  (207) 773-5651
  

 

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