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SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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(Stephenson, et al v. Bartlett, et al)
ASHLEY STEPHENSON, individually, and as a resident and registered voter of Beaufort County,
North Carolina; LEO DAUGHTRY, individually, and as Representative for the 95th District, North
Carolina House of Representatives; PATRICK BALLANTINE, individually, and as Senator for the 4th
District, North Carolina Senate; ART POPE, individually, and as Representative for the 61st District,
North Carolina House of Representatives; and BILL COBEY, individually, and as Chairman of the
North Carolina Republican Party and on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated
Plaintiffs-Petitioners,
v.
GARY BARTLETT, as Executive Director of the State Board of Elections; LARRY LEAKE,
ROBERT B. CORDLE, GENEVIEVE C. SIMS, LORRAINE G. SHINN, and CHARLES WINFREE,
as members of the State Board of Elections; JAMES B. BLACK, as Speaker of the North Carolina
House of Representatives; MARC BASNIGHT, as President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina
Senate; MICHAEL EASLEY, as Governor of the State of North Carolina; and ROY COOPER, as
Attorney General of the State of North Carolina
Defendants-Respondents
From Johnston
(01CV02885)
Upon consideration of Defendants' petition for immediate review of defendants' petition for
writ of supersedeas and motion for temporary stay prior to determination by the Court of Appeals and
for direct review of the trial court's 31 May 2002 order prior to determination by the Court of Appeals,
the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:
Allowed by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of June 2002.
Motion by Defendants to Suspend Rules has been filed and the following order entered:
Motion Allowed by order of the Court in conference this the 4th day of June 2002.
Motion by Defendants for Temporary Stay has been filed and the following order entered:
Motion Denied by order of the Court in conference this the 4th day of June 2002.
Upon consideration of the petition filed by Defendants for Writ of Supersedeas of the judgment
of the Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina
Court of Appeals:
Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 4th day of June 2002.