Gusciora v. McGreevey

Summary

Suit brought by the Rutgers University Constitutional Litigation Clinic against the state of New Jersey alleging that electronic voting machines manufactured by Sequoia Voting Systems could potentially be hacked and should be banned from use in future New Jersey elections.

The New Jersey Attorney General's office is collaborating with Sequoia to defend the efficacy and security of the "Sequoia Advantage" electronic voting machine.

Outcome

Plaintiffs' constitutional and statutory claims were mostly rejected. There were additional specific recommendations and requirements for continued use of DREs.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Guscoria, Reed
Defense: State of New Jersey

Judge: Linda Feinberg
Jurisdiction: New Jersey Superior Court, Mercer County
Court: Mercer County Civil Courts

Case Number: MER-L-2691-04
Industry: Technology
Practice Area: Science and Computer Technologies Law, Election Law, Constitutional Law

Plaintiff

Guscoria, Reed

Defense

State of New Jersey

Expert Witnesses

Appel, Dr Andrew PhD

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	General Case Activities
01:14:19	Break
01:22:15	General Case Activities
01:27:11	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Harris, Stephanie	In Person
02:23:17	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:10	General Case Activities	Venetis, Penny
		00:05:53	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:57	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
00:36:11	Witness Direct Examination		Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	Video Recording
01:57:46	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
02:58:36	Witness Direct Examination		Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	Video Recording
03:15:47	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
00:10:50	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	Video Recording
00:29:00	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
01:24:47	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
01:05:46	Break
01:26:01	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
03:19:47	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

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JAN

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FEB

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FEB

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PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
01:14:51	Break
01:34:14	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
03:11:25	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:12	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
01:09:38	Break
01:35:48	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
02:13:20	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
02:31:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gore, Leslie	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
00:17:18	Witness Cross Examination	Gore, Leslie	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
01:25:41	Witness Cross Examination	Gore, Leslie	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
02:30:36	End of Session

FEB

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0 Chapters

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FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:06	Witness Cross Examination	Gore, Leslie	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
01:23:32	Break
01:41:07	Witness Cross Examination	Gore, Leslie	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:04	Witness Cross Examination	Gore, Leslie	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
00:43:10	Break
01:03:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
02:19:19	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:03	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Felton, Edward	In Person
00:58:38	Break
01:21:02	General Case Activities	Gore, Leslie		In Person

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:05	General Case Activities	Bartlett, Caroline
00:37:33	Witness Direct Examination	Bartlett, Caroline	Gentile, Theresa	In Person
01:25:32	Break
01:44:12	Witness Cross Examination	Gore, Leslie	Gentile, Theresa	In Person
01:55:07	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Mahoney, Darryl	In Person

PM Session

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0 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Venetis, Penny
00:08:58	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Mahoney, Darryl	In Person
00:50:35	Break
01:04:27	Witness Cross Examination	Gore, Leslie	Mahoney, Darryl	In Person
01:21:53	Witness Direct Examination	Bartlett, Caroline	Sollami - Cavello, Paula	In Person
01:59:36	Witness Cross Examination	Pasternak, Jason	Sollami - Cavello, Paula	In Person
02:07:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bartlett, Caroline	Sollami - Cavello, Paula	In Person
02:10:04	End of Session

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Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Pasternak, Jason	Sollami - Cavello, Paula	In Person
00:23:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bartlett, Caroline	Sollami - Cavello, Paula	In Person
00:30:19	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Rajoppi, Joanne	In Person
01:37:37	Break
01:52:29	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Rajoppi, Joanne	In Person
02:29:41	Witness Cross Examination	Flanagan, Brian	Rajoppi, Joanne	In Person
02:56:16	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Flanagan, Brian	Rajoppi, Joanne	In Person
00:07:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Rajoppi, Joanne	In Person
00:27:38	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Donna	Clayton, James	In Person
01:20:53	Break
01:35:12	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Donna	Clayton, James	In Person
02:22:18	End of Session

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MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:05	General Case Activities
00:05:20	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Donna	Clayton, James	In Person
01:19:12	Break
01:40:15	Witness Cross Examination	Bartlett, Caroline	Clayton, James	In Person

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	Gore, Leslie	Woodbridge, Richard	In Person
00:28:59	Witness Cross Examination	Venetis, Penny	Woodbridge, Richard	In Person
01:15:54	Break
01:44:21	Witness Cross Examination	Venetis, Penny	Woodbridge, Richard	In Person

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MAR

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Gusciora v. McGreevey

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:50	Witness Direct Examination
00:32:45	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
01:03:48	Break
01:21:19	Witness Direct Examination	Venetis, Penny	Appel, Dr Andrew PhD	In Person
02:08:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	DiFrancesco, Donald	Giles, Robert	In Person
00:29:35	Break
00:39:05	Witness Cross Examination	Venetis, Penny	Giles, Robert	In Person
01:29:13	General Case Activities
01:48:56	End of Session