Filed on behalf of four individually named plaintiffs, the lawsuit seeks to vindicate the rights of a class consisting of all persons whose Virginia driver’s licenses are suspended due to unpaid court debt and who, at the time of the suspension, were not able to pay due to their financial circumstances. The complaint was filed on July 6, 2016, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. It asks the federal court to strike down the license-for-repayment law as unconstitutional, order the Defendant DMV Commissioner to stop suspending licenses, and to reinstate the licenses of all drivers who were penalized for inability to pay.

The filings and court opinions in the case are arranged below by source (court, defendant, and plaintiff)  in reverse chronological order (newest first).  After presenting documents using this arranging approach, all filings and opinions are grouped chronologically regardless of source.

All Filings and Opinions by Court and by Source

Appellate Court Documents – September 2017 to December 2017

Plaintiffs’ (Appellants’) Filings and Support for Plaintiffs’ Filings

• Amicus Brief – Institute for Justice (filed August 16, 2017)
• Amicus Brief – Law Professors (filed August 16, 2017)
• Amicus Brief – Virginia State Conference of the NAACP and 18 Civil Rights and Poverty Law Organizations (filed August 16, 2017)
• Appellants’ Motion for Judicial Notice (filed August 9, 2017)
• Opening Brief – Stinnie, et al. v. Holcomb (filed August 9, 2017)
  • Opening Brief – Joint Appendix – Vol. I (filed August 9, 2017)
  • Opening Brief – Joint Appendix – Vol. II (filed August 9, 2017)

Defendant’s Filings

• State’s Response in Opposition to Motion for Judicial Notice (filed August 21, 2017)

Trial Court Documents – July 2016 to May 2017

Court Opinions

• Order of Judge Norman K. Moon, Stinnie v. Holcomb, No. 3:16-CV-00044, 2017 WL 963234 (W.D. Va. May 22, 2017)
• Memorandum Opinion, Stinnie v. Holcomb, No. 3:16-CV-00044, 2017 WL 963234 (W.D. Va. Mar. 13, 2017)

Plaintiffs’ Filings and Support for Plaintiffs’ Filings

• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Support of Motion to Alter Judgment:  (filed April 10, 2017)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Response to Defendant’s Notice of Supplemental Authority in Support of Motion to Dismiss (filed December 22, 2016)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb: U.S. Department of Justice Statement of Interest (filed November 7, 2016)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Plaintiffs’ Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (filed November 3, 2016)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Virginia State Conference of NAACP Amicus Brief Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (filed November 3, 2016)
• News Release: The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP files amicus curiae brief supporting the Plaintiffs in Stinnie v. Holcomb (November 3, 2016)
• Complaint (PDF): Filed in the U.S. District Court of Western Virginia, July 6, 2016
  • Exhibit A (PDF):  Circuit Court Clerks’ Manual – Criminal Fees and Costs Schedule
  • Exhibit B (PDF):  General District Court Clerks’ Manual – Criminal and Traffic Fines and Fees
  • Exhibit C (PDF):  Form DC-210 – Acknowledgement of Suspension or Revocation of Driver’s License
  • Exhibit D (PDF):  Form CC-1379 – Acknowledgement of Suspension or Revocation of Driver’s License

Defendant’s Filings

• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant’s Notice of Supplemental Authority (filed January 6, 2017)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb:  Defendant’s Notice of Supplemental Authority in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (filed November 22, 2016)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb:  Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (filed November 22, 2016)
• Defendant’s Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss:  Filed October 3, 2016

All Filings and Opinions by Court in Reverse Chronological Order

Appeals Court Documents – September 2017 to December 2017

• State’s Response in Opposition to Motion for Judicial Notice (filed August 21, 2017)
• Amicus Brief – Institute for Justice (filed August 16, 2017)
• Amicus Brief – Law Professors (filed August 16, 2017)
• Amicus Brief – Virginia State Conference of the NAACP and 18 Civil Rights and Poverty Law Organizations (filed August 16, 2017)
• Appellants’ Motion for Judicial Notice (filed August 9, 2017)
• Opening Brief – Stinnie, et al. v. Holcomb (filed August 9, 2017)
  • Opening Brief – Joint Appendix – Vol. I (filed August 9, 2017)
  • Opening Brief – Joint Appendix – Vol. II (filed August 9, 2017)

Trial Court Documents – July 2016 to May 2017

• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Support of Motion to Alter Judgment:  (filed April 10, 2017)
• Memorandum Opinion, Stinnie v. Holcomb, No. 3:16-CV-00044, 2017 WL 963234 (W.D. Va. Mar. 13, 2017)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Response to Defendant’s Notice of Supplemental Authority (filed January 6, 2017)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Response to Defendant’s Notice of Supplemental Authority in Support of Motion to Dismiss (filed December 22, 2016)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb:  Defendant’s Notice of Supplemental Authority in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (filed November 22, 2016)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb:  Defendant’s Reply to Plaintiffs’ Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (filed November 22, 2016)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb:  U.S. Department of Justice Statement of Interest (filed November 7, 2016)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Plaintiffs’ Memorandum in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (filed November 3, 2016)
• Stinnie v. Holcomb: Virginia State Conference of NAACP Amicus Brief Opposing Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (filed November 3, 2016)
• News Release: The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP files amicus curiae brief supporting the Plaintiffs in Stinnie v. Holcomb (November 3, 2016)
• Defendant’s Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss:  Filed October 3, 2016
• Complaint (PDF): Filed in the U.S. District Court of Western Virginia, July 6, 2016
  • Exhibit A (PDF):  Circuit Court Clerks’ Manual – Criminal Fees and Costs Schedule
  • Exhibit B (PDF):  General District Court Clerks’ Manual – Criminal and Traffic Fines and Fees
  • Exhibit C (PDF):  Form DC-210 – Acknowledgement of Suspension or Revocation of Driver’s License
  • Exhibit D (PDF):  Form CC-1379 – Acknowledgement of Suspension or Revocation of Driver’s License