Motion to Stay

7/25/2024

My attorney, Jay Hoffman, has filed a Motion to Stay due to new information that shows Mr. Munoz no longer lives in District 6.

The motion states:

"Defendant respectfully submits Justice dictates the Trial Court stay the declaration that Munoz was the winner of the 2023 general election for District 6 of the Columbus Common Council and Defendant respectfully requests the Trial Court also allow Defendant targeted discovery to determine when Mr. Munoz moved from Columbus to Fishers, and when Plaintiff in this matter became aware of that move, since a determination of Mr. Munoz’s “residence” could have disqualified him as a candidate, which would have adversely affected Plaintiff’s standing and/or was a real party in interest with the capacity to even bring the underlying action under Trial Rule 17."
"If Mr. Munoz moved to Fishers prior to the election in November 2023, then a determination as to whether he “resided” in District 6 at the time of the election could have disqualified him from being a candidate for Columbus Council for District 6."
"If Mr. Munoz moved to Fishers after the election then a determination as to whether he 'resided' in District 6 could disqualify him as a member of Columbus Common Council."

You can download and read the entire motion below.

Jay Foyst for Columbus