11th Cir. 15-15234 Case History

Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital
No. 15-15234, Docket 

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Panel: Circuit Judges William H. Pryor, Jr. and Robin S. Rosenbaum, and *District Judge Jose E. Martinez
   *Judge Martinez, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, sitting by designation

Associated Cases:
Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, No. 4:15-cv-00103, Docket (S.D. Ga.)
Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital, No. 17-370, Docket (U.S. Supreme Court)

Appealed from :

• Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital (S.D. Ga., No. 4:15-cv-00103)
  • Order  and Judgment (10/29/2015)
    • Adopting Magistrate Report and Recommendation and Dismissing Case
  • Notice of Appeal (11/19/2015)

OPINION

• Opinion, affirmed in part; vacated and remanded in part (03/10/2017)
  • Judge Martinez majority:
    • Affirms dismissal of Title VII sexual orientation claim
    • Vacates dismissal and remands to amend complaint on Title VII gender non-conformity claim
  • Judge Wm. Pryor: separate concurring opinion
  • Judge Rosenbaum dissents as to Title VII sexual orientation claim: “on remand Evans should be allowed to amend her complaint to state such a claim.”

• Petition for rehearing en banc denied on July 6, 2017
• Mandate (07/14/2017)

BRIEFS ON THE MERITS

• Appellant’s Brief (01/07/2016) and Appendix (01/14/2016)

• Defendants/Appellees do not intend to file any appellate briefs (12/24/2015)
  • Appellant’s response to Defendants’ Letter indicating they do not intend to file (01/28/2016)
• Appellant’s waiver of Reply (02/19/2016)

Amicus Brief in support of Appellant and in favor of reversal

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (01/11/2016)

Citations of Additional Authority

• Appellant Evans (08/08/2016)
  • Hively v. Ivy Tech. Cmty. College
  • Winstead v. Lafayette Cty. Bd. of Cty. Comm’rs
• Amicus Curiae EEOC (11/08/2016) Joined by Appellant Evans (11/15/2016)
  • EEOC v. Scott Medical Health Center
• Appellant Evans (11/29/2016)
  • Boutillier v. Hartford Public Schools
• Amicus Curiae EEOC (12/02/2016)
  • EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues, Notice No. 915.004
• Appellant Evans (12/08/2016)
  • Carver Middle School Gay-Straight Alliance v. School Bd. of Lake Cty
• Amicus Curiae EEOC (12/09/2016)
  • Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College (Noting Circuit vacated panel decision and granted rehearing en banc, and en banc court heard argument on November 30, 2016)

ORAL ARGUMENT

• Oral argument held Thursday, December 15, 2016;  AUDIO;  See notes from hearing.

• Calendar
• Presenting Argument
  • Gregory R. Nevins, for Appellant Jameka K. Evans (15 minutes)
  • Gail Coleman, for Amicus Curiae EEOC (5 minutes)
    • See Motion to present argument (10/13/2016); Order granting motion (10/19/2016)

PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC (DENIED)

• Plaintiff-Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc (03/31/2017)
• ORDER Petition is Denied (07/06/2017)

Plaintiff-Appellant's Citations of Additional Authority in Favor of Rehearing

• Hively v. Ivy Tech Cmty. College (04/10/2017)
• Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. (05/26/2017)

Amicus Briefs in support of Rehearing (with attached motions for leave to file)

• NCLR and GLAD (04/10/2017)
• ACLU, et al. (corrected, 04/13/2017)
• Four Members of Congress (corrected, 04/13/2017)
• NELA, Georgia and Florida Chapters (corrected, 04/14/2017)
• ORDER granting motions to file (07/06/2017)

CASE MANAGEMENT

• Case Docketed November 19, 2015
• Plaintiff’s Civil Appeal Statement (12/03/2015)

Current through Docket #19637798, 07/14/2017