7th Cir. 16-3522 Case History

Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District No.1
No. 16-3522, Docket 

Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
Panel: Chief Judge Diane P. Wood, Circuit Judges Ilana D. Rovner and Ann C. Williams

Appealed from :

• Whitaker v. Kenosha School District (E.D. Wis., No. 2:16-cv-00943)
  • Decision and Order – Granting, in part, Plaintiff’s motion for Preliminary Injunction (09/22/2016)
  • Notice of Appeal (09/23/2016)

Associated Cases:
Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District (E.D. Wis.), No. 2:16-cv-00943, Docket
Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School District (7th Cir.), No. 16-8019, Docket
Kenosha Unified School District No.1 v. Whitaker, (U.S.) No. 17-301, Docket

OPINION and JUDGMENT

• Opinion by Judge Williams (05/30/2017)
  • The district court’s order granting the Appellee’s motion for a preliminary injunction is AFFIRMED
  • Appellants’ motion to have this court assert pendent appellant jurisdiction over the district court’s denial of Appellants’ Motion to Dismiss is DENIED.
  • Material from decision with internet citation
  • Judgment
• Mandate (06/21/2017)

BRIEFS ON THE MERITS

• Appellants’ brief and Appendix (12/12/2016)
• Appellee’s brief (corrected, 01/27/2017) and Supplemental Appendix (12/23/2017)
• Appellants’ Reply Brief (02/10/2017)

Citations of Additional Authority

• Appellants Kenosha Board, et al. (02/27/2017)
  • February 22, 2017 letter from Departments of Education and Justice
  • Appellee Ashton Whitaker’s Response (03/01/2017)
• Appellants Kenosha Board, et al. (03/07/2017)
  • Supreme Court opinion in Gloucester Cty Sch. Bd v. G.G., No 16-273

Amicus Brief in support of Defendants-Appellants and reversal

• Alliance Defending Freedom (12/19/2016)

Amicus Briefs in support of Plaintiff-Appellee and affirmance

• School Administrators from 21 States and DC (01/30/2017)
• FORGE, et al. (01/30/2017)
• Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools, et al. (01/30/2017)
• National Women’s Law Center (01/30/2017)
• Scholars Who Study Transgender Population (01/30/2017)

ORAL ARGUMENT

• Oral argument heard Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 9:30 am; AUDIO
  • 20 Minutes per side
  • Presenting Argument for Appellants Kenosha School Board, et al.
    • Ronald S. Stadler, Mallery & Zimmerman
  • Presenting Argument for Appellee Whitaker
    • Joseph J. Wardenski, Relman, Dane & Colfax

MOTION FOR STAY (Denied)

• Defendants-Appellants’ Motion for Stay Pending Appeal (10/04/2016)
• Plaintiff-Appelle’s Opposition (10/19/2016)
• Defendants-Appellant’s Reply (10/20/2016)
• ORDER – Stay Denied (11/10/2016)

MOTION TO APPEAL DENIAL OF MOTION TO DISMISS (Denied)

• Defendants-Appellants’ Motion for the Exercise of Pendent Jurisdiction (12/01/2016)
  • Asking appeals court to take Defendants’ appeal as to the denial of their motion to dismiss and to consolidate it with the current appeal of the preliminary injunction order
• Plaintiff-Appellee’s Opposition to Motion (12/12/2016)
• Defendant-Appellants’ Reply (12/16/2016)
• ORDER (12/19/2026)
  • Motion to be taken with the case for resolution by the assigned merits panel
• See Opinion and Judgment (05/30/2017)

CASE MANAGEMENT

• Rule 33 settlement conference to be conducted by phone October 31, 2016 (10/07/2016)
• Notice of Case Opening (09/26/2016)
  • Appellant’s Brief due November 11, 2016
• Appellants’ Docketing Statement (09/28/2016)
• Case Docketed September 26, 2106
• Order – Briefing Schedule  (11/10/2016)
• Original record on appeal filed electronically (02/13/2017)

Current through Docket #86, 06/21/2017