M.D.N.C. 1:16-cv-00236 Case History

Carcaño v. Cooper 
previously Carcaño v. McCrory
No. 1:16-cv-00236, Docket 

Court: Middle District North Carolina
Assigned to: Judge Thomas D. Schroeder
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Joi Elizabeth Peake

Associated Cases:
Carcaño v. Cooper (previously Carcaño v. McCrory), No. 16-1989, Docket (4th Cir.) 
United States v. North Carolina, No. 1:16-cv-00425, Docket
Berger v. DOJ, No. 1:16-cv-00844, Docket (voluntarily dismissed July 28, 2016)
North Carolinians for Privacy v. DOJ, No. 1:16-cv-00845, Docket (voluntarily dismissed August 31, 2016)
McCrory v. United States, No. 5:16-cv-00238, Docket (E.D.N.C.) (voluntarily dismissed September 16, 2016)

COMPLAINTS and ANSWERS

• Complaint (03/28/2016)

First Amended Complaint

• First Amended Complaint (04/21/2016)
• Answers
  • Governor McCrory (06/09/2016)
  • Defendant-Intervenors Berger and Moore and Counterclaims (06/09/2016)

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  Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike, or in the alternative, to Dismiss Berger/Moore’s Counterclaims (07/05/2016); Memo in support (07/06/20)
  Responses to Motion for Discovery
  – Plaintiffs in Opposition (06/30/2016)
  – UNC Defendants (07/01/2016)
  – Joint Notice of Stipulated Voluntary Dismissal of Counterclaims Against All Plaintiffs (07/25/2016)
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  • UNC Defendants asked for and were granted an extension
    • [Motion for Extension (05/27/2016); Plaintiff’s Response (06/02/2016); ORDER Granting in part (06/06/2016)]
    • Due 30 days after ruling on Motion to Stay proceedings against UNC

Second Amended Complaint

• Second Amended Complaint (09/21/2016)
  • Plaintiffs’ Motion to file Second Amended Complaint, with complaint attached (08/15/2016)
    • Defendant McCrory  Intervenors Berger/Moore’s Response (09/09/2016)
    • ORDER Motion to file granted (09/20/2016)
• UNC Defendants’ Notice re 2nd Amended Complaint (10/07/2016)
  • Motion to Dismiss 1st Amended Complaint and accompanying brief (see here) operate against the 2nd Amended Complaint, with note that arguments concerning the UNC Board of Governors are now moot and arguments as to Chairman of the Board of Governors are deemed to apply to President of  UNC. 
• McCrory and Intervenors Berger and Moore’s Answer (10/11/2016)

TRIAL SET FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2016 Trial rescheduled to May, 2017 (specific date TBD) 

• Notice setting trial for November 14, 2016
  • Order setting discovery schedule (07/25/2016)  BUT SEE stay Order
    • Plaintiffs’ Motion for Extension of deadline to designate discovery rebuttal witnesses (08/19/2016) (Granted from bench 09/02/2016)

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION [Granted in part, denied in part, deferred in part]

• Plaintiffs’ Motion (05/16/2016)
  • In Support of motion:
    • Memo
    • Additional Declarations
    • Proposed Order (05/17/2016)
  • Amicus Brief in Support of Injunction
    • School Administrators from California, et al. (07/14/2016)  [also see: Motion to file (06/24/2016, with proposed brief (Granted)]
• Defendants’ Responses
  • UNC Defendants (06/09/2016)
  • McCrory Initial Response* (06/09/2016)
  • Defendant-Intervnors Berger and Moore (and support for discovery) (06/09/2016)

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* McCrory motion for Discovery to more fully respond; Memo in support (06/09/20)
Responses to Motion for Discovery
– Plaintiffs in Opposition (06/30/2016)
– UNC Defendants (07/01/2016)
see Magistrate ORDER, pp 6-7, (07/25/2016) motion now moot
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• Plaintiffs’ Reply (06/27/2016)
• UNC Defendants’ Sur-reply opposing injunction (06/30/2016)
• Defendants’ and North Carolinians For Privacy’s (“NCFP”) supplemental authority in support of injunction (and in support of stay) (08/22/2016)
  • Preliminary injunction in Texas v. United States (N.D. Tex., No. 7:16-cv-00054)

• Hearing held August 1, 2016, in which the United States (not a party to this case) participated
  • Minute Entry (08/01/2016); Transcript
  • Briefs re: Title IX on Redundancy Issue  (08/05/2016) [as ordered from the bench)]
    • UNC Defendants
    • Joint brief of State of NC, McCrory, Dept of Public Safety, and Berger/Moore
    • Joint brief of Plaintiffs and United States
      • UNC Response to Plaintiffs and United States’ Brief (08/08/2016)

• Telephone Conference held August 4, 2016, following U.S. Supreme Court order in G.G. v. G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board; Minute Entry. 
  • Text Order requiring supplemental briefing (08/04/2016)
  • Parties’ Supplemental briefs responding to order
    • Brief of Plaintiffs and United States  (08/08/2016) – United States joins in Part I (effect of stay), does not join in Part II (scope of injunction)
    • UNC Defendants’ brief on scope of injunction  (08/12/2016)
    • State Defendants and Intervenors Berger/Moore (and motion to stay proceedings)  (08/12/2016)

• OPINION and ORDER – Granting in part and denying in part (08/26/2016)
  • UNC enjoined from enforcing Part 1 of HB 2 against individual transgender plaintiffs
  • Plaintiffs’ equal protection claim denied without prejudice, pending final merits determination
  • Court reserves ruling on due process claims pending additional briefing

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Plaintiffs’ Notice of Appeal to 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (08/29/2016)
– Docketed as case number 16-1989
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Due Process Claim

• Order (see pg. 5) on supplemental briefing for Due Process Claim (09/06/2016)
• Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Brief on Due Process Claim (09/30/2016)
  • State Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors’ Opposition (10/28/2016)
  • Replies due November 11, 2016.
  • If the Court determines a hearing is necessary, it will be continued until the May 2017 trial 
  • Plaintiffs’

MOTIONS RELATED TO DISCOVERY

Defendants’ Motion for Protective Order

• Defendants’ Motion and Memo based on legislative privilege (09/23/2016)
  • Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion (10/07/2016)
  • Defendants’ Reply (10/19/2016)

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Protective Order

• Plaintiffs’ Motion and Memo regarding certain categories of privileged, irrelevant, and highly-sensitive medical and mental health records and related deposition questioning (10/18/2016)
• Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors’ Opposition (11/01/2016)
• Replies due November 14, 2016

MOTIONS TO STAY PROCEEDINGS

Motion to Stay Proceedings in light of G.G. v. Gloucester School Board [Granted in part]

• All Defendants and NCFP’s Motion  (08/12/2016)
  • State Defendants and Intervenors Berger/Moore’s Supplemental Brief in opposition to injunction (and response to Aug 4 order)  (08/12/2016)
  • UNC Defendants’ brief in support of motion (08/12/2016)
  • Defendants’ and NCFP’s supplemental authority in support of stay (and in opposition to injunction) (08/22/2016)
    • Preliminary injunction in Texas v. United States (N.D. Tex., No. 7:16-cv-00054)
• Plaintiffs’ Opposition (08/22/2016) but see Conditional Withdrawal below
• Defendants and Plaintiff NCFP have agreed to forego a reply

• Plaintiffs’ Conditional Withdrawal of Opposition (08/29/2016)
  • Agree to stay most of proceedings, including vacating November 4 trial date, pending 4th Circuit appeal of partial denial of preliminary injunction
• Defense and Intervenors Berger/Moore’s Response (09/01/2016)
• ORDER (Magistrate Judge Peake) Granting in part and Denying in part (09/06/2016)
  • Trial moved from Nov, 2016 to May, 2017
  • Discovery to proceed under ordinary schedule set out by local rules (new schedule tbd)
  • To the extend UNC Defendants request separate stay of discovery, request denied

UNC Defendants’ Motion to Stay Proceedings Against Them [Withdrawn]

• Motion and Memo (05/27/2016)
• Plaintiffs’ Opposition (06/20/2016)
• UNC’s Reply (06/20/2016)
• UNC’s Notice of Withdrawal of Motion (07/27/2016)

MOTION TO DISMISS [pending]

• UNC Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the claims against them; Memo in Support (07/18/2016)
• Plaintiffs’ Opposition (08/11/2016)
• UNC Reply in Support (08/17/2016)
• Motion submitted to Judge Schroeder August 23

MOTION TO INTERVENE as Defendants [Granted]

• Motion by Legislative Leaders Philip Berger & Tim Moore (unopposed) (05/25/2016)
  • Memo in Support
  • Proposed Answer to Complaint and Counterclaims
• Plaintiffs’ Response (05/31/2016)
• Berger/Moore Reply (06/03/2016)
• ORDER Granting Permissive Intervention  (06/06/2016)

CASE MANAGEMENT PROCEEDINGS

• June 16, 2016: Telephone Conference held before Judge Schroeder; Transcript

• July 1, 2016: Telephone Conference held before Judge Schroeder; Minute Entry

• July 13, 2016: Telephone Conference held before Judge Schroeder; Minute Entry; Transcript
  • ORDER (07/14/2016)
    • Hearing on Carcaño plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction and UNC’s motion to stay set for Aug 1
    • United States (not a party in this case) may participate in hearing
    • United States’ motion for preliminary injunction to be consolidated with trial on merits
    • Trial in all four HB2 cases set for late Oct or early Nov
    • Magistrate Judge to set discovery schedule
    • Parties to file short joint notice identifying agreements/explaining respective positions
      • Parties’ Joint Notice per order (07/22/2016)
• ORDER – Magistrate Judge Peake (07/15/2016)
  • Initial Pretrial Conference set for July 22
  • Rule 26(f) Report(s) due July 20
    • Parties’ Joint Rule 26(f) Report (07/20/2016)

• Status Conferences before Magistrate Peake as set out in July 25 Order
  •  August 19, 2016 [Cancelled]
    • Parties’ Joint Notice of issues for status conference (08/17/2016)
    • Aug 19 conference cancelled (text order 8/18); parties to file notice by Aug 24 for possible August 26 conference
    • Parties’ Joint Notice (8/24/2016)
    • No conference for Aug 26, but Sept 2 conference will be in person (text order 8/25)
  • September 2, 2016 (in person): Status Conference held before Magistrate Judge Peake; Minute Entry; TRANSCRIPT
    • Parties’ Joint Notice  ahead of conference (8/31/2016)
    • Order (09/06/2016)
      • Defendants’ Motion to Stay granted in part and denied in part
      • September 16 conference will be in person; deadlines set for notices/reports
      • Sets Deadlines for supplemental briefing on  Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunction Due Process Claim
  • September 16 (by phone): Supplemental Pretrial Conference and Status Conference; Minute Entry; TRANSCRIPT
    • Joint Rule 26(f) Report proposing new discover schedule for May trial (09/12/2016)
    • Joint Motion Confidentiality Agreement/Protective Order (09/12/2016)
    • Parties Joint Notice of issues for status conference (09/13/2016)
    • ORDER (09/20/2016)
      • Expert depositions to be complete by Feb 1, 2016
      • Court adopts briefing schedule set out in Joint Report with some modifications
      •  Status conference set for September 30, with joint notice due by September 28
      • Hearing set for October 28 to address pending discovery issues
      • Plaintiffs’ motion to file 2nd amended complaint granted
  • September 30 (by phone): Status Conference held before Magistrate Judge Peake; Minute Entry: Parties are to file a joint written proposal regarding deposition limits by the end of today; TRANSCRIPT
    • Parties Joint Notice (09/28/2106)
    • Joint Notice of Proposal Regarding Deposition Limits (09/30/2016)
    • ORDER (10/11/2016)
      • Adopts parties’ proposal regarding deposition limits
      • Sets/resets briefing schedule on issues related to discoverability of witnesses’ medical records
• July 22, 2016: Initial Pretrial Conference held before Magistrate Judge Peake; Minute Entry; TRANSCRIPT
  • ORDER (07/25/2016)
    • Court adopts Joint Rule 26(f) Report and discovery schedule set out within
    • Telephone Status Conferences set for 8/19/2016, 9/2/2016, 9/16/2016 and 9/30/2016, with joint status reports to be filed each prior Wednesday
• Hearing set for October 28, 2016 November 11, 2016 (rescheduled) to address pending discovery issues, including legislative privilege and Plaintiffs’ or other witnesses’ medical records (for deadlines, see Orders from Sept 20 and Oct 11)
  • See Motions Related to Discovery section above for parties’ protective order motions
  • Joint Stipulated Confidentiality Agreement and Protective Order, signed by Judge Peake (09/20/2016)
  • Supplemental Protective Order (09/21/2016)
• Parties’ E-Discovery Stipulation (09/21/2016)
• Parties’ Submission ahead of November 11 hearing to request telephone conference to discuss whether proceedings should be stayed until U.S. Supreme Court issues ruling in Gloucester County School Board v. G.G., cert. granted in part, on Oct. 28, 2016 (11/10/2016)

• November 14, 2016: Telephone Conference (per parties’ request); Minute Entry; TRANSCRIPT
  • ORDER (11/15/16) NOTES FROM THIS ORDER NOT YET COMPLETE
    • All discovery stayed for 90 days
    • Trial continued for 90 days (will be rescheduled for an available date to be determined by the Clerk of Court)
    • All deadlines extended 90 days
    • All discovery and pretrial motions stayed (Docs. #89, #153, #167, #168, and #172)
    • On or before February 13, 2017, Parties to file status updates and position statements

Current through Docket #176/part 177, 11/15/2016