S.D. Ohio 2:16-cv-00524 Case History

Board of Education of the Highland Local School District v. U.S. Dept. of Education
No. 2:16-cv-00524, Docket 

Court: Southern District of Ohio
Assigned to: Judge Algenon L. Marbley
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Kimberly A. Jolson

Associated Cases:
Board of Ed Highland Local School District v. U.S. Dept. of Ed (6th Cir. No. 16-4107), Docket (dismissed April 3, 2017 per parties’ joint agreement)
Board of Ed Highland Local School District v. Jane Doe (6th Cir. No. 16-4117), Docket

COMPLAINTS and ANSWERS

• Complaint (06/10/2016)
  • Answer due October 26 – 30 days after decision on Plaintiff’s pending Motion for Preliminary Injunction (See Motion for extension; Granted); motion for additional extension pending
    • Federal Defendants’ Motion for additional extension of time to respond – to 30 days after 6th Cir. appeal resolved (10/19/2016) [Motion moot, per Stay Order, 12/29/2016]
    • Plaintiff Board of Ed.’s opposition to extension (11/15/2016)
• Plaintiff Board of Education’s  Notice of Voluntary Dismissal of Federal Defendants (06/20/2017)

• Jane Doe’s 3rd Party Complaint (08/15/2016) Names the school board, school district, and certain school officials as 3rd party defendants 
  • 3rd Party Defendants’ (Highland School Bd, et al.) Answer (10/31/2016)
    • Jane Doe’s Motion to Strike certain defenses from Highland’s answer (11/21/2016)
    • Highland’s Opposition to Motion to Strike (12/12/2016)
    • Jane Doe’s Reply in support of Motion to Strike (12/27/2016)

MOTION TO INTERVENE (Granted)

• Jane Doe’s Motion and Memo to Intervene as 3rd Party Plaintiff (07/21/2016)
  • Motion to Proceed Pseudonymously (07/21/2016)
  • Motion to Expedite Consideration of Motion to Intervene and to Proceed Pseudonymously (07/26/2016); Granted
• Responses to Motion to Intervene (08/10/2016)
  • Plaintiff Highland School District (opposition)
  • Federal Defendants (no position/no opposition)
• Jane Doe’s Reply in support of Motion (08/11/2016)
• OPINION and ORDER Granting Motions to Intervene – both permissive and as-of-right – and to Proceed Pseudonymously (08/15/2016)

MOTIONS FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

September 20, 2016: Hearing held on Motions for Preliminary Injunction; Minute Entry; TRANSCRIPT

Highland School District, Plaintiff (Denied)

• Motion and Memo in support  (07/15/2016)

Amicus Briefs in support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction

• State of Ohio (08/15/2016)
  – Motion to file, with proposed brief attached (07/18/2016); Granted
• Texas, et al. (09/27/2016)
  – Motion to file, with proposed brief attached (08/31/2016); Granted, see fn1
• Responses in Opposition (08/16/2016)
  • Federal Defendants
  • Intervenor/3rd Party Plaintiff Jane Doe
• Plaintiffs’ Reply (08/23/2016)

• OPINION and ORDER  Denying the School District’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction [and granting Jane Doe’s motion for preliminary injunction](09/26/2016)

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School District’s Notice of Appeal to 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (09/26/2016)
– Docketed as case number 16-4107
Dismissed April 3, 2017 per parties’ joint agreement
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Jane Doe, Intervenor/3rd Party Plaintiff (Granted)

• Motion [Motion, memo and some exhibits filed under seal] (08/16/2016)
  • See Motion to file certain documents under seal (08/12/2016) (Granted, 8/15)

Amicus Brief in support of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction

• School Administrators from California, et al. (09/27/2016)
  – Motion to file, with proposed brief attached, corrected (09/15/2016); Granted

• Responses (09/06/2016)
  • 3rd Party Defendants Williams Dodds/Shawn Winkelfoos
  • 3rd Party Defendant Highland School District
    • Affidavits; see Plaintiff’s Motion and Memo to allow fact witnesses to proceed using initials (09/06/2016); Granted
    • – Parent H
    • – S.B.
    • – Parent S
• Reply, filed under seal (see Motion to file Reply under seal (09/12/2016); Granted
  • Reply Declaration of Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D. (09/13/2016)

• September 7, 2016: Telephonic status conference held to discuss whether hearing on preliminary injunction should be changed to an evidentiary hearing on Jane Does’ motion; TRANSCRIPT   [ORDER setting briefing schedule]
  • Jane Doe’s Opposition to evidentiary hearing (09/08/2016)
  • 3rd Party Defendants’ Response (09/12/2016)
  • ORDER (09/12/2016) No evidentiary hearing at this time; preliminary injunction hearing will proceed as scheduled.

• OPINION and ORDER  Granting Jane Doe’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction [and denying School District’s motion for preliminary injunction] (09/26/2016)
  • School District officials to treat Jane Doe as the girl she is, including referring to her by female pronouns and her female name and allowing her to use the girls’ restroom at Highland Elementary School

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3rd Party Defendants’ Notice of Appeal to 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (09/26/2016)
– Docketed as case number 16-4117
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• Motion for Stay of Injunction, pending appeal (Denied)
  • 3rd Party Defendants’ Motion for stay and Memo in support of motion (09/30/2016)
  • 3rd Party Plaintiff Jane Doe’s Opposition to stay (10/12/2016)
  • No replies permitted except by leave of court (per scheduling order 10/5/16)
• Opinion and Order – Stay Denied (10/20/2016)

MOTION TO STAY PROCEEDINGS (Stay granted, per stipulation)

• 3rd Party Defendants’ (Highland School Bd. et al.) Motion to Stay Proceedings pending appeal (10/19/2016); [Motion moot, per Stay Order, 12/29/2016]
• Jane Doe’s Opposition to Motion (10/31/2016) [Opposition withdrawn 12/26/2016, see stipulation below]
• 3rd Party Defendants’ Reply in support of motion (11/14/16)
• 3rd Party Defendants’ Notice of Supplemental Authority in support of motion (11/22/2016)
  • Carcaño v. McCrory order staying discovery for 90 days
• Parties’ Stipulation Regarding Motion to Stay Proceedings (12/26/2016)
  • Parties stipulate to stay of district court proceedings
  • Plaintiff and 3rd-Party Defendants also agree that if stay granted, they will not seek reconsideration by the 6th Circuit of its order denying a stay of the preliminary injunction nor will they apply to the Supreme Court for a stay of that order. 
• Telephonic status conference held December 29, 2016
• ORDER adopting stipulation (12/29/2016)
  • All district court proceedings stayed pending resolution of 6th Circuit appeal of preliminary injunction orders

CASE MANAGEMENT PROCEEDINGS

• July 19, 2016: Telephone Status Conference held before Judge Marbley; TRANSCRIPT

• Preliminary Pretrial conference set for September 22, 2016 (08/29/2016)
  • Jane Doe’s Motion to adjourn/continue conference (08/31/2016)
  • ORDER – Granting adjournment (09/01/2016)
    • Rescheduled to 35 days after ruling on motions for preliminary injunction
  • ORDER (10/28/2016) Granting parties stipulation for continuance
    • Conference rescheduled to twelve days from Court’s ruling on Highland Defendants’ Motion for Stay of Proceedings
    • Rule 26(f) Report due five business days after the Court’s ruling on motion

Current through Docket # 131, 06/20/2017