Case: Barron Industries, Inc. v. Sebelius

1:13-cv-01330 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Sept. 4, 2013

Closed Date: 2014

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Case Summary

On September 4, 2013, a for-profit company filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of D.C. against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the Administrative Procedure Act. and the First Amendment. The plaintiff, represented by the Thomas More Society, asked the court for an exception to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandate requiring employers to provide health insurance coverage of contraception. Spec…

On September 25, 2013, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson granted the plaintiff's unopposed motion for preliminary injunction and stayed the case. The court initially ordered a stay until the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in Gilardi v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The district court kept the stay in place until after the Supreme Court's ruling in Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius on June 30, 2014.

In Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court held that the version of the contraceptive services mandate in place at that time was a violation of the plaintiff's rights under the RFRA. Based on that ruling and the parties' joint status report, on October 27, 2014 the district court entered a permanent injunction and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, enjoining defendants from enforcing the version of the contraception mandate at issue in Hobby Lobby against the plaintiffs in this case. The parties were instructed to meet and confer on attorneys' fees and costs. The most recent status report in following that order was entered on December 17, 2014.

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Summary Authors

Mallory Jones (1/31/2014)

Kate Craddock (7/24/2016)

People

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Judge(s)

Jackson, Ketanji Brown (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Mersino, Erin Elizabeth (Michigan)

Attorney for Defendant

Pruski, Jacek (District of Columbia)

Judge(s)

Jackson, Ketanji Brown (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Mersino, Erin Elizabeth (Michigan)

Attorney for Defendant

Pruski, Jacek (District of Columbia)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:13-cv-01330	Docket [PACER]	Dec. 17, 2014	Dec. 17, 2014 Docket
1 1:13-cv-01330	Complaint	Sept. 4, 2013	Sept. 4, 2013 Complaint
5 1:13-cv-01330	Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Stay of Proceedings	Sept. 23, 2013	Sept. 23, 2013 Pleading / Motion / Brief
6 1:13-cv-01330	Order Granting Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Staying the Case	Sept. 25, 2013	Sept. 25, 2013 Order/Opinion
10 1:13-cv-01330	Injunction and Judgment Barron Industries v. Sebelius	Oct. 27, 2014	Oct. 27, 2014 Order/Opinion

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/13132332/barron-industries-inc-v-sebelius/

Last updated Feb. 28, 2025, 12:43 p.m.

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1	COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-3454294) filed by Barron Industries, Inc., Bruce Barron, Paul Barron. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons Summons, Kathleen Sebelius, # 3 Summons Summons, U.S. Dep't of Health and Human Services, # 4 Summons Summons, Jack Lew, # 5 Summons Summons, U.S. Dep't of the Treasury, # 6 Summons Summons, Thomas Perez, # 7 Summons Summons, U.S. Dep't of Labor, # 8 Summons Summons, U.S. Attorney General, # 9 Summons Summons, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia)(Mersino, Erin) (Entered: 09/04/2013)	Sept. 4, 2013	Sept. 4, 2013 PACER
2	LCvR 7.1 CERTIFICATE OF DISCLOSURE of Corporate Affiliations and Financial Interests by Bruce Barron, Paul Barron, Barron Industries, Inc. (Mersino, Erin) (Entered: 09/04/2013)	Sept. 4, 2013	Sept. 4, 2013 PACER
	Case Assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. (sth, )	Sept. 4, 2013	Sept. 4, 2013 PACER
3	ELECTRONIC SUMMONS (8) Issued as to JACK LEW, THOMAS PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons)(sth, ) (Entered: 09/04/2013)	Sept. 4, 2013	Sept. 4, 2013 PACER
4	NOTICE of Appearance by Jacek Pruski on behalf of All Defendants (Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 09/23/2013)	Sept. 23, 2013	Sept. 23, 2013 PACER
5	Unopposed MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and MOTION to Stay by BRUCE BARRON, PAUL BARRON, BARRON INDUSTRIES, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Mersino, Erin). Added MOTION to Stay on 9/25/2013 (jf, ). (Entered: 09/23/2013)	Sept. 23, 2013	Sept. 23, 2013 PACER
6	ORDER granting 5 Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Stay of Proceedings. See attached order for details. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 09/25/2013. (lckbj2) (Entered: 09/25/2013)	Sept. 25, 2013	Sept. 25, 2013 PACER
7	STATUS REPORT (Joint) by JACK LEW, THOMAS E. PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 08/25/2014)	Aug. 25, 2014	Aug. 25, 2014 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations made in the parties' 7 Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the stay in this matter is extended until 9/24/2014, at which time the parties shall file a joint status report, including a proposed schedule if litigation is going to be necessary. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the preliminary injunction that iscurrently in place in this matter is EXTENDED until 10/9/2014. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 08/26/2014. (lckbj1, )	Aug. 26, 2014	Aug. 26, 2014 PACER
8	STATUS REPORT (Joint) by BRUCE BARRON, PAUL BARRON, BARRON INDUSTRIES, INC.. (Mersino, Erin) (Entered: 09/24/2014)	Sept. 24, 2014	Sept. 24, 2014 PACER
	MINUTE ORDER. In light of the representations made in the parties' 8 Status Report, it is hereby ORDERED that the stay in this matter is extended until 10/24/2014, at which time the parties shall file a joint status report, including a proposed schedule if litigation is going to be necessary. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the preliminary injunction that is currently in place in this matter is EXTENDED until 11/7/2014. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 09/25/14. (lckbj3)	Sept. 25, 2014	Sept. 25, 2014 PACER
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 10/24/2014. (gdf)	Sept. 25, 2014	Sept. 25, 2014 PACER
9	Joint MOTION for Judgment and Entry of Permanent Injunction by BRUCE BARRON, PAUL BARRON, BARRON INDUSTRIES, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Mersino, Erin) (Entered: 10/24/2014) 1 Text of Proposed Order View on PACER	Oct. 24, 2014	Oct. 24, 2014 RECAP
10	INJUNCTION AND JUDGEMENT. It is hereby ORDERED that defendants are permanently enjoined from enforcing the June 30, 2014 Contraceptive Coverage Requirement and from assessing any penalties, fines, or assessments or taking other actions based on noncompliance with the June 30, 2014 Contraceptive Coverage Requirement. It is FURTHER ORDERED that judgment is entered in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants on Plaintiffs claim under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000b, and that all other claims against Defendants are DISMISSED. The parties shall file a joint status report by 12/19/2014 regarding progress toward an agreement on attorneys' fees and costs. See attached Injunction and Judgment for further details. The Clerk is directed to remove this case from the active docket of this Court. Signed by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on 10/27/2014. (lckbj1) (Entered: 10/27/2014)	Oct. 27, 2014	Oct. 27, 2014 PACER
11	STATUS REPORT (Joint) by JACK LEW, THOMAS E. PEREZ, KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. (Pruski, Jacek) (Entered: 12/17/2014)	Dec. 17, 2014	Dec. 17, 2014 PACER