Case: Brandt v. Rutledge

4:21-cv-00450 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: May 25, 2021

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Case Summary

On April 6, 2021, the Arkansas legislature passed H.B. 1570 — the "Save Adolescents from Experimentation” (SAFE) Act — over the governor’s veto. The Safe Act banned healthcare professionals from providing gender transition procedures, including puberty blockers and hormones, to anyone under 18 or from referring anyone under 18 to any healthcare professional for such procedures. Additionally, the SAFE Act prohibited coverage of gender transition procedures for minors by Medicaid or private insurance. Four families with transgender children and two pediatricians brought this complaint against various Arkansas state officials in the Eastern District of Arkansas on May 25, 2021. The families and doctors, represented by the National ACLU, Arkansas ACLU, and private law firms, claimed the SAFE Act was unconstitutional for: (1) violating the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by discriminating on the basis of sex; (2) violating the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment; and (3) violating the First Amendment by prohibiting healthcare providers from referring their patients for medical treatments in accordance with the accepted medical standards to treat gender dysphoria. The relief sought by the families included: (1) declaratory judgment that the SAFE Act was unconstitutional; (2) preliminary and permanent injunctions on the SAFE Act; and (3) an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees. The case was assigned to Judge James Maxwell Moody, Jr.

On June 17, 2021, the United States filed a Statement of Interest echoing the Plaintiffs’ claim that the SAFE Act violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Several national and state organizations of health professionals also filed amicus briefs in support of the plaintiffs. These organizations included the American Medical Association and Arkansas Psychiatric Society.

On July 21, 2021, the court denied Arkansas’ motion to dismiss and granted the Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction on all three proposed grounds. On August 2, 2021, Judge Moody, Jr. elaborated in a Supplemental Order, 551 F.Supp.3d 882 (E.D. Ark. 2021), focusing on the families’ equal protection claim and explaining that the SAFE ACT “rests on sex-based classifications and… transgender people constitute at least a quasi-suspect class.” Moreover, the court found that the stated intents of the bill (protecting children from experimental treatment and regulating medical ethics) were pretextual. The court looked, among other things, at overwhelming medical testimony that “gender-affirming for transgender minors may be medically appropriate and necessary to improve the physical and mental health of transgender people.”

Arkansas appealed the decision on August 20, 2021 to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Both sides filed briefs, and again, many notable individuals and institutions filed amici briefs; the United States again filed a brief supporting the Plaintiffs. On August 25, 2022, Judges James B. Loken, Jane Kelly, and Katherine M. Menendez upheld the lower court's injunction because the lower court had not abused its discretion in granting a preliminary injunction based on Plaintiffs’ equal protection claim. The three Judges affirmed arguments that transgender youth would suffer "irreparable harm" absent preliminary injunction and that enforcing the law would prohibit medical treatment that conforms with the recognized standard of care. The Judges also agreed that the SAFE Act is not substantially related to its purported purposes of protecting children from experimental medical treatment and regulating medical ethics. The Court did not address the State’s challenges to Plaintiffs’ other claims. 47 F.4th 661. Arkansas requested an en banc or panel rehearing of their appeal of the preliminary injunction, but their request was rejected on November 16, 2022. The order itself did not contain any rationale, but a concurrence by Judge Colloton, joined by two other judges, explained that Arkansas had not requested a stay for the 15 prior months.

The district court held an eight-day bench trial in October 2022. On June 20, 2023, the court issued its findings of facts and conclusions of law, entered judgment for the plaintiffs on all claims, and enjoined the state from enforcing the law permanently. 677 F.Supp.3d 877. Among its findings of facts, the court found that transgender care was not experimental care, and that providing treatment for gender dysphoria wouldn't cause a person to be or remain transgender because there was no treatment that had the ability to change a person’s gender identity. In addition, the court found that parents or guardians would still be required to provide informed consent in order for their children to receive medical treatment, and the informed consent process was adequate to enable minor patients and their parents to make decisions about gender-affirming medical care for adolescents. Further, the risks of gender-affirming medical care were not categorically different from the types of risks that other types of pediatric healthcare pose, and for many adolescents the benefits of treatment greatly outweighed the risks. The court also found that adolescents with gender dysphoria were unlikely to de-transition or desist in their transition whether or not they received gender-affirming medical care.

As to conclusions of law, the court held that the SAFE Act violated the equal protection clause because it discriminated on the basis of sex, as a minor’s sex at birth determined whether the minor was able to receive certain types of medical care under the law. The court also held that the law discriminated against transgender people, as the law prohibited medical or surgical procedures related to gender transition, medical care that only transgender individuals chose to undergo. Further, the court found that Arkansas hadn’t met its burden of providing a persuasive justification for the differential treatment of transgender individuals. The state provided five reasons: i) that there was a lack of evidence of efficacy of the banned care; ii) that the banned treatment had risks and side effects; iii) that many patients would desist in their gender incongruence; iv) that some patients would later come to regret having received irreversible treatments; and v) that treatment was being provided without appropriate evaluation and informed consent. The court determined that none of these reasons were persuasive or supported by evidence at the trial. As to plaintiffs' due process claim, the court held that the Act's ban on all gender transition procedures was not sufficiently narrowly tailored to achieve the state's asserted interests, noting the plaintiff parents' fundamental right to make medical decisions for their children. Finally, the court held that the Act regulated physician speech -- effectively prohibiting physicians from informing their patients about the treatments -- and that it was a content and viewpoint-based regulation of speech subject to strict scrutiny. Applying that standard, the court held that the Act violated the First Amendment because Arkansas failed to prove that its interests in the safety of adolescents from gender transitioning procedures were "compelling, genuine, or even rational." Thus, the court entered judgment for the plaintiffs and permanently enjoined enforcement of the Act.

On July 20, 2023, Arkansas appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (23-02681). Arkansas filed a petition for an initial hearing en banc and the court granted the petition on October 6, 2023. Following the grant of the petition for an initial hearing en banc, both sides filed briefs, and again, many notable individuals and institutions filed amici briefs; the United States again filed a brief supporting the Plaintiffs.

The appeal was argued before the Eighth Circuit, en banc, on April 11, 2024. The United States participated in oral argument.

On August 12, 2025, in an 8-2 opinion, the Eighth Circuit reversed the district court’s decision and remanded the case. The Court of Appeals found that (1) the Act does not classify on the basis of sex or transgender status (rather only of age and medical procedure) and so does not violate or even trigger heightened scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause; (2) the Act survives rational basis review under the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses; (3) under the Fourteenth Amendment, the nation’s history and tradition and its “historical understanding of ordered liberty” do not guarantee the right of a parent to offer his or her child a medical treatment desired by the child and approved by a physician but deemed inappropriate for minors by the state legislature; (4) the Act survives the intermediate First Amendment scrutiny required when a statute imposes a burden on protected speech that is only incidental to its regulation of other activity because Arkansas has a compelling interest in protecting the health of minors and has adequately tailored the law to serve that compelling interest.

The Eighth Circuit concluded that the district court had rested its permanent injunction on incorrect conclusions of law and reversed the judgment, remanding the case for further proceedings. As of October 15, 2025 the case is ongoing.

	Document
4:21-cv-00450	Docket [PACER]	Sept. 30, 2021	Sept. 30, 2021 Docket
289 4:21-cv-00450	USCA Docketing Letter U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit	July 21, 2023	July 21, 2023 Docket
1 4:21-cv-00450	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief	May 25, 2021	May 25, 2021 Complaint
19 4:21-cv-00450	Statement of Interest of the United States	June 17, 2021	June 17, 2021 Statement of Interest (DOJ)
64 4:21-cv-00450	Supplemental Order	Aug. 2, 2021	Aug. 2, 2021 Order/Opinion 551 F.Supp.3d 882
193 4:21-cv-00450 21-02875	Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit	Aug. 25, 2022	Aug. 25, 2022 Order/Opinion 47 F.4th 661
226 4:21-cv-00450 21-02875	USCA Order U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit	Nov. 16, 2022	Nov. 16, 2022 Order/Opinion 2022 WL 16957734
283 4:21-cv-00450	Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law	June 20, 2023	June 20, 2023 Order/Opinion 677 F.Supp.3d 877
804843313 23-02681	Brief Brandt v. Griffin U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit	Sept. 14, 2023	Sept. 14, 2023 Pleading / Motion / Brief 147 F.4th 867
805325846-3 23-02681	Published Opinion Brandt v. Griffin U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit	Aug. 12, 2025	Aug. 12, 2025 Order/Opinion

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
804324239	Civil case docketed. [5068224] [21-2875] (CMH) [Entered: 08/23/2021 02:02 PM]	Aug. 23, 2021	Aug. 23, 2021 RECAP
804324245	Originating court document filed consisting of notice of appeal, docket entries, Order filed 7/21/2021, and Supplemental ORder filed 8/2/2021. [5068236] [21-2875] (CMH) [Entered: 08/23/2021 02:08 PM]	Aug. 23, 2021	Aug. 23, 2021
804324279	BRIEFING SCHEDULE SET AS FOLLOWS: Transcript due on or before 10/04/2021. Appendix due 10/12/2021. BRIEF APPELLANT, Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Robert Breving, Amy E. Embry, Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, John H. Scribner, Sylvia D. Simon and David L. Staggs due 10/12/2021 Appellee brief is due 30 days from the date the court issues the Notice of Docket Activity filing the brief of appellant. [5068239] [21-2875] (CMH) [Entered: 08/23/2021 02:14 PM]	Aug. 23, 2021	Aug. 23, 2021
804329495	APPEARANCE filed by Breean Walas for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 08/30/2021 [5070834] [21-2875] (BW) [Entered: 08/30/2021 01:07 PM]	Aug. 30, 2021	Aug. 30, 2021
804329655	APPEARANCE filed by Vincent M. Wagner for Appellants Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs w/service 08/30/2021 [5070913] [21-2875] (VMW) [Entered: 08/30/2021 02:26 PM]	Aug. 30, 2021	Aug. 30, 2021
804329703	MOTION for extension of time to file appellants' brief and appendix until 11/12/2021, [5070934], filed by Attorney Mr. Vincent M. Wagner for Appellants Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs w/service 08/30/2021. [5070934] [21-2875]]--[Edited 08/30/2021 by CRJ. ENTRY EDITED TO REMOVE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FROM EXTRA EXT RELIEF.] (VMW) [Entered: 08/30/2021 02:37 PM]	Aug. 30, 2021	Aug. 30, 2021
804329985	CLERK ORDER:Granting [5070934-2] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Mr. Vincent M. Wagner. Brief of Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Robert Breving, Amy E. Embry, Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, John H. Scribner, Sylvia D. Simon and David L. Staggs due 11/12/2021. Appendix due on 11/12/2021. [5071042] [21-2875] (CRJ) [Entered: 08/30/2021 04:13 PM]	Aug. 30, 2021	Aug. 30, 2021
804330688	APPEARANCE filed by Gary L. Sullivan for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 08/31/2021 [5071328] [21-2875] (GLS) [Entered: 08/31/2021 12:16 PM]	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2021
804331520	APPEARANCE filed by Christopher L Travis for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Ms. Kathryn Stambough, Mr. Parker Saxton, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Aaron Jennen and Ms. Lacey Jennen w/service 09/01/2021 [5071827] [21-2875] (CLT) [Entered: 09/01/2021 10:14 AM]	Sept. 1, 2021	Sept. 1, 2021
804331563	APPEARANCE filed by Sarah Everett for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Mr. Parker Saxton, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Ms. Michele Hutchison and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 09/01/2021 [5071853] [21-2875] (SCE) [Entered: 09/01/2021 10:34 AM]	Sept. 1, 2021	Sept. 1, 2021
804332133	APPEARANCE filed by Peter Drake Mann for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 09/01/2021 [5072134] [21-2875] (PDM) [Entered: 09/01/2021 03:26 PM]	Sept. 1, 2021	Sept. 1, 2021
804332154	APPEARANCE filed by Sharon Elizabeth Echols for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 09/01/2021 [5072143] [21-2875] (SEE) [Entered: 09/01/2021 03:30 PM]	Sept. 1, 2021	Sept. 1, 2021
804335556	Certificate of transcript filed by Appellants Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs. Transcript ordered[5073769] [21-2875] (VMW) [Entered: 09/07/2021 05:29 PM]	Sept. 7, 2021	Sept. 7, 2021
804335559	DESIGNATION of record filed by Appellants Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs. w/service 09/07/2021 [5073770] [21-2875] (VMW) [Entered: 09/07/2021 05:30 PM]	Sept. 7, 2021	Sept. 7, 2021
804335562	METHOD of appendix preparation filed by Appellants Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs - Joint Appendix - w/service 09/07/2021 [5073771] [21-2875] (VMW) [Entered: 09/07/2021 05:32 PM]	Sept. 7, 2021	Sept. 7, 2021
804335565	STATEMENT of issues filed by Appellants Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs - w/service 09/07/2021. [5073772] [21-2875] (VMW) [Entered: 09/07/2021 05:34 PM]	Sept. 7, 2021	Sept. 7, 2021
	UPDATED fee status - [Case Number 21-2875: paid - cs]. Fee paid 8/24/2021. 5075372 [21-2875] (CMH) [Entered: 09/13/2021 08:17 AM]	Sept. 13, 2021	Sept. 13, 2021
804350038	APPEARANCE filed by Chase Strangio for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Ms. Kathryn Stambough, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton and Mr. Parker Saxton w/service 09/27/2021 [5081117] [21-2875] (CBS) [Entered: 09/27/2021 03:03 PM]	Sept. 27, 2021	Sept. 27, 2021
804350069	APPEARANCE filed by Leslie Cooper for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 09/27/2021 [5081130] [21-2875] (LC) [Entered: 09/27/2021 03:11 PM]	Sept. 27, 2021	Sept. 27, 2021
804351161	APPEARANCE filed by Garrard R. Beeney for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 09/28/2021 [5081643] [21-2875] (GRB) [Entered: 09/28/2021 05:06 PM]	Sept. 28, 2021	Sept. 28, 2021
804351164	APPEARANCE filed by Laura Kabler Oswell for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 09/28/2021 [5081644] [21-2875] (LKO) [Entered: 09/28/2021 05:11 PM]	Sept. 28, 2021	Sept. 28, 2021
804351167	APPEARANCE filed by Jonathan J. Ossip for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 09/28/2021 [5081645] [21-2875] (JJO) [Entered: 09/28/2021 05:16 PM]	Sept. 28, 2021	Sept. 28, 2021
804351170	APPEARANCE filed by Alexander S. Holland for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 09/28/2021 [5081646] [21-2875] (ASH) [Entered: 09/28/2021 05:19 PM]	Sept. 28, 2021	Sept. 28, 2021
804351776	APPEARANCE filed by Duncan Simpson LaGoy for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 09/29/2021 [5081969] [21-2875] (DCL) [Entered: 09/29/2021 02:56 PM]	Sept. 29, 2021	Sept. 29, 2021
804382629	APPELLANT brief of Mr. David L. Staggs, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon, Mr. John H. Scribner, William L. Rutledge, Leslie Rutledge, Mr. Don R. Philips, Timothy C. Paden, Brian T. Hyatt, Veryl D. Hodges, Ms. Betty Guhman, Rodney Griffin, Mr. Edward Gardner, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Robert Breving, Rhys L. Branman and Ms. Elizabeth Anderson submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. To open/view this brief, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. Only direct recipients on accounts can open this document. [5097259] [21-2875] (VMW) [Entered: 11/12/2021 04:32 PM]	Nov. 12, 2021	Nov. 12, 2021
804382635	Addendum of APPELLANT submitted for review by Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs. To open/view this addendum, you must first login to CM/ECF and then open the document link in your Notice of Docket Activity. [5097261] [21-2875] (VMW) [Entered: 11/12/2021 04:34 PM]	Nov. 12, 2021	Nov. 12, 2021
804383241	BRIEF FILED - APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs. w/service 11/15/2021, Length: 12,925 words 10 COPIES OF PAPER BRIEFS (WITHOUT THE APPELLATE PDF FOOTER) FROM Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Robert Breving, Amy E. Embry, Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, John H. Scribner, Sylvia D. Simon and David L. Staggs due 11/22/2021 WITH certificate of service for paper briefs. Brief of Dylan Brandt, Joanna Brandt, Amanda Dennis, Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Michele Hutchison, Aaron Jennen, Lacey Jennen, Sabrina Jennen, Donnie Saxton, Parker Saxton and Kathryn Stambough due on 12/15/2021 [5097517] [21-2875] (CRJ) [Entered: 11/15/2021 11:54 AM]	Nov. 15, 2021	Nov. 15, 2021
804383247	ADDENDUM of APPELLANTS FILED by Appellants Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs, w/service 11/15/2021 [5097519] [21-2875] (CRJ) [Entered: 11/15/2021 11:56 AM]	Nov. 15, 2021	Nov. 15, 2021
804386949	Paper copies Appellant/Petitioner Brief, [5097517-2] filed by Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs 10 paper copies received. w/Addendum attached Paper brief deficiency due 11/23/2021. SEE ATTACHED NOTICE. [5099272] [21-2875] (CRJ) [Entered: 11/18/2021 02:50 PM]	Nov. 18, 2021	Nov. 18, 2021
804386983	CORRECTED/INITIAL certificate of service for Paper Brief, Doc No. [5099272-2], Court Record, Doc No. [5099427-2, filed by Appellants Ms. Elizabeth Anderson, Rhys L. Branman, Mr. Robert Breving, Ms. Amy E. Embry, Mr. Edward Gardner, Rodney Griffin, Ms. Betty Guhman, Veryl D. Hodges, Brian T. Hyatt, Timothy C. Paden, Mr. Don R. Philips, Leslie Rutledge, William L. Rutledge, Mr. John H. Scribner, Ms. Sylvia D. Simon and Mr. David L. Staggs [5099290] [21-2875]--[Edited 11/19/2021 by CRJ. ENTRY EDITED TO RELATE JOINT APPX TO CERT OF SERV.] (VMW) [Entered: 11/18/2021 03:07 PM]	Nov. 18, 2021	Nov. 18, 2021
804387054	AMICUS/INTERVENOR brief of Keira Bell, Laura Becker, Sinead Watson, Kathy Grace Duncan, Laura Reynolds, are Carol Freitas submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. [5099324] [21-2875] (EGT) [Entered: 11/18/2021 03:41 PM]	Nov. 18, 2021	Nov. 18, 2021
	RECORD FILED - JOINT APPENDIX, 4 volumes, Comments: 3 sets, 1 set per box 5099427 [21-2875] (CRJ) [Entered: 11/19/2021 08:37 AM]	Nov. 18, 2021	Nov. 18, 2021
804387541	AMICUS/INTERVENOR brief of Yaacov Sheinfeld, Jeanne Crowley, Ted Hudacko, Lauren W., Martha S., Kellie C., Kristine W., Bri Miller, Helen S. and Barbara F. submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. [5099562] [21-2875] (MEM) [Entered: 11/19/2021 11:05 AM]	Nov. 19, 2021	Nov. 19, 2021
804387974	AMICUS/INTERVENOR brief of States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. [5099764] [21-2875] (EGL) [Entered: 11/19/2021 02:42 PM]	Nov. 19, 2021	Nov. 19, 2021
804388037	AMICUS/INTERVENOR brief of Family Research Council submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. [5099788] [21-2875] (CEM) [Entered: 11/19/2021 03:02 PM]	Nov. 19, 2021	Nov. 19, 2021
804388169	AMICUS/INTERVENOR brief of Women's Liberation Front submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. [5099857] [21-2875] (JCC) [Entered: 11/19/2021 04:08 PM]	Nov. 19, 2021	Nov. 19, 2021
804388221	AMICUS/INTERVENOR brief of Quentin L. Van Meter, M.D., Michael K. Laidlaw, M.D., Andre Van Mol, M.D., Jeffery E. Hansen, Ph.D. submitted for review. The time for filing the subsequent brief (if any) does not begin to run until the brief has been approved and filed. [5099879] [21-2875] (JJB) [Entered: 11/19/2021 04:27 PM]	Nov. 19, 2021	Nov. 19, 2021
804389877	MOTION for extension of time to file brief until 01/12/2022, filed by Attorney Ms. Sharon Elizabeth Echols for Appellees Mr. Dylan Brandt, Ms. Joanna Brandt, Ms. Amanda Dennis, Ms. Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Ms. Michele Hutchison, Mr. Aaron Jennen, Ms. Lacey Jennen, Ms. Sabrina Jennen, Mr. Donnie Saxton, Mr. Parker Saxton and Ms. Kathryn Stambough w/service 11/22/2021. [5100490] [21-2875] (SEE) [Entered: 11/22/2021 02:00 PM]	Nov. 22, 2021	Nov. 22, 2021
804390006	CLERK ORDER:Granting [5100490-2] motion for extension of time to file brief filed by Ms. Sharon Elizabeth Echols. Brief of Dylan Brandt, Joanna Brandt, Amanda Dennis, Brooke Dennis, Shayne Dennis, Michele Hutchison, Aaron Jennen, Lacey Jennen, Sabrina Jennen, Donnie Saxton, Parker Saxton and Kathryn Stambough due 01/12/2022. [5100554] [21-2875] (CRJ) [Entered: 11/22/2021 03:16 PM]	Nov. 22, 2021	Nov. 22, 2021
804390708	Brief deficiency notice sent to counsel, Attorney Mr. Ernest G. Trakas for Amici on Behalf of Appellant(s) Keira Bell, Laura Becker, Sinead Watson, Kathy Grace Duncan, Laura Reynolds and Carol Freitas. [5100857] [21-2875] (CRJ) [Entered: 11/23/2021 10:30 AM]	Nov. 23, 2021	Nov. 23, 2021

Case: Brandt v. Rutledge

4:21-cv-00450 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

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