Case: Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Dobbs

3:18-cv-00171 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: March 19, 2018

Closed Date: Sept. 21, 2022

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Case Summary

In this case challenging Mississippi House Bill 1510 (HB 1510), a state law that banned abortions after 15 weeks (months before viability), the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, overruled Roe v. Wade, and held there is no constitutional protection for abortion rights. On March 19, 2018, the Jackson Women's Health Organization, the last remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi, and Jackson Women's Health Organization's Medical Director filed the case, represented by the Center for Reproductive R…

On March 19, 2018, the Jackson Women's Health Organization, the last remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi, and Jackson Women's Health Organization's Medical Director filed the case, represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. The plaintiffs sued the State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health and the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure. Plaintiffs brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that HB 1510 violated the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. Plaintiffs sought declaratory judgment, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, and attorneys' fees.

On March 20, 2018, Judge Carlton W. Reeves granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining enforcement of HB 1510 for ten days. Jackson Women's Health Org. v. Currier, No. 3:18-CV-171-CWR-FKB, 2018 WL 1567867 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 20, 2018). On March 28, 2018, the TRO was extended to April 13, 2018. On April 9, 2018, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint, dropping the equal protection challenge to HB 1510 and adding five separate challenges to Mississippi’s other abortion laws. The court separated the case into two parts, with Part I pertaining to HB 1510's ban and Part II pertaining to the other abortion laws.

On April 11, 2018, the court scheduled a hearing on a preliminary injunction regarding HB 1510 and extended the TRO until thirty days after the conclusion of that hearing. However, that hearing never happened. On August 24, 2018, plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment, and briefing on that motion was completed on September 14, 2018. The court informed the parties it needed more time to issue a ruling on that motion, and so by the consent of the parties, the TRO was extended until November 26, 2018.

On November 20, 2018, the court granted plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment, and issued a permanent injunction, enjoining enforcement of HB 1510, because it "unequivocally" infringed on the Fourteenth Amendment due process rights of women by banning abortions prior to viability. Jackson Women's Health Org. v. Currier, 349 F. Supp. 3d 536 (S.D. Miss. 2018). On December 17, 2018, the state appealed this order.

In 2019, unsatisfied with this result, the Mississippi legislature enacted an even more stringent ban on abortions: Senate Bill 2116 (SB 2116). SB 2116 banned abortions in Mississippi after detection of a fetal heartbeat, which can be as early as six weeks from a woman's last menstrual period. On May 24, 2019, the court allowed plaintiffs to supplement their original complaint to challenge SB 2116 as a Part III of the case and granted a preliminary injunction to enjoin enforcement of SB 2116. Jackson Women's Health Org. v. Dobbs, 379 F. Supp.3d 549 (S.D. Miss. 2019).

On December 13, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its ruling pertaining to the fifteen-week ban. The court held that "[i]n an unbroken line dating to Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s abortion cases have established (and affirmed, and re-affirmed)" that states cannot ban abortions pre-viability. Jackson Women's Health Org. v. Dobbs, 945 F.3d 265, 269 (5th Cir. 2019). Because HB 1510 was a pre-viability ban, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s invalidation of the law, as well as its discovery rulings and its award of permanent injunctive relief.

In response to the Fifth Circuit's ruling, the defendants filed a petition for writ of certiorari on June 15, 2020, requesting that the U.S. Supreme Court clarify that the right to a pre-viability abortion is not absolute. Defendants also requested that the Supreme Court consider the appropriate standard for determining the validity of pre-viability laws and whether abortion providers have third-party standing. On May 17, 2021, the Supreme Court granted review limited to the question of whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.

In response, on June 9, 2021, the District Court stayed all remaining issues in the case, including Parts II and III, pending the Supreme Court's decision.

On December 1, 2021, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case. On May 2, 2022, POLITICO reported that according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by POLITICO, the Supreme Court had voted to strike down Roe v. Wade. The Court soon confirmed the authenticity of the leaked opinion.

On June 24, 2022, the final opinion was released, upholding Mississippi's fifteen-week ban and overruling Roe and Casey. The opinion was by Justice Alito, and joined by Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. It removed abortion rights from any special constitutional protection. Chief Justice Roberts concurred in the judgment, and said he would have ruled slightly more narrowly, upholding Mississippi's ban because it gave most women sufficient time to decide whether to seek an abortion. The majority opinion stated that "[n]othing in this opinion should be understood to cast doubt on precedents that do not concern abortion," Although he joined the majority, Justice Thomas disagreed on this point, and said he was ready to entirely cast aside the Court's substantive due process jurisprudence. The joint dissent by Justice Breyer, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan emphasized that the majority made women into second-class citizens, as they were at the time of the Fourteenth Amendment's adoption. The dissent warned that the opinion threatened other fundamental rights, such as contraception, same-sex intimate conduct, and same-sex marriage.

On August 24, 2022, the Fifth Circuit remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court's opinion. On September 2, 2022, the district court vacated its injunctions preventing enforcement of Mississippi's abortion bans. The court identified the one remaining issue as plaintiffs’ challenge to Mississippi’s laws and regulations targeting abortion procedures. However, because Jackson Women's Health closed its operations in Mississippi and moved out-of-state, the court found that the remaining issue was moot. As such, on September 21, 2022, Judge Reeves entered judgment for defendants and directed the Clerk of the Court to close the case.

Summary Authors

Michelle Wolk (6/12/2022)

SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective v. Kemp, Northern District of Georgia (2019)

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Judge(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Attorney for Defendant

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other

Aden, Steven Henry

Amiri, Brigitte Adrienne

Amunson, Jessica Ring

Avoy, Janice Mac (Mississippi)

Barrett, David A.

Judge(s)

Reeves, Carlton Wayne (Mississippi)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Delaney, Aaron Sean (Mississippi)

Esq., Robert Bruce (Mississippi)

Esq., Julie Rikelman, (Mississippi)

Grusauskas, Caitlin (Mississippi)

Hammerman, Claudia (Mississippi)

Korberg, Alexia (Mississippi)

McDuff, Robert B. (Mississippi)

Orlansky, Beth L. (Mississippi)

PHV, Alexia D. (Mississippi)

PHV, Amanda Valerio (Mississippi)

PHV, Daniela Lorenzo (Mississippi)

PHV, Kelsey E. (Mississippi)

PHV, Michelle Moriarty (Mississippi)

PHV, Shane D. (Mississippi)

PHV, Shayna Medley (Mississippi)

PHV, Aaron S. (Mississippi)

PHV, Alexandra Thompson (Mississippi)

PHV, Christine Parker (Mississippi)

PHV, Claudia L. (Mississippi)

PHV, Crystal M. (Mississippi)

PHV, Hillary Schneller (Mississippi)

PHV, Jenny Ma (Mississippi)

PHV, Julie Rikelman (Mississippi)

PHV, Leah Wiederhorn (Mississippi)

PHV, Roberto J. (Mississippi)

PHV, Francesca Cocuzza (Mississippi)

PHV, Naomi Dena (Mississippi)

PHV, Samantha Anne (Mississippi)

Schneller, Hillary (Mississippi)

Stewart, Scott Grant

Attorney for Defendant

Esq., Paul Eldridge (Mississippi)

General, Wilson Douglas (Mississippi)

Gov, Wilson D. (Mississippi)

Gov, Douglas T. (Mississippi)

Gov, LaShundra B. (Mississippi)

Gov, Paul E. (Mississippi)

Gov, Lee Davis (Mississippi)

Gov, Tony R. (Mississippi)

Mumford, Gerald A. (Mississippi)

Rikelman, Julie

Sanders, Robert E. (Mississippi)

Teeuwissen, Pieter (Mississippi)

Other

Aden, Steven Henry

Amiri, Brigitte Adrienne

Amunson, Jessica Ring

Avoy, Janice Mac (Mississippi)

Barrett, David A.

Bartolomucci, H. Christopher

Boyle, David Christopher

Bradley, Jacob A. (Mississippi)

Brown, Kristine Lee

Browning, Mary Jane

Bruno, Leah R.

Bursch, John J. (Mississippi)

Carlson, Renee Kristine

Casamassima, Alexis (Mississippi)

Caso, Anthony Thomas

Cassidy, Harold J.

Clark, Matthew James

Clark, Kim Christensen

Colby, Kimberlee Wood

Collett, Teresa Stanton

Collier, Sean Richard

Cooper, Charles Justin

Corwin, Carolyn Frances

Diaz, Mario Alberto

Diaz-Tello, Farah Christina

Dowd, Lynn Downey

Echo-Hawk, Lael Ruth

Eidsmoe, John Allen

Eisenberg, Karli (Mississippi)

Ellsworth, Jessica Lynn

English, Jonathan

Esq., Priscilla Joyce (Mississippi)

Esq., Stephen James (Mississippi)

Esq., Beth Ellen (Mississippi)

Fallon, Alexis (Mississippi)

Ferguson, Andrew Nathan

Field, Brian James

Fletcher, Brian H.

Forsythe, Clarke David

Forte, David F.

Foti, Catherine M.

Fragosa, Alexis Irene

Freedman, John Arak

Frischling, Gary N.

Gaylord, Scott William

Gelernter, Eugene Martin

General, Elizabeth Baker (Mississippi)

George, Robert P.

Gershenson, Adam Scott

Gilles, Stephen

Gorod, Brianne Jenna

Gov, Rex M. (Mississippi)

Green, Samuel David

Greenbaum, Jon M.

Gronda, Matthew Edwin

Hacker, Heather Gebelin

Hall, John Edward

Harris, Erica Worth

Hawkins, Kyle Douglas (Mississippi)

Hawley, Joshua David

Hayes, Mia Tobin Guizzetti

Hirsen, James L.

Hong, Helen H.

Jones, William Trey (Mississippi)

Jr., Julian Lenwood McPhillips

Jr., Reginald M. Turner

Jr., Anthony Richard Picarello

Jr., James Bopp

Jr., Allan E. Parker

Jr., Frederick W. Claybrook

Jr., J. Thomas Smith

Jr., George Lester Lyon

Kaplan, Roberta A.

Kapur, Theane Evangelis

Katskee, Richard Brian

Kellum, Nathan W.

Kolenc, Antony B.

Lambert, William Grayson

Leckar, Stephen C.

Liberto, Meredith Leigh Di

Lienhard, Jonathan Philip

Lindsay, Emma

Linton, Paul Benjamin

Markert, Rebecca Susan

Mastando, John P.

Mathieson, Anna-Rose

Maynard, Deanne Elizabeth

McCarthy, Thomas Ryan

McSweeney, Patrick Michael

Melendez-Juarbe, Hiram Alberto

Miller, Jonathan B.

Mills, Christopher E.

Mitchell, Jonathan F.

Olson, William Jeffrey

Paltrow, Lynn Mara

Palumbos, Robert M.

Parker, Kimberly A.

Pierce, Bradley Wayne

Pyles, Gary Scott

Quinlan, Maura Katherine

Rienzi, Mark Leonard

Rockey, Arlaine Inez

Rosenkranz, E. Joshua

Safriet, D. Kent

Sarnoff, Stuart (Mississippi)

Schaerr, Gene C.

Scherer, Elizabeth Brooks

Schlueter, Linda Boston

Short, Catherine Wynne

Shumaker, Heather Dorothy

Slugh, Howard Nathan

Smith, Priscilla J.

Smith, William Lucien

Strickland, Christian Janet (Mississippi)

Szyfer, Claude (Mississippi)

Toti, Stephanie

Vigil, Angela C.

Wagner, William R.

Walsh, Kevin Christian

Wang, Xiao

Waters, Edward Todd

Wenger, Edward Mark

White, Danielle Merry

Williamson, Philip Daniel

Wright, Tiffany Regina

Wyatt, Geoffrey M.

Youman, Chelsey Danaye

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 3:18-cv-00171	Complaint Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Currier	March 19, 2018	March 19, 2018 Complaint
9 3:18-cv-00171	Temporary Restraining Order Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Currier	March 20, 2018	March 20, 2018 Order/Opinion 2018 WL 1567867
23 3:18-cv-00171	Amended Complaint Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Currier	April 9, 2018	April 9, 2018 Complaint
25 3:18-cv-00171	Order Separating Claims & Extending TRO Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Currier	April 11, 2018	April 11, 2018 Order/Opinion
89 3:18-cv-00171	Order Granting Permanent Injunction Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Currier	Nov. 20, 2018	Nov. 20, 2018 Order/Opinion 349 F.Supp.3d 536
118 3:18-cv-00171	Order Granting Preliminary Injunction	May 24, 2019	May 24, 2019 Order/Opinion 379 F.Supp.3d 549
119 3:18-cv-00171	Amended Complaint	May 30, 2019	May 30, 2019 Complaint
18-60868	USCA Opinion U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit	Dec. 13, 2019	Dec. 13, 2019 Order/Opinion 945 F.3d 265
19-01392	Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Dobbs et al. v. Jackson Women's Health Organization et al. Supreme Court of the United States	June 15, 2020	June 15, 2020 Pleading / Motion / Brief
19-01392	Petition	June 15, 2020	June 15, 2020

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Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Oyez	In 2018, Mississippi passed a law called the “Gestational Age Act,” which prohibits all abortions, with few exceptions, after 15 weeks’ gestational age. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the only …	June 24, 2022	June 24, 2022 https://www.oyez.org/...
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Center for Reproductive Rights	On December 1, 2021, the Center for Reproductive Rights argued at the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the right to abortion, a right recognized in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. In the case,…	December 1, 2021	Dec. 1, 2021 https://reproductiverights.org/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6338340/jackson-womens-health-organization-v-dobbs/

Last updated July 3, 2026, 7 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	March 19, 2018	COMPLAINT against Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 34643049387), filed by Jackson Women's Health Organization, Sacheen Carr-Ellis. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit House Bill No. 1510 (As Sent to Governor), # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(LAT) (Entered: 03/19/2018) 1 Exhibit House Bill NO. 1510 (As Sent to Governor) View on RECAP 2 Civil Cover Sheet View on RECAP	Clearinghouse
2	March 19, 2018	Summons Issued as to Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure. (LAT) (Entered: 03/19/2018)	RECAP
3	March 19, 2018	NOTICE of Appearance by Wilson D. Minor-State Gov on behalf of All Defendants (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 03/19/2018)	RECAP
4	March 19, 2018	NOTICE of Appearance by Paul E. Barnes-State Gov on behalf of All Defendants (Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 03/19/2018)	RECAP
5	March 19, 2018	MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Declaration of Dr. Carr-Ellis)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 03/19/2018) 1 Affidavit Declaration of Dr. Carr-Ellis View on RECAP	RECAP
6	March 19, 2018	*ERROR*DISREGARD THIS ENTRY. MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order Memorandum in Support by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (McDuff, Robert) Modified on 3/20/2018 (cwl). (Entered: 03/19/2018)	RECAP
	March 19, 2018	Set/Reset Hearings as to 5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order. Motion Hearing set for 3/20/2018 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 6B (Jackson Federal Courthouse) before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves. (AC)
7	March 20, 2018	MEMORANDUM in Support re 5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 03/20/2018)	RECAP
8	March 20, 2018	DEFENDANTS' Exhibit List for Motion hearing held on 3/20/2018 before Judge Reeves. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit D-1 House Bill 1510, # 2 Errata D-2 Article)(JS) (Entered: 03/20/2018) 1 Exhibit D-1 House Bill 1510 View on PACER 2 Errata D-2 Article View on PACER	RECAP
9	March 20, 2018	ORDER granting 5 Motion for TRO. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 3/20/2018. (AC)	Clearinghouse
10	March 20, 2018	MOTION for Julie Rikelman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-3665084) by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 03/20/2018) 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
11	March 20, 2018	MOTION for Hillary Schneller to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-3665104) by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit - A Certificate of Good Standing)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 03/20/2018) 1 Exhibit - A Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
12	March 20, 2018	MOTION for Christine Parker to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-3665126) by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- Certificate of Good Standing)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 03/20/2018) 1 Exhibit A- Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
13	March 20, 2018	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jackson Women's Health Organization, Sacheen Carr-Ellis. Mary Currier served on 3/19/2018, answer due 4/9/2018. (McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 03/20/2018)	RECAP
14	March 20, 2018	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jackson Women's Health Organization, Sacheen Carr-Ellis. Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure served on 3/19/2018, answer due 4/9/2018. (McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 03/20/2018)	RECAP
15	March 20, 2018	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Jackson Women's Health Organization, Sacheen Carr-Ellis. Kenneth Cleveland served on 3/19/2018, answer due 4/9/2018. (McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 03/20/2018)	RECAP
	March 20, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to # 6 Incorrect event chosen. Attorney is directed to refile using the correct event Memorandum in Support which is located under the category Responses and Replies. Motion 6 termed. (cwl)
	March 20, 2018	Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves: Motion Hearing held on 3/20/2018 re 5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis and Jackson Women's Health Organization. Appearances: Paul E. Barnes and Wilson D. Minor; Robert B. McDuff participated via telephone with Hillary Schneller and Christine Parker. Court heard arguments from both parties and took the matter under advisement to rule later. Court Reporter/Transcriber Cherie Bond, Telephone Number : 601-608-4186. (JS)
	March 20, 2018	Set Hearing: Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 3/21/2018 at 11:00 AM before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves. (AC)
	March 20, 2018	Set/Reset Hearings: Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 3/21/2018 at 11:00 AM before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves. (AC)
	March 21, 2018	Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves: Scheduling Conference held on 3/21/2018. Participants: Robert B. McDuff, Hillary Schnellar, Christine Parker, Paul E. Barnes and Wilson D. Minor; with Leah Wiederhorn joining in the call with Plaintiff's counsel. Scheduling Conference continued until 3/27/2018 at 12:30 PM (CST) before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves. (JS)
16	March 26, 2018	MOTION to Adopt Plaintiffs' Proposed Schedule and Limit Discovery to Exclude Legally Immaterial Issues by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 03/26/2018)	RECAP
	March 27, 2018	Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves: Telephonic Scheduling Conference held on 3/27/2018. Participants: Robert B. McDuff, Paul E. Barnes and Wilson D. Minor with Hillary Schneller also participating. (JS)
	March 28, 2018	TEXT-ONLY ORDER extending the temporary restraining order at Docket No. 9 by 14 days to Friday, April 13, 2018, pursuant to a showing of good cause as required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 3/28/2018. NO FURTHER WRITTEN ORDER SHALL ISSUE. (cr)
	March 29, 2018	TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting 10 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting 11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting 12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. That Julie Rikelman, Hillary Schneller and Christine Parker be admitted pro hac vice in this case on behalf of the plaintiff in association with local counsel and upon registration for electronic filing as required by the Court. No further written order shall issue from the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 3/29/2018. (JEJ)
17	April 4, 2018	MOTION for Aaron S. Delaney to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-3676647) by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 04/04/2018) 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
18	April 4, 2018	MOTION for Alexia D. Korberg to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-3676664) by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- Certificate of Good Standing)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 04/04/2018) 1 Exhibit A- Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
19	April 4, 2018	MOTION for Crystal Johnson to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-3676680) by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 04/04/2018) 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
20	April 4, 2018	MOTION for Roberto J. Gonzalez to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-3676732) by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 04/04/2018) 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
21	April 5, 2018	MOTION for Leah Wiederhorn to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-3677030) by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 04/05/2018) 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
22	April 6, 2018	NOTICE of Appearance by Beth L. Orlansky on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Orlansky, Beth) (Entered: 04/06/2018)	RECAP
23	April 9, 2018	AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Jackson Women's Health Organization, Sacheen Carr-Ellis.(Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 04/09/2018)	Clearinghouse
24	April 9, 2018	MOTION for Claudia L. Hammerman to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Paid $100 PHV fee; receipt number 0538-3679443) by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing)(McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 04/09/2018) 1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing View on PACER	RECAP
25	April 11, 2018	ORDER extending TRO and separating claims in this case. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 4/11/2018. (cr)	Clearinghouse
	April 11, 2018	Set Hearing: Telephonic Status Conference set for 4/11/2018 at 10:30 AM before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves. Only one counsel for each party is required to participate. Call-In information has been emailed to counsel of record. (JS)
	April 11, 2018	Minute Entry for proceedings held before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves: Telephonic Status Conference held on 4/11/2018. Participants: Hillary Schneller, Robert B. McDuff, Paul E. Barnes and Wilson D. Minor. Preliminary Injunction hearing set for 9/24/2018 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 5B (Jackson) before District Judge Carlton W. Reeves. (JS)
26	April 16, 2018	MOTION for Reconsideration re 25 Order by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 04/16/2018)	RECAP
27	April 16, 2018	MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT re 26 MOTION for Reconsideration re 25 Order filed by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 04/16/2018)	RECAP
	April 16, 2018	TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting 24 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting 17 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting 18 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting 19 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting 20 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting 21 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. That Aaron S. Delaney, Alexia D. Korberg, Crystal Johnson, Roberto J. Gonzalez, Leah Wiederhorn and Claudia L. Hammerman be admitted pro hac vice in this case on behalf of the plaintiffs in association with local counsel and upon registration for electronic filing as required by the Court. No further written order shall issue from the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball on 4/16/2018 (JEJ)
	April 17, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to # 26 and # 27 : Attorney is advised to include the judge assignment of (CWR-FKB) on future filed pleadings. (LAT)
	April 17, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #26 and #27: Attorney is advised to include the judge assignment of (CWR-FKB) on future filed pleadings. (LAT)
28	April 20, 2018	NOTICE of Dismissal of Defendant Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 04/20/2018)	RECAP
29	April 20, 2018	Corporate Disclosure Statement by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization identifying Corporate Parent All Women's Healthcare of Jackson, Inc. for Jackson Women's Health Organization. (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 04/20/2018)	RECAP
30	April 23, 2018	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization re 29 Corporate Disclosure Statement (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 04/23/2018)	RECAP
31	April 23, 2018	ANSWER to 23 Amended Complaint by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier.(Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 04/23/2018)	RECAP
	April 23, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to # 29 :This document is not accompanied by acertificate of service. A certificate of service must be attached to a document [Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing, Sec. 4.A.1, Sec. 4.B, and Fed.R.Civ.P. Rule 5(d)(1)]. Attorney is directed to file a certificate as CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE and link it to the proper document. (LAT)
	April 23, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #29:This document is not accompanied by acertificate of service. A certificate of service must be attached to a document [Administrative Procedures for Electronic Case Filing, Sec. 4.A.1, Sec. 4.B, and Fed.R.Civ.P. Rule 5(d)(1)]. Attorney is directed to file a certificate as CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE and link it to the proper document. (LAT)
32	April 27, 2018	AMENDED ANSWER to 23 Amended Complaint by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 04/27/2018)	RECAP
33	April 27, 2018	Response in Opposition re 16 MOTION to Adopt Plaintiffs' Proposed Schedule and Limit Discovery to Exclude Legally Immaterial Issues by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (McDuff, Robert) filed by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit H.B. 1510)(Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 04/27/2018) 1 Exhibit H.B. 1510 View on PACER	RECAP
34	April 27, 2018	MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION re 16 MOTION to Adopt Plaintiffs' Proposed Schedule and Limit Discovery to Exclude Legally Immaterial Issues filed by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 04/27/2018)	RECAP
35	April 30, 2018	RESPONSE in Opposition re 26 MOTION for Reconsideration re 25 Order filed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Delaney - PHV, Aaron) (Entered: 04/30/2018)	RECAP
36	April 30, 2018	MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 26 MOTION for Reconsideration re 25 Order filed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Delaney - PHV, Aaron) (Entered: 04/30/2018)	RECAP
37	May 3, 2018	Summons Issued as to Gerald A. Mumford, Robert Shuler Smith, Wendy Wilson-White. (LAT) (Entered: 05/03/2018)	RECAP
38	May 4, 2018	REPLY to Response to Motion re 16 MOTION to Adopt Plaintiffs' Proposed Schedule and Limit Discovery to Exclude Legally Immaterial Issues, 33 Response in Opposition, filed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 05/04/2018)	RECAP
	May 4, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 38: Attorney is advised to include the correct judge assignment of CWR-FKB on future filed pleadings. (LAT)
	May 4, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 38 : Attorney is advised to include the correct judge assignment of CWR-FKB on future filed pleadings. (LAT)
39	May 7, 2018	Rebuttal re 26 MOTION for Reconsideration re 25 Order filed by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 05/07/2018)	RECAP
	May 8, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 39 : Attorney is advised to include the correctjudge assignment of (CWR-FKB) on future filed pleadings. (LAT)
	May 8, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to 39: Attorney is advised to include the correctjudge assignment of (CWR-FKB) on future filed pleadings. (LAT)
40	May 11, 2018	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization. Robert Shuler Smith served on 5/11/2018, answer due 6/1/2018. (McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 05/11/2018)	RECAP
41	May 15, 2018	ORDER granting 16 Motion to Limit Discovery and Adopt Discovery Schedule. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 5/15/2018. (cr)	RECAP
42	May 15, 2018	ORDER denying 26 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 5/15/2018. (cr)	RECAP
43	May 17, 2018	ANSWER to 23 Amended Complaint by Gerald A. Mumford.(Mumford, Gerald) (Entered: 05/17/2018)	RECAP
44	May 17, 2018	SCHEDULING ORDER regarding Phase I of this litigation. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 5/17/2018. (cr) (Entered: 05/17/2018)	RECAP
45	May 18, 2018	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization. Wendy Wilson-White served on 5/11/2018, answer due 6/1/2018. (McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 05/18/2018)	RECAP
46	May 18, 2018	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization. Gerald A. Mumford served on 5/15/2018, answer due 6/5/2018. (McDuff, Robert) (Entered: 05/18/2018)	RECAP
47	May 29, 2018	Affirmative Defenses and ANSWER to 23 Amended Complaint by Gerald A. Mumford.(Teeuwissen, Pieter) (Entered: 05/29/2018)	RECAP
48	May 31, 2018	ANSWER to 23 Amended Complaint by Wendy Wilson-White.(Jackson-Winters-City Gov, LaShundra) (Entered: 05/31/2018)	RECAP
49	May 31, 2018	ANSWER to 23 Amended Complaint by Robert Shuler Smith.(Sanders, Robert) (Entered: 05/31/2018)	RECAP
50	June 7, 2018	NOTICE of Service of State Defendants' Initial Disclosures Regarding Part I of Case Disclosure by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 06/07/2018)	RECAP
51	June 7, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Plaintiffs' Initial Disclosure by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 06/07/2018)	RECAP
52	June 14, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Plaintiffs' Designation of Experts by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 06/14/2018)	RECAP
53	June 14, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Plaintiffs' First Supplemental Initial Disclosure by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 06/14/2018)	RECAP
54	June 20, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Plaintiffs' First Set of Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents, and Request for Admissions by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Wiederhorn - PHV, Leah) (Entered: 06/20/2018)	RECAP
55	June 29, 2018	NOTICE of Service of First Set of Phase I Interrogatories by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 06/29/2018)	RECAP
56	June 29, 2018	NOTICE of Service of First Set of Phase I Request for Production by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 06/29/2018)	RECAP
57	July 13, 2018	NOTICE of Service of State Defendants' Phase 1 Designation of Experts by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 07/13/2018)	RECAP
58	July 20, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Dr. Mary Currier's Phase 1 Response to Interrogatories by Mary Currier (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 07/20/2018)	RECAP
59	July 20, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Dr. Mary Currier's Phase 1 Response to Request for Production by Mary Currier (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 07/20/2018)	RECAP
60	July 20, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Dr. Mary Currier's Phase 1 Response to Request for Admissions by Mary Currier (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 07/20/2018)	RECAP
61	July 20, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Dr. Kenneth Cleveland's Phase 1 Response to Interrogatories by Kenneth Cleveland (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 07/20/2018)	RECAP
62	July 20, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Dr. Kenneth Cleveland's Phase 1 Response to Request for Production by Kenneth Cleveland (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 07/20/2018)	RECAP
63	July 20, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Dr. Kenneth Cleveland's Phase 1 Response to Request for Admissions by Kenneth Cleveland (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 07/20/2018)	RECAP
64	July 20, 2018	NOTICE of Service of State Defendants' Phase 1 Privilege Log with Response to Request for Production by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Minor-State Gov, Wilson) (Entered: 07/20/2018)	RECAP
	July 25, 2018	Set Hearing: Telephonic Scheduling Conference set for 8/16/2018 04:00 PM before Magistrate Judge F. Keith Ball. Counsel for the plaintiffs shall set up the conference and contact the Court at 601-608-4460. (JEJ)
65	July 26, 2018	MOTION in Limine to Preclude Irrelevant Opinion and Testimony of Defendants' Expert Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D. by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - State Defendants' Designation of Experts for Phase I & Decl. of Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D.)(Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 07/26/2018) 1 Exhibit Exhibit A - State Defendants' Designation of Experts for Phase I & View on PACER	RECAP
66	July 26, 2018	MEMORANDUM in Support re 65 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Irrelevant Opinion and Testimony of Defendants' Expert Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D. filed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 07/26/2018)	RECAP
67	July 26, 2018	MOTION to Expedite Consideration of Plaintiffs' Motion to Preclude Irrelevant Opinion and Testimony of Defendants' Expert Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D. by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 07/26/2018)	RECAP
68	July 26, 2018	MEMORANDUM in Support re 67 MOTION to Expedite Consideration of Plaintiffs' Motion to Preclude Irrelevant Opinion and Testimony of Defendants' Expert Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D. filed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 07/26/2018)	RECAP
	July 27, 2018	TEXT-ONLY ORDER granting 67 Motion to Expedite. Response to 65 due August 3; reply due August 7. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 7/27/2018. NO FURTHER WRITTEN ORDER SHALL ISSUE ON THIS MOTION. (AC)
69	July 30, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Plaintiffs' Responses to Document Requests and Response to Interrogatories by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 07/30/2018)	RECAP
70	July 30, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Supplemental Expert Disclosure by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 07/30/2018)	RECAP
71	July 30, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Rebuttal Expert Disclosure by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 07/30/2018)	RECAP
72	July 31, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Plaintiffs' Responses to Defendants' First Set of Interrogatories by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 07/31/2018)	RECAP
73	July 31, 2018	NOTICE of Service of Plaintiffs' Responses to Defendants' First Set of Request for Production by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 07/31/2018)	RECAP
	July 31, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to # 69 : This document notices service of multiple forms of discovery. Each event should be separately docketed. The same PDF document may be used for all entries. Attorney is advised to docket additional events as needed. These events are found in the electronic docketing system under Discovery Documents. (cwl)
	July 31, 2018	DOCKET ANNOTATION as to # 69: This document notices service of multiple forms of discovery. Each event should be separately docketed. The same PDF document may be used for all entries. Attorney is advised to docket additional events as needed. These events are found in the electronic docketing system under Discovery Documents. (cwl)
74	Aug. 3, 2018	Response in Opposition re 65 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Irrelevant Opinion and Testimony of Defendants' Expert Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D. by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - State Defendants' Designation of Experts for Phase I & Decl. of Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D.)(Schneller - PHV, Hillary) filed by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Defendants' Designation of Experts with all attachments)(Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 08/03/2018) 1 Exhibit A - Defendants' Designation of Experts with all attachments View on PACER	RECAP
75	Aug. 3, 2018	MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION re 65 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Irrelevant Opinion and Testimony of Defendants' Expert Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D. filed by Kenneth Cleveland, Mary Currier (Barnes-State Gov, Paul) (Entered: 08/03/2018)	RECAP
76	Aug. 7, 2018	REPLY to Response to Motion re 74 Response in Opposition,, 65 MOTION in Limine to Preclude Irrelevant Opinion and Testimony of Defendants' Expert Maureen L. Condic, Ph.D. filed by Sacheen Carr-Ellis, Jackson Women's Health Organization (Schneller - PHV, Hillary) (Entered: 08/07/2018)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Mississippi

Case Type(s):

Healthcare Access and Reproductive Issues

Key Dates

Filing Date: March 19, 2018

Closing Date: Sept. 21, 2022

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Jackson Women's Health Organization, the last remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi, and Jackson Women's Health Organization's Medical Director

Plaintiff Type(s):

Non-profit NON-religious organization

Attorney Organizations:

Center for Reproductive Rights

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

State

Mississippi

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1983

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process

Due Process: Substantive Due Process

Equal Protection

Other Dockets:

Southern District of Mississippi 3:18-cv-00171

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 18-60868

Supreme Court of the United States No. 19-1392

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

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U.S. Supreme Court merits opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Defendant

Relief Granted:

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Litigation

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Order Duration: 2018 - 2022

Issues

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

Reproductive rights:

Abortion

Reproductive health care (including birth control, abortion, and others)

Time-based abortion prohibition

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Dobbs, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/43153/ (last updated 6/12/2022).

Case: Jackson Women's Health Organization v. Dobbs

3:18-cv-00171 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

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