Case: Cribbs Ringer v. Comal Independent School District

Cribbs Ringer et al. v. Comal Independent School District et al.

Cribbs Ringer et al. v. Comal Independent School District et al.

COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-20748147), filed by Rev. Kristin Klade, Marneigh Urban, John Fuechsel, Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, Maribel Villarreal, Sinjita Sullivan, Patricia Ruiz, Michelle Lewis, Nichole Manning, Shannon Olson, Kimberly Inmon, Amber Rainey, Whitney Lawrence, Michael Olson, Daniel Sullivan, John Klade, Lenee Bien-Willner, Jeremy Halland. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Youngwood, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Lenee Bien-Willner, Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, John Fuechsel, Jeremy Halland, Kimberly Inmon, John Klade, Rev. Kristin Klade, Whitney Lawrence, Michelle Lewis, Nichole Manning, Michael Olson, Shannon Olson, Amber Rainey, Patricia Ruiz, Daniel Sullivan, Sinjita Sullivan, Marneigh Urban, Maribel Villarreal. (Youngwood, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/22/2025)

Case assigned to Judge Orlando L. Garcia. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (mgr)

If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Bemporad (mgr)

Text Order GRANTING 21 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 22 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 23 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 24 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 25 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 26 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 27 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 28 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 29 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 30 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 31 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 32 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 33 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 38 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

Text Order GRANTING 44 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. McAllen Independent School District's response deadline is hereby extended to Friday, October 24, 2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

ORDER GRANTING 49 Motion to Dismiss CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANT MCALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WITHOUT PREJUDICE Signed by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. (vl) (Entered: 10/30/2025)

Joint MOTION for Entry of Stipulated Order regarding the Admissibility of Evidence and the Scope of Witness Examination at Hearing by Lenee Bien-Willner, Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, John Fuechsel, Jeremy Halland, Kimberly Inmon, John Klade, Rev. Kristin Klade, Whitney Lawrence, Michelle Lewis, Nichole Manning, Michael Olson, Shannon Olson, Amber Rainey, Patricia Ruiz, Daniel Sullivan, Sinjita Sullivan, Marneigh Urban, Maribel Villarreal. (Youngwood, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/31/2025)

MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Jonathan K. Youngwood re Noah Huffman ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-20921824) by on behalf of Lenee Bien-Willner, Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, John Fuechsel, Jeremy Halland, Kimberly Inmon, John Klade, Rev. Kristin Klade, Whitney Lawrence, Michelle Lewis, Nichole Manning, Michael Olson, Shannon Olson, Amber Rainey, Patricia Ruiz, Daniel Sullivan, Sinjita Sullivan, Marneigh Urban, Maribel Villarreal. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Youngwood, Jonathan) (Entered: 10/31/2025)

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Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Azle Independent School District, Comal Independent School District, Conroe Independent School District, Flour Bluff Independent School District, Fort Worth Independent School District, Frisco Independent School District, Georgetown Independent School District, Lovejoy Independent School District, Mansfield Independent School District, McKinney Independent School District, Northwest Independent School District, Rockwall Independent School District, re 53 MOTION to Exclude EXPERT REPORT AND TESTIMONY OF PROFESSOR MARK DAVID HALL filed by Plaintiff Kimberly Inmon, Plaintiff Rev. Kristin Klade, Plaintiff Patricia Ruiz, Plaintiff Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, Plaintiff Marneigh Urban, Plaintiff Michelle Lewis, Plaintiff Whitney Lawrence, Plaintiff John Klade, Plaintiff Daniel Sullivan, Plaintiff Amber Rainey, Plaintiff John Fuechsel, Plaintiff Nichole Manning, Plaintiff Maribel Villarreal, Plaintiff Lenee Bien-Willner, Plaintiff Jeremy Halland, Plaintiff Sinjita Sullivan, Plaintiff Shannon Olson, Plaintiff Michael Olson (Farrell, William) (Entered: 11/03/2025)

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

Text Order GRANTING 56 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted permission to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lclc)

ORDER--This case is set for an evidentiary hearing on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The Court has decided to permit remote access to these proceedings via Zoom for the limited purpose of permitting out-of-state counsel to witness the courtroom proceedings. Those wishing to attend remotely may email a request to Judge Garcias Courtroom Deputy, Natasha Martinez, at natasha_martinez@txwd.uscourts.gov. Instructions for how to participate will be forwarded by return email.. Signed by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. (mgr) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by Lenee Bien-Willner, Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, John Fuechsel, Jeremy Halland, Kimberly Inmon, John Klade, Rev. Kristin Klade, Whitney Lawrence, Michelle Lewis, Nichole Manning, Michael Olson, Shannon Olson, Amber Rainey, Patricia Ruiz, Daniel Sullivan, Sinjita Sullivan, Marneigh Urban, Maribel Villarreal, re 53 MOTION to Exclude EXPERT REPORT AND TESTIMONY OF PROFESSOR MARK DAVID HALL filed by Plaintiff Kimberly Inmon, Plaintiff Rev. Kristin Klade, Plaintiff Patricia Ruiz, Plaintiff Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, Plaintiff Marneigh Urban, Plaintiff Michelle Lewis, Plaintiff Whitney Lawrence, Plaintiff John Klade, Plaintiff Daniel Sullivan, Plaintiff Amber Rainey, Plaintiff John Fuechsel, Plaintiff Nichole Manning, Plaintiff Maribel Villarreal, Plaintiff Lenee Bien-Willner, Plaintiff Jeremy Halland, Plaintiff Sinjita Sullivan, Plaintiff Shannon Olson, Plaintiff Michael Olson (Youngwood, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

ORDER DENYING 53 Motion to exclude Signed by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. (mgr) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

ORDER GRANTING 55 Motion for Entry of Stipulated Order regarding the Admissibility of Evidence and the Scope of Witness Examination Signed by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. (mgr) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Orlando L. Garcia: Motion Hearing held on 11/5/2025 re 4 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction filed by Kimberly Inmon, Rev. Kristin Klade, Patricia Ruiz, Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, Marneigh Urban, Michelle Lewis, Whitney Lawrence, John Klade, Daniel Sullivan, Amber Rainey, John Fuechsel, Nichole Manning, Maribel Villarreal, Lenee Bien-Willner, Jeremy Halland, Sinjita Sullivan, Shannon Olson, Michael Olson (Minute entry documents are not available electronically.). (Court Reporter Vickie Garza.)(mgr) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

Exhibit List by Arlington Independent School District, Azle Independent School District, Lenee Bien-Willner, Comal Independent School District, Conroe Independent School District, Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, Flour Bluff Independent School District, Fort Worth Independent School District, Frisco Independent School District, John Fuechsel, Georgetown Independent School District, Jeremy Halland, Kimberly Inmon, John Klade, Rev. Kristin Klade, Whitney Lawrence, Michelle Lewis, Lovejoy Independent School District, Nichole Manning, Mansfield Independent School District, McKinney Independent School District, Northwest Independent School District, Michael Olson, Shannon Olson, Amber Rainey, Rockwall Independent School District, Patricia Ruiz, Daniel Sullivan, Sinjita Sullivan, Marneigh Urban, Maribel Villarreal.. (mgr) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Azle Independent School District, Comal Independent School District, Conroe Independent School District, Flour Bluff Independent School District, Fort Worth Independent School District, Frisco Independent School District, Georgetown Independent School District, Lovejoy Independent School District, Mansfield Independent School District, McKinney Independent School District, Northwest Independent School District, Rockwall Independent School District for proceedings held on 11/05/2025. Proceedings Transcribed: TRO / PI Motions Hearing. Court Reporter: Vickie Garza. (Farrell, William) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

ADVISORY OF PRO SE AMICUS BRIEF (DKT 46) FILER CARL N. MERKLE,CONCERNING DKT 47 IN THIS CASE. by Roxanne Cribbs Ringer. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2)(mgr) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

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NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL EVIDENCE by Lenee Bien-Willner, Roxanne Cribbs Ringer, John Fuechsel, Jeremy Halland, Kimberly Inmon, John Klade, Rev. Kristin Klade, Whitney Lawrence, Michelle Lewis, Nichole Manning, Michael Olson, Shannon Olson, Amber Rainey, Patricia Ruiz, Daniel Sullivan, Sinjita Sullivan, Marneigh Urban, Maribel Villarreal (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Rev. Kristin Klade, # 2 Declaration of Patricia Ruiz, # 3 Declaration of Noah M. Huffman)(Youngwood, Jonathan) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

1 Declaration of Rev. Kristin Klade

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2 Declaration of Patricia Ruiz

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3 Declaration of Noah M. Huffman

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Transcript filed of Proceedings held on 11/05/2025, Proceedings Transcribed: Preliminary Injunction Hearing. Court Reporter/Transcriber: Vickie Garza, Telephone number: 210-244-5039. Parties are notified of their duty to review the transcript to ensure compliance with the FRCP 5.2(a)/FRCrP 49.1(a). A copy may be purchased from the court reporter or viewed at the clerk's office public terminal. If redaction is necessary, a Notice of Redaction Request must be filed within 21 days. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript will be made available via PACER without redaction after 90 calendar days. The clerk will mail a copy of this notice to parties not electronically noticed Redaction Request due 12/1/2025, Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/9/2025, Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/6/2026, (vg) (Entered: 11/08/2025)

ORDER GRANTING 4 Motion for TRO; DENYING 42 Motion to Dismiss Signed by Judge Orlando L. Garcia. (mgr) (Entered: 11/18/2025)

Notice of Appeal - Interlocutory

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