Case: The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago

COMPLAINT filed by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-24300320. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Articles of Amendment & Restated Articles to the Articles of Incorporation, # 2 Exhibit Excerpts of Moody Employee Information Guide, # 3 Exhibit Minutes from Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board Meeting (Dec. 1, 2023), # 4 Exhibit Chicago Public Schools, Stats & Facts, # 5 Exhibit Chicago Public Schools Student Teaching Guide, revised Fall 2025, # 6 Exhibit Chicago Board of Education, Board Policy 504.10, # 7 Exhibit Vendor Purchase Order Terms & Conditions, # 8 Exhibit Student Teaching Internship Agreement, # 9 Exhibit Email Correspondence Between Moody and CPS, # 10 Exhibit Proposed Amendment to Student Teaching Internship Agreement and Vendor Terms and Conditions, # 11 Exhibit Chicago Public Schools Approved University Partners, # 12 Exhibit Excerpts of Chicago Public Schools Equity Framework, # 13 Exhibit Chicago Public Schools, Office of Equity, Great Expectations Mentoring Program, # 14 Exhibit Chicago Board of Education, Board Policy 102.2, # 15 Index of Exhibits)(Cortman, David) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

1 Exhibit Articles of Amendment & Restated Articles to the Articles of Incorporati

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2 Exhibit Excerpts of Moody Employee Information Guide

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3 Exhibit Minutes from Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board Mee

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4 Exhibit Chicago Public Schools, Stats & Facts

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5 Exhibit Chicago Public Schools Student Teaching Guide, revised Fall 2025

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6 Exhibit Chicago Board of Education, Board Policy 504.10

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7 Exhibit Vendor Purchase Order Terms & Conditions

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8 Exhibit Student Teaching Internship Agreement

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9 Exhibit Email Correspondence Between Moody and CPS

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10 Exhibit Proposed Amendment to Student Teaching Internship Agreement and Vendor T

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11 Exhibit Chicago Public Schools Approved University Partners

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12 Exhibit Excerpts of Chicago Public Schools Equity Framework

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13 Exhibit Chicago Public Schools, Office of Equity, Great Expectations Mentoring P

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14 Exhibit Chicago Board of Education, Board Policy 102.2

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15 Index of Exhibits

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CIVIL Cover Sheet (Cortman, David) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

Corporate Disclosure Statement by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago (Cortman, David) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago by David A. Cortman (Cortman, David) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago by Whitman Henry Brisky (Brisky, Whitman) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago by John W Mauck (Mauck, John) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago by Ryan Jeffrey Tucker; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24302887. (Tucker, Ryan) (Entered: 11/04/2025)

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Maria Valdez. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (mam, )

CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (mam, )

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MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago by Jeremiah Galus; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24304425. (Galus, Jeremiah) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago by Jacob Ethan Reed; Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-24304443. (Reed, Jacob) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Motions to appear pro hac vice 7, 8, and 9 are granted.Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: In person initial status hearing set for January 15, 2026 at 9:15 a.m. in Courtroom 2119. Initial Status Report shall be filed by January 8, 2026. The report should comply with the requirements set forth in the Initial Status Report standing order, which can be found at Judge Jenkins's web page @ (http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov, "District Judges", to "Judge Lindsay Jenkins", to "Initial Status Hearings" under Case Management Procedures"). The parties must follow all the standing orders for Judge Jenkins and all Local Rules, which can be found at the same web page. At the Initial Status hearing, the parties are to report on the following: (1) Possibility of settlement in the case; (2) if no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary (with specific dates) to get the case ready for trial; and (3) whether the parties jointly consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. At the Initial Status Hearing, the Parties shall be prepared to inform the Court about the extent of monetary damages in order for the Court to address the proportionality of discovery as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago by Jacob Ethan Reed (Reed, Jacob) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago by Jeremiah Galus (Galus, Jeremiah) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago by Ryan Jeffrey Tucker (Tucker, Ryan) (Entered: 11/05/2025)

SUMMONS Issued (Court Participant) as to Defendant Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Attachments: # 1 Summons)(man, ) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Board of Education of the City of Chicago waiver sent on 11/6/2025, answer due 1/5/2026. (Galus, Jeremiah) (Entered: 11/06/2025)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Board of Education of the City of Chicago by Thomas Arthur Doyle (Doyle, Thomas) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Board of Education of the City of Chicago by Clara Reynolds Kent (Kent, Clara) (Entered: 11/07/2025)

MOTION by Plaintiff The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago to set a briefing schedule and for leave to file excess pages (Galus, Jeremiah) (Entered: 11/20/2025)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins:The motion to set a briefing schedule 21 is granted. Any motion for a preliminary injunction is to be filed by November 25, 2025 and that brief may not exceed 20 pages. Defendant's response brief, which also may not exceed 20 pages, is due by December 23, 2025. Any reply is due by January 13, 2026. The initial status hearing set for January 15, 2026 is stricken and reset to January 8, 2026 at 9:15 am by telephone. The parties should jointly file their initial status report by January 6, 2026 (instead of January 8, 2026) and that report should address whether either party believes an evidentiary hearing is necessary for the court to resolve the motion for a preliminary injunction, so that that issue can be discussed at the status hearing. Attorneys/Parties should appear for the hearing by calling the Toll-Free Number: 855-244-8681, Access Code: 2302 225 8245. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing (use toll free number). Please, please be sure to keep your phone on mute when you are not speaking. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 11/21/2025)

MOTION by Plaintiff The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago for preliminary injunction (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Dr. Lisa Smith)(Galus, Jeremiah) (Entered: 11/24/2025)

MEMORANDUM by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago in support of motion for preliminary injunction 23 (Galus, Jeremiah) (Entered: 11/24/2025)

MOTION by Defendant Board of Education of the City of Chicago for extension of time (UNOPPOSED) (Doyle, Thomas) (Entered: 12/22/2025)

APPENDIX to Defendant's Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doyle, Thomas) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

MEMORANDUM by Board of Education of the City of Chicago in Opposition to motion for preliminary injunction 23 DEFENDANT'S OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Grace Solomon Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit Shaquita Presley Affidavit)(Doyle, Thomas) (Entered: 12/23/2025)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Defendant's unopposed motion for an extension of time 25 is granted. Defendant's responsive pleading is now due by February 2, 2026. Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 12/29/2025)

ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates), any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this LINK will provide additional information. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 12/31/2025: Mailed notice. (tg, ) (Entered: 12/31/2025)

ANNUAL REMINDER: Pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 (Notification of Affiliates), any nongovernmental party, other than an individual or sole proprietorship, must file a statement identifying all its affiliates known to the party after diligent review or, if the party has identified no affiliates, then a statement reflecting that fact must be filed. An affiliate is defined as follows: any entity or individual owning, directly or indirectly (through ownership of one or more other entities), 5% or more of a party. The statement is to be electronically filed as a PDF in conjunction with entering the affiliates in CM/ECF as prompted. As a reminder to counsel, parties must supplement their statements of affiliates within thirty (30) days of any change in the information previously reported. This minute order is being issued to all counsel of record to remind counsel of their obligation to provide updated information as to additional affiliates if such updating is necessary. If counsel has any questions regarding this process, this LINK will provide additional information. Signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 1/5/2026: Mailed notice. (tg, ) (Entered: 01/05/2026)

STATUS Report (Joint Initial) by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago (Galus, Jeremiah) (Entered: 01/06/2026)

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Lindsay C. Jenkins: Telephone conference held. Defendant's responsive pleading is due by February 2, 2026. Once fully briefed, the motion for preliminary junction 23 will be taken under advisement. The Court will rule by mail. Mailed notice. (jlj, ) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

REPLY by Plaintiff The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago to memorandum in support of motion 24, motion for preliminary injunction 23 (Galus, Jeremiah) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

ANSWER to Complaint by Board of Education of the City of Chicago(Doyle, Thomas) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

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