Case: Parents Protecting Our Children v. Eau Claire Area School District

Sandra Battle & T.E. Wheeler

Catherine E. Lhamon and Vanita Gupta

United States Department of Education

COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AWIWDC-3119969.), filed by Parents Protecting Our Children, UA, (Attachments: # 1 JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons, # 3 Exhibit A - Eau Claire Area School District Administrative Guidance for Gender Identity Support, # 4 Exhibit B - Confidential Gender Support Plan, # 5 Exhibit C - 2021-2022 ECASD Equity PD for All Staff (Berg, Luke) Modified on 9/7/2022: Edited. E-mail sent to counsel. (lak) (Entered: 09/07/2022)

1 JS-44 Civil Cover Sheet

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2 Summons

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3 Exhibit A - Eau Claire Area School District Administrative Guidance for Gender

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4 Exhibit B - Confidential Gender Support Plan

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5 Exhibit C - 2021-2022 ECASD Equity PD for All Staff

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Notice of Appearance filed by Richard M. Esenberg for Plaintiff Parents Protecting Our Children, UA. (Esenberg, Richard) (Entered: 09/07/2022)

Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (lak) (Entered: 09/07/2022)

Case randomly assigned to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. (lak)

Standard attachments for Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker required to be served on all parties with summons or waiver of service: Corporate Disclosure Statement, Order Regarding Assignment of Cases, Notice of Assignment to a Magistrate Judge and Consent/Request for Reassignment, Order on Dispositive Motions. (lak)

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Notice of Appearance filed by Ronald S. Stadler for Defendants Lori Bica, Joshua Clements, Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin, Stephanie Farrar, Marquell Johnson, Michael Johnson, Phil Lyons, Tim Nordin, Erica Zerr. (Stadler, Ronald) (Entered: 09/09/2022)

Notice of Appearance filed by Jonathan Edward Sacks for Defendants Lori Bica, Joshua Clements, Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin, Stephanie Farrar, Marquell Johnson, Michael Johnson, Phil Lyons, Tim Nordin, Erica Zerr. (Sacks, Jonathan) (Entered: 09/09/2022)

Motion to Admit Reed Darrow Rubinstein Pro Hac Vice. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 100 receipt number AWIWDC-3121375.) by Plaintiff Parents Protecting Our Children, UA. (Rubinstein, Reed) (Entered: 09/09/2022)

Motion to Admit Nicholas Barry Pro Hac Vice. ( Pro Hac Vice fee $ 100 receipt number AWIWDC-3121657.) by Plaintiff Parents Protecting Our Children, UA. (Barry, Nicholas) (Entered: 09/09/2022)

** TEXT ONLY ORDER **ORDER granting 6 Motion to Admit Reed D. Rubinstein Pro Hac Vice; granting 7 Motion to Admit Nicholas Barry Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 9/12/2022. (lak) (Entered: 09/12/2022)

Order on Motion to Admit Pro Hac Vice AND Order on Motion to Admit Pro Hac Vice

Waiver of Service Returned Executed by Ronald S. Stadler. (Berg, Luke) Modified on 9/16/2022. (arw) (Entered: 09/13/2022)

Motion for Leave to File Brief on Behalf of the Eau Claire Area LGBTQI+ Community as Amicus Curiae In Support of the Defendants by Amicus Kristoffer J. Martin. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope) (acd) (Entered: 10/18/2022)

MOTION TO DISMISS Complaint by Defendants Lori Bica, Joshua Clements, Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin, Stephanie Farrar, Marquell Johnson, Michael Johnson, Phil Lyons, Tim Nordin, Erica Zerr. Brief in Opposition due 11/28/2022. Brief in Reply due 12/8/2022. (Stadler, Ronald) (Entered: 11/07/2022)

Brief in Support of 11 Motion to Dismiss, by Defendants Lori Bica, Joshua Clements, Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin, Stephanie Farrar, Marquell Johnson, Michael Johnson, Phil Lyons, Tim Nordin, Erica Zerr (Stadler, Ronald) (Entered: 11/07/2022)

Action Requested: If you have not already provided your Consent to Magistrate/Request for Reassignment form, please do so by 11/18/2022. (lak)

Reset Deadlines as to 11 MOTION TO DISMISS Complaint. Brief in Opposition due 12/2/2022. Brief in Reply due 12/12/2022. (acd)

Action Requested: MJ Consent Form

Set Motion and R&R Deadlines/Hearings

Set Telephone Pretrial Conference: Telephone Pretrial Conference set for 12/8/2022 at 01:30 PM before Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. Counsel for Plaintiff responsible for setting up the call to chambers at (608) 264-5153. [Standing Order Governing Preliminary Pretrial Conference attached] (acd)

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ORDER Referring Case to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. Signed by District Judge James D. Peterson on 11/18/2022. (Attachments: # 1 Consent - Plaintiff, # 2 Consent - Defendants) (lak) (Entered: 11/18/2022)

1 Consent - Plaintiff

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2 Consent - Defendants

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Joint Preliminary Pretrial Conference Report by Defendants Lori Bica, Joshua Clements, Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin, Stephanie Farrar, Marquell Johnson, Michael Johnson, Phil Lyons, Tim Nordin, Erica Zerr (Stadler, Ronald) (Entered: 11/28/2022)

Brief in Opposition by Plaintiff Parents Protecting Our Children, UA re: 11 Motion to Dismiss, filed by Erica Zerr, Joshua Clements, Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin, Lori Bica, Phil Lyons, Tim Nordin, Michael Johnson, Marquell Johnson, Stephanie Farrar (Berg, Luke) (Entered: 12/02/2022)

** TEXT ONLY ORDER **At the December 8, 2022 telephonic preliminary pretrial conference, the court granted defendants' request to extend their reply deadline on the pending dismissal motion 11 . The new deadline is December 16, 2022. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 12/8/2022. (arw) (Entered: 12/08/2022)

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Preliminary Pretrial Conference Order - Preliminary Pretrial Packet in cases assigned to Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker attached. Dispositive Motions due 6/30/2023. Settlement Letters due 10/20/2023. Rule 26(a)(3) Disclosures and Motions in Limine due 10/27/2023. Responses due 11/9/2023. Telephone Final Pretrial Conference set for 11/21/2023 at 02:30 PM. Counsel for Plaintiff responsible for setting up the call to chambers at (608) 264-5153. Jury Selection and Trial set for 12/4/2023 at 09:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 12/14/2022. (acd) (Entered: 12/14/2022)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker: Telephone Preliminary Pretrial Conference held on 12/8/2022 [:25] (mfh)

Telephone Preliminary Pretrial Conference

Brief in Reply by Defendants Lori Bica, Joshua Clements, Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin, Stephanie Farrar, Marquell Johnson, Michael Johnson, Phil Lyons, Tim Nordin, Erica Zerr in Support of 11 Motion to Dismiss, (Stadler, Ronald) (Entered: 12/16/2022)

Notice of Supplemental Authority by Plaintiff Parents Protecting Our Children, UA re 11 MOTION TO DISMISS Complaint . (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Opinion and Order from Deanda v. Becerra, ND TX, 20-cv-092) (Barry, Nicholas) (Entered: 12/19/2022)

ORDER: IT IS ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss, dkt. 11, is GRANTED, and the motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief, dkt. 10, is DENIED as unnecessary. The case is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Signed by Magistrate Judge Stephen L. Crocker on 2/21/2023. (voc) (Entered: 02/21/2023)

JUDGMENT entered in favor of Defendants Lori Bica, Joshua Clements, Eau Claire Area School District, Wisconsin, Stephanie Farrar, Marquell Johnson, Michael Johnson, Phil Lyons, Tim Nordin, Erica Zerr dismissing the case. (jat) (Entered: 02/22/2023)

NOTICE OF APPEAL by Plaintiff Parents Protecting Our Children, UA as to 21 Judgment, 20 Order on Motion for Leave to File,, Order on Motion to Dismiss,. Filing fee of $ 505, receipt number BWIWDC-3216721 paid. Docketing Statement filed. (Attachments: # 1 Docketing Statement) (Berg, Luke) (Entered: 03/21/2023)

Transcript Request Form by Plaintiff Parents Protecting Our Children, UA re 22 Notice of Appeal, (Berg, Luke) (Entered: 03/21/2023)

Appeal Information Packet. (lak) (Entered: 03/21/2023)

Transmission of Notice of Appeal, Docketing Statement, Order, Judgment, Transcript Information Sheet and Docket Sheet to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals re: 22 Notice of Appeal, (Attachments: # 1 Docketing Statement, # 2 Order, # 3 Judgment, # 4 Transcript Information Sheet, # 5 Docket Sheet) (lak) (Entered: 03/21/2023)

USCA Case Number

USCA Case Number 23-1534 for 22 Notice of Appeal, filed by Parents Protecting Our Children, UA. (jat)

Notice of Change of Address by Jonathan Edward Sacks (Sacks, Jonathan) (Entered: 03/24/2023)

JUDGMENT from USCA affirming district court as to 22 Notice of Appeal, filed by Parents Protecting Our Children, UA. No record to be returned. (Attachments: # 1 USCA Order, # 2 Notice of Issuance of Mandate) (voc) (Entered: 03/29/2024)