Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County Florida

11th Cir. · 18-13592 · 2018 · CourtListener

Cite as Adams v. Sch. Bd. of St. Johns Cnty. Fla., 968 F.3d 1286 (11th Cir. 2020)

Circuit11th Cir.Schools & education Bathrooms & facilitiesFavorable

Also filed as: Adams v. Sch. Bd. of St. Johns Cnty.; Drew Adams v. School Board of St. Johns Co.

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Docket

No. 18-13592

Nature of suit: 3440 Other Civil Rights
Date filed: 2018-08-24
Last filing: 2023-02-07
Terminated: 2022-12-30

Proceedings

11th Cir. · No. 18-13592 · Docket on CourtListener

17 documents

Adams v. Sch. Bd. of St. Johns Co., No. 18-13592 (11th Cir. filed Aug. 24, 2018)

11th Cir. · No. 18-13592 · Docket on CourtListener

Adams v. Sch. Bd. of St. Johns Cnty., Fla., No. 18-13592 (11th Cir.)

No. 72066767 · Docket on CourtListener

2 documents

Navy v. Sch Bd of St. Mary Prsh, No. 25-30075 (5th Cir. filed Feb. 18, 2025)

Opinion: District Court, M.D. Florida · On CourtListener

The court's opinion, in full text on this site

Adams v. Sch. Bd. of St. Johns Cnty., 318 F. Supp. 3d 1293 (M.D. Fla. 2018)

Opinion: 11th Cir. · 2020-08-07 · On CourtListener

The court's opinion, in full text on this site

Adams v. Sch. Bd. of St. Johns Cnty. Fla., 968 F.3d 1286 (11th Cir. 2020)

Timeline

2018-08-24 Filed: 11th Cir., No. 18-13592
2020-08-07 Opinion, 11th Cir.
2022-02-22 Oral argument, 11th Cir.
2022-12-30 Closed: 11th Cir., No. 18-13592

Oral argument

11th Cir. · read transcript

2022-02-22 · 58 min

Oral Argument, Adams v. Sch. Bd. of St. Johns Cnty., Fla., No. 18-13592 (11th Cir. Feb. 22, 2022)

Filings on file (22 in 20 docket entries)

Filings on file
Date	No.	Document	Type	Pages	Source
2023-02-08	39	Amicus Brief as of right or by consent of the parties filed	Amicus Brief	43
	39	Amicus Brief as of right or by consent of the parties filed		43	PDF CL
	41	Amicus Brief as of right or by consent of the parties filed		33	PDF CL
	140	APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Charles Rothfeld for Nat		3	PDF CL
	194	Main document not on file

	194-1	OPIN-1A Notice to Counsel/Parties		1	PDF CL
	196	VACATED-see 1/30/2023 orderORDER:A judge of this Court w		1	PDF CL
	200	Petition for rehearing en banc (with panel rehearing) filed		122	PDF CL

	200	Petition for rehearing en banc (with panel rehearing) filed by Appellant School Board of St. Johns County, Florida	Petition	122
	205	Petition for rehearing en banc (with panel rehearing) filed		129	PDF CL

	205	Petition for rehearing en banc (with panel rehearing) filed by Appellant School Board of St. Johns County, Florida	Petition	129
	221	Main document not on file

	221-1	Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief		6	PDF CL
	304	Main document not on file

	304-1	En Banc Opinion Issued		150	PDF CL
	305	Judgment entered as to Appellant School Board of St. Johns C		2	PDF CL
	306	Bill of costs filed by Attorney Jeffrey Slanker for Appellan		7	PDF CL
	307	No action will be taken on the Bill of Costs filing from App		1	PDF CL
	308	ORDER: The order withholding the mandate in this appeal is V		1	PDF CL
	60	APPELLANT'S BRIEF FILED # of Copies Provided: 0 A/Pet's Brie		83	PDF CL
	65	Main document not on file

	65-1	Appellee/Respondent Brief Filed		65	PDF CL
		Main document not on file

		OPIN-5 Notice to Counsel/Parties		1	PDF CL
		Document
		Main document not on file

		OPIN-5 Notice to Counsel/Parties		1	PDF CL
2020-08-07		Document			PDF CL

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