K.C. v. Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board

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Cite as K.C. v. Individual Members of the Med. Licensing Bd., 121 F.4th 604 (7th Cir. 2024)

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Docket

No. 23-2366

Nature of suit: 3440 Other Civil Rights
Date filed: 2023-07-12
Last filing: 2025-06-03
Terminated: 2024-11-13

Proceedings

7th Cir. · No. 23-2366 · Docket on CourtListener

119 documents

K.C. v. Individual Members of the Med. Licensing Bd., No. 23-2366 (7th Cir. filed July 12, 2023)

Opinion: 7th Cir. · On CourtListener

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

K.C. v. Individual Members of the Med. Licensing Bd., 121 F.4th 604 (7th Cir. 2024)

Timeline

2023-07-12 Filed: 7th Cir., No. 23-2366
2024-02-16 Oral argument, 7th Cir.
2024-11-13 Closed: 7th Cir., No. 23-2366

Oral argument

7th Cir. · read transcript

2024-02-16 · 42 min

Oral Argument, K.C. v. Individual Members of the Medi, No. 23-2366 (7th Cir. Feb. 16, 2024)

Filings on file (120 in 101 docket entries)

Filings on file
Date	No.	Document	Type	Pages	Source
2023-07-11	1	Main document not on file

	1-1	NOTICE OF APPEAL	Civil Case	63	PDF CL
	1-2	NOTICE OF CASE OPENING	Attorney / Party Notice of Docketing	2	PDF CL
	1-3	Notice to District Court		1	PDF CL
2023-07-13	3	Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellants Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Todd Rokita, Lindsay Hyer and Daniel Rusyniak. [3] [7323184] [23-2366] (Franzen, Jodie) [Entered: 07/13/2023 12:54 PM]	filing (OCR)	1	PDF CL
2023-07-13	4	Added Attorney Kenneth J. Falk for Appellees Beth Clawson, Nathaniel Clawson, K.C., M.W. and Ryan Welch, in case 23-2366 per disclosure statement. Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Kenneth J. Falk for Appellees Beth Clawson, Nathaniel Clawson, K.C., M.W. and Ryan Welch. Additional Parties: Lisa Welch; A.M.; Emily Morris; M.R.; Maria Rivera; Catherine Bast, M.D.; Mosaic Health and Healing Arts, Inc. [4] [7323223] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [23-2366]--[Edited 07/13/2023 by MAN to reflect addition of counsel] (Falk, Kenneth) [Entered: 07/13/2023 01:49 PM]		2	PDF CL
2023-07-13	5	ORDER: Circuit Rule 3(c)(1), referencing Circuit Rule 28(a), requires an appellant to file a docketing statement which provides information concerning appellant jurisdiction. In the present case, appellants’ Circuit Rule 3(c) docketing statement fails to set forth the correct date of entry of the order appealed—a preliminary injunction. Appellants must provide the correct information. Accordingly, the appellants shall file a complete statement of jurisdiction that includes the correct date of the order granting a preliminary injunction. The statement is due on or before July 24, 2023. DW [5] [7323260] [23-2366] (CG) [Entered: 07/13/2023 02:37 PM]		1	PDF CL
2023-07-13	6	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		3	PDF CL
2023-07-13	7	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		3	PDF CL
2023-07-13	8	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		3	PDF CL
2023-07-14	10	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE		2	PDF CL
2023-07-14	11	STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION		4	PDF CL
2023-07-14	12	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		3	PDF CL
2023-07-17	13	INSTANTER ORDER		1	PDF CL
2023-07-19	15	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE		2	PDF CL
2023-07-25	16	MOTION FOR LEAVE TO WITHDRAW APPEARANCE		3	PDF CL
2023-07-25	17	Order issued GRANTING motion to withdraw as counsel and attorney Razi S. Lane may withdraw from further representation of appellants Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Lindsay Hyer, Todd Rokita, Daniel Rusyniak, and Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. Attorney Thomas M. Fisher will continue to serve as counsel of record for appellants Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Lindsay Hyer, Todd Rokita, Daniel Rusyniak, and Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. [16] CDH [17] [7325622] [23-2366] (ER) [Entered: 07/25/2023 04:31 PM]		1	PDF CL
2023-08-21	19	OPENING BRIEF FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS		105	PDF CL
2023-08-23	21	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE		2	PDF CL
2023-08-25	23	BRIEF OF FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL AS AMICUS CURIAE SUPPORTING APPELLANTS AND REVERSAL		43	PDF CL
2023-08-28	27	BRIEF DEFICIENCY LETTER		2	PDF CL
2023-08-28	28	BRIEF OF ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE, AND 18 OTHER STATES AS		39	PDF CL
2023-08-28	31	BRIEF OF ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF APPELLANTS AND FOR REVERSAL		42	PDF CL
2023-08-28	32	APPENDIX TO BRIEF OF ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AS AMICUS CURIAE		757	PDF CL
2023-08-29	33	MOTION FOR LEAVE TO RE-FILE APPENDIX TO AMICUS BRIEF OF ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AS MULTIPLE VOLUMES		4	PDF CL
2023-08-29	34	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		1	PDF CL
2023-08-29	35	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		1	PDF CL
2023-08-29	36	Main document not on file

	36-1	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT	Disclosure Statement/Appearance	1	PDF CL
	36-2	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE		1	PDF CL
2023-08-31	37	AMICUS BRIEF OF ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AS MULTIPLE VOLUMES, filed		1	PDF CL
2023-08-31	39	Main document not on file

	39-1	APPENDIX TO BRIEF OF ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AS AMICUS CURIAE	Appendix filed vol.	311	PDF CL
	39-2	APPENDIX TO BRIEF OF ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AS AMICUS CURIAE	Appendix filed vol.	224	PDF CL
	39-3	APPENDIX TO BRIEF OF ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM AS AMICUS CURIAE	Appendix filed vol.	232	PDF CL
2023-09-07	41	BRIEF DEFICIENCY LETTER - FAILURE TO FILE REQUIRED PAPER COPIES		2	PDF CL
2023-09-08	43	MOTION FOR LEAVE TO WITHDRAW APPEARANCE		3	PDF CL
2023-09-09	44	AMICUS CURIAE ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM		7	PDF CL
2023-09-11	45	ORDER re: Motion for leave to withdraw appearance. [43] The motion is GRANTED. Attorney Thomas M. Fisher may withdraw from further representation of appellants Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Lindsay Hyer, Todd Rokita, Daniel Rusyniak, and Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. Attorney James A. Barta will serve as counsel of record for the appellants.CDH [45] [7334687] [23-2366] (CG) [Entered: 09/11/2023 09:41 AM]		1	PDF CL
2023-09-14	46	RESPONSE TO MOTION TO STRIKE APPENDIX OF AMICUS CURIAE ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM		13	PDF CL
2023-09-18	47	RESPONSE TO MOTION TO STRIKE APPENDIX OF AMICUS CURIAE		1	PDF CL
2023-09-20	49	NOTICE: Attorney James A. Barta for Appellants Lindsay Hyer, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Todd Rokita and Daniel Rusyniak will not be available for oral argument December 6, 2023. Counsel also respectfully requests that the Court avoid scheduling argument in this appeal on the same day as argument in Bostic v. Vasquez, No. 23-1665, and Smiley v. Jenner, No. 23-2543, which are also pending before this Court.. [49] [7336720] [23-2366] (Barta, James) [Entered: 09/20/2023 08:32 AM]		1	PDF CL
2023-09-20	50	BRIEF OF APPELLEES		65	PDF CL
2023-09-26	53	NOTICE: Attorney Mr. Kenneth J. Falk for Appellees Beth Clawson, Nathaniel Clawson, K.C., M.W. and Ryan Welch will not be available for oral argument 2023: October 23-24, 27, 30, 31; November 1-3, 6-8, 14, 15; December 4-8; 2024: January 8-11, 22; February 5, 12. [53] [7338057] [23-2366] (Falk, Kenneth) [Entered: 09/26/2023 01:44 PM]		1	PDF CL
2023-09-26	54	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		1	PDF CL
2023-09-26	55	BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS AND ADDITIONAL NATIONAL AND STATE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT		36	PDF CL
2023-09-27	57	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ATTACHED SHEET		9	PDF CL
2023-09-27	58	Main document not on file

	58-1	UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME	Motion (all other motions not listed below)	5	PDF CL
	58-2	UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME		3	PDF CL
2023-09-27	59	Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Katelyn Kang for Biomedical Ethics and Public Health Scholars. [59] [7338428] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [23-2366] (Kang, Katelyn) [Entered: 09/27/2023 12:59 PM]		5	PDF CL
2023-09-27	60	Main document not on file

	60-1	Reinhardt DS		5	PDF CL
	60-2	Hartnett DS		5	PDF CL
	60-3	Veroff DS		5	PDF CL
	60-4	Helstrom DS		5	PDF CL
2023-09-27	64	BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND 19 OTHER STATES		46	PDF CL
2023-09-27	65	BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE 81 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS		56
2023-09-27	66	Amicus brief filed by Amici Curiae Lisa Ikemoto, Glenn Cohen, David Cohen, Khiara Bridges and Aziza Ahmed by consent. Paper copies due on 10/04/2023 [66] [7338469] [23-2366] (LJ) [Entered: 09/27/2023 02:37 PM]		60	PDF CL
2023-09-27	71	ORDER issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellants' reply brief. [58] Appellants' reply brief, if any, is due on or before 10/18/2023 for Appellants Lindsay Hyer, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Todd Rokita and Daniel Rusyniak. CDH [71] [7338516] [23-2366] (PS) [Entered: 09/27/2023 04:21 PM]		1	PDF CL
2023-09-27	72	BRIEF FOR THE UNITED STATES AS AMICUS CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF		39	PDF CL
2023-09-27	73	Main document not on file

	73-1	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT	Disclosure Statement/Appearance	1	PDF CL
	73-2	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT	Disclosure Statement of CJ Morrison	1	PDF CL
2023-09-27	74	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		1	PDF CL
2023-09-27	77	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		3	PDF CL
2023-09-27	78	Main document not on file

	78-1	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT	Zelbo Appearance	3	PDF CL
	78-2	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT	Collavecchio Appearance	3	PDF CL
	78-3	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT	Gariboldi Appearance	3	PDF CL
	78-4	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT	Reynolds Appearance	3	PDF CL
	78-5	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT	Arkles Appearance	3	PDF CL
	78-6	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT	Duncan Appearance	3	PDF CL
2023-09-27	81	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		1	PDF CL
2023-09-27	83	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		1	PDF CL
2023-09-28	84	Added Attorney Tovah R. Calderon for Amicus Curiae USA, in case 23-2366 per appearance form. Appearance form filed by Attorneys Jonathan L. Backer and Tovah R. Calderon for Amicus Curiae United States. [84] [7338557] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [23-2366]--[Edited 09/28/2023 by MAN to reflect the addition of counsel] (Backer, Jonathan) [Entered: 09/28/2023 08:16 AM]		1	PDF CL
2023-09-27	85	BRIEF OF FOREIGN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES AND AFFIRMANCE		40	PDF CL
2023-09-27	87	BRIEF OF AMICUS CURIAE GOOD TROUBLE COALITION INDIANA, INC. IN SUPPORT OF APPELLEES AND AFFIRMANCE		43	PDF CL
2023-09-27	88	BRIEF OF ELLIOT PAGE AND FIFTY-FIVE OTHER INDIVIDUALS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES		56	PDF CL
2023-09-27	90	BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE GLBTQ ADVOCATES & DEFENDERS, NATIONAL		29	PDF CL
2023-09-27	91	BRIEF FOR CONSERVATIVE LEGISLATORS, FORMER LEGISLATORS, AND ACTIVISTS AS AMICI CURIAE SUPPORTING		25	PDF CL
2023-09-29	93	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		3	PDF CL
2023-10-02	101	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		1	PDF CL
2023-10-18	105	REPLY FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS		35	PDF CL
2023-10-24	107	NOTICE: Attorney James A. Barta for Appellants Lindsay Hyer, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Todd Rokita and Daniel Rusyniak will not be available for oral argument December 6, 2023, and January 16-17, 2024. Counsel also respectfully requests that the Court avoid scheduling argument in this appeal on the same day as argument in Smiley v. Jenner, No. 23-2543, which is also pending before this Court.. [107] [7343654] [23-2366] (Barta, James) [Entered: 10/24/2023 03:05 PM]		1	PDF CL
2023-10-24	108	NOTICE: Attorney Mr. Kenneth J. Falk for Appellees Beth Clawson, Nathaniel Clawson, K.C., M.W. and Ryan Welch will not be available for oral argument 2023: November 3, 6-8, 14-15; December 4-18, 13; 2024: January 8-11, 22; February 5, 12; March 25-27. [108] [7343731] [23-2366] (Falk, Kenneth) [Entered: 10/24/2023 07:52 PM]		1	PDF CL
2023-11-13	109	NOTICE: Attorney James A. Barta for Appellants Lindsay Hyer, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Todd Rokita and Daniel Rusyniak will not be available for oral argument December 6, 2023, January 8-9, 11-12, 16-17, 2024 and February 7-8, 2024. Counsel also respectfully requests that the Court avoid scheduling argument in this appeal on the same day as argument in Smiley v. Jenner, No. 23-2543, pending before this Court.. [109] [7347515] [23-2366] (Barta, James) [Entered: 11/13/2023 04:13 PM]		1	PDF CL
2023-12-01	110	NOTICE: Attorney James A. Barta for Appellants Lindsay Hyer, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Todd Rokita and Daniel Rusyniak will not be available for oral argument January 11-12, 16-17, and 23, 2024; February 8, 2024; and May 28-31, 2024. [110] [7351146] [23-2366] (Barta, James) [Entered: 12/01/2023 03:22 PM]		1	PDF CL
2023-12-04	111	NOTICE: Attorney Mr. Kenneth J. Falk for Appellees Beth Clawson, Nathaniel Clawson, K.C., M.W. and Ryan Welch will not be available for oral argument 2023: December 5-8, 13 2024: January 8-11, 17, 22-23, 30; February 5, 12-13; March 25-27; May 28-31. [111] [7351397] [23-2366] (Falk, Kenneth) [Entered: 12/04/2023 03:14 PM]		1	PDF CL
2023-12-08	112	Main document not on file

	112-1	NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT		2	PDF CL
	112-2	Current Covid-19 Courtroom Procedures		1	PDF CL
	112-3	SPECIAL NOTICE TO COUNSEL WHO WILL PRESENT ORAL ARGUMENT	Special Note to Counsel Presenting Argum	2	PDF CL
2023-12-18	113	UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR THE UNITED STATES AS AMICUS CURIAE		4	PDF CL
2023-12-21	114	ORDER issued GRANTING Unopposed Motion for the United States as Amicus Curiae to Participate in Oral Argument. [113] Amicus curiae the United States may participate in oral argument on behalf the plaintiffs-appellees. Pursuant to the plaintiffs-appellees’ agreement, the amicus curiae is allocated five minutes of the plaintiffs-appellees’ oral argument time. The clerk of this court shall distribute a copy of this order to the assigned merits panel. LCE [114] [7355187] [23-2366] (AD) [Entered: 12/21/2023 02:23 PM]		1	PDF CL
2024-01-24	117	Filed Appellees Beth Clawson, Nathaniel Clawson, K.C., M.W. and Ryan Welch Citation of Additional Authority, per Circuit Rule 28(e). Argument set for: 02/16/2024. [117] [7360462] [23-2366] (Rose, Gavin) [Entered: 01/24/2024 11:43 AM]		19	PDF CL
2024-02-05	119	Filed Appellees K.C., M.W., Beth Clawson, Nathaniel Clawson and Ryan Welch Citation of Additional Authority, per Circuit Rule 28(e). Argument set for: 02/16/2024. [119] [7362560] [23-2366] (Falk, Kenneth) [Entered: 02/05/2024 12:06 PM]		2	PDF CL
2024-02-27	124	ORDER: This is an appeal from the district court’s preliminary injunction. This court has reviewed the submissions in this case as well as heard oral argument on February 16, 2024. The order and injunction entered by the district court in this case on June 16, 2023, Docket Entry 67 (Order) and Docket Entry 68 (Injunction), are hereby STAYED. An opinion from this court will follow. A judgment in this case will issue with that opinion. [124] [7367014] [23-2366] (FP) [Entered: 02/27/2024 03:49 PM]		2	PDF CL
2024-02-28	125	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		24	PDF CL
2024-02-28	126	ORDER: On February 28, 2024, the court received an emergency petition for rehearing and for rehearing en banc from the appellees. Because this court has not entered a final judgment, the court is treating the document as a motion to reconsider and request for en banc consideration. SCR [126] [7367251] [23-2366] (FP) [Entered: 02/28/2024 04:49 PM]		1	PDF CL
2024-03-01	127	ORDER: On February 28, 2024, appellees filed a motion to reconsider and request en banc consideration of this court’s February 27, 2024 order staying the district court’s preliminary injunction and order dated June 16, 2023. Counsel for appellants is requested to file a response to that motion by March 5, 2024, at 12:00 pm CST. As part of its response, counsel is requested to address IND. CODE § 25-1-22-13(d), including: 1. whether a “grace period” similar to that referenced in IND. CODE § 25-1-22- 13(d) should be built into this court’s stay; and 2. whether another approach would accomplish the end of IND. CODE § 25-1-22- 13(d). Judge Jackson-Akiwumi records here her dissent from the court’s February 27, 2024 order staying the preliminary injunction entered by the district court on June 16, 2023. Judge Jackson-Akiwumi further dissents from the court’s order above because it does not request full briefing from both parties on whether a stay should issue. [127] [7367531] [23-2366] (CG) [Entered: 03/01/2024 09:51 AM]		2	PDF CL
2024-03-05	128	RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES’ MOTION TO RECONSIDER AND REQUEST FOR EN BANC CONSIDERATION		26	PDF CL
2024-03-05	129	Main document not on file

	129-1	Response		14	PDF CL
	129-2	Exhibit A: Bast Declaration		6	PDF CL
2024-03-21	130	ORDER: This court has received Appellees’ motion to reconsider and request for en banc consideration of this court’s February 27, 2024, order staying the district court’s preliminary injunction and order dated June 16, 2023 (DE 125 and DE 126), as well as the State’s response (DE 128) and Appellees’ reply (DE 129) to this motion. After review and consideration, the court denies Appellees’ motion, and denies the alternative relief of delaying this court’s stay. Judge Jackson-Akiwumi dissents from the denial of Plaintiff-Appellees’ motion for reconsideration. (See order for further details) [125] [130] [7371558] [23-2366] (AD) [Entered: 03/21/2024 04:07 PM]		7	PDF CL
2024-03-25	132	MOTION FOR LEAVE TO WITHDRAW APPEARANCE		3	PDF CL
2024-03-26	133	ORDER re: Motion for leave to withdraw appearance. [132] The motion is GRANTED. Attorney Melinda R. Holmes may withdraw from further representation of appellants Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Lindsay Hyer, Todd Rokita, Daniel Rusyniak, and Indiana Family and Social Services Administration in this matter. Attorney James A. Barta will continue to serve as counsel of record for the appellants. CDH [133] [7372240] [23-2366] (CG) [Entered: 03/26/2024 10:52 AM]		1	PDF CL
2024-03-29	134	ORDER: On 03/25/2024, this court received a “Petition for Rehearing En Banc as to Sua Sponte Stay of Preliminary Injunction” from appellees. Because this court has not entered judgment in this appeal, the court construes the document as a motion requesting en banc reconsideration. 7th Cir. Op. P. 1(a)(2). Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the clerk of this court shall file INSTANTER the motion, so construed, and DISTRIBUTE the motion, along with a copy of this order, to all judges entitled to vote on whether this court’s 02/27/2024, order staying the preliminary injunction should be reconsidered en banc. JXK [134] [7373173] [23-2366] (MAN) [Entered: 03/29/2024 03:26 PM]		1	PDF CL
2024-03-29	135	APPEARANCE & CIRCUIT RULE 26.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT		24	PDF CL
2024-04-08	136	RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES’ MOTION FOR EN BANC RECONSIDERATION		25	PDF CL
2024-04-15	137	Filed Plaintiffs Reply In Support of Motion for Reconsideration En Banc As To Sua Sponte Stay of Preliminary Injunction by Appellees Beth Clawson, Nathaniel Clawson, K.C., M.W. and Ryan Welch. [137][7376076] [23-2366] (JAD) [Entered: 04/15/2024 10:18 AM]		14	PDF CL
2024-04-16	138	MOTION TO STRIKE		7	PDF CL
2024-04-19	139	ORDER re: Motion to strike. [138] The motion is DENIED. SCR [139] [7377480] [23-2366] (CG) [Entered: 04/19/2024 12:12 PM]		1	PDF CL
2024-04-19	140	ORDER: A motion requesting en banc reconsideration (DE 135) of this court’s orders (DE 124 & 130) was filed by Plaintiffs-Appellees on March 29, 2024. The motion was considered by all judges in regular active service, using the procedure for petitions for rehearing en banc. A judge in regular active service requested a vote on the motion. A majority of the judges in regular active service voted to deny rehearing en banc. Judge Rovner, Judge Jackson-Akiwumi, Judge Lee, and Judge Pryor voted to grant rehearing en banc. Accordingly, the motion requesting en banc reconsideration is DENIED. [135] [140] [7377508] [23-2366] (CG) [Entered: 04/19/2024 12:39 PM]		1	PDF CL
2024-05-06	141	Filed Appellees K.C., Beth Clawson, Nathaniel Clawson, M.W. and Ryan Welch Citation of Additional Authority, per Circuit Rule 28(e). [141] [7380633] [23-2366] (Falk, Kenneth) [Entered: 05/06/2024 01:25 PM]		2	PDF CL
2024-05-07	142	Filed Appellees K.C., Nathaniel Clawson, Beth Clawson, M.W. and Ryan Welch Citation of Additional Authority, per Circuit Rule 28(e). [142] [7380886] [23-2366] (Falk, Kenneth) [Entered: 05/07/2024 11:01 AM]		2	PDF CL
2024-05-23	143	CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE		3	PDF CL
2024-11-13	144	Filed opinion of the court by Judge Brennan. REVERSED, VACATED, and REMANDED. Kenneth F. Ripple, Circuit Judge; Michael B. Brennan, Circuit Judge and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judge, dissenting. [144] [7417603] [23-2366] (CG) [Entered: 11/13/2024 02:40 PM]		86	PDF CL
2024-11-13	145	FINAL JUDGMENT		1	PDF CL
2024-11-19	146	Main document not on file

	146-1	Motion (all other motions not listed below)		3	PDF CL
	146-2	Declaration of Kenneth J. Falk		3	PDF CL
2024-11-20	147	ORDER re: Motion to extend time to file petition for rehearing en banc. IT IS ORDERED that the motion for an extension of time is GRANTED. Appellees’ petition for rehearing en banc, if any, is due on or before December 27, 2024. [146] MDF [147] [7419051] [23-2366] (AP) [Entered: 11/20/2024 02:04 PM]		1	PDF CL
2024-12-23	149	PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC		26	PDF CL
2025-01-02	151	REQUEST TO FILE A RESPONSE TO PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC		1	PDF CL
2025-01-17	155	UNITED STATES’ MOTION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL		3	PDF CL
2025-02-28	158	PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC		20	PDF CL
2025-03-18	160	ORDER: On consideration of the petition for rehearing and for rehearing en banc filed by Plaintiffs-Appellees on December 23, 2024, the majority of judges on the original panel have voted to deny rehearing. Judge Jackson-Akiwumi voted to grant panel rehearing. No judge in active service has requested a vote on the petition for rehearing en banc. Accordingly, the petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc is DENIED. [160] [7441087] [23-2366] (HTP) [Entered: 03/18/2025 02:06 PM]		1	PDF CL
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Every case in the corpus. Click a case name for its overview; click any column to sort, again to reverse. Each case has one main issue and may raise others (shown as "also…"); the Issue filter finds a case by either. Issues were checked case by case in September 2026. Level, circuit and outcome come from the coded caselaw dataset, so some rows are blank where a case hasn't been coded yet.

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Direct counts from the archive index — instant and exact. Counts are FILINGS (docket entries); the distinct-case figure is shown alongside.

Cases by issue

Every tracked case once, under its main issue, split by the coded direction of its final ruling (the same reading as "Reached a final ruling" below): favorable or adverse to the LGBTQ-rights claim, or mixed. The empty part of each bar is cases with no coded ruling at the trial, circuit or Supreme Court stage yet, which is most of them; it is not a claim that they have no outcome. Choose a bar to list its cases.

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Reached a final ruling

The coded direction at the HIGHEST stage a case reached — trial-level, circuit-court or Supreme Court only. A preliminary-injunction ruling never counts as final, and a "procedural, no direction" or "unclear" coding is excluded rather than shown as an outcome.

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Case duration

Filed to terminated, from real CourtListener docket dates, among cases where EVERY tracked docket has terminated (an open appellate docket alongside a closed district one is pending, not resolved). No stage-by-stage date exists in this corpus, so only this one span is shown; dates cover only the tracked-docket tier — see the coverage note below the numbers.

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Cases by circuit

A real geographic map, states shaded by their circuit's case count relative to the busiest circuit (linear). The Federal Circuit has no state territory of its own (its jurisdiction is subject matter, not geography) and so never paints here, but still appears in the list and the table. Select a circuit below for its final-ruling mix.

Table view (stages, durations and circuits)

Expert witnesses

Filter Appears in

A curated roster of the recurring expert witnesses in this litigation, with every declaration, expert report, affidavit, deposition and trial-testimony document the corpus holds for each, grouped by case. Coverage is limited by what has been pulled: expert material is heavily attachment-borne, so a witness who testified in ten cases may show fewer here, and some documents are marked in a larger filing — the testimony sits inside an appendix or exhibit set rather than as its own entry.

Judges

Filter Appointed by Coded rulings

The record counts how the judge voted, not how the case came out. Dissents and concurrences are parsed from the opinions themselves ("NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge, dissenting"), so a judge who dissented is scored against the panel's result — without that, Judge Niemeyer read 4–3 favorable to trans claimants. Partial dissents are shown but left out of the tally. Votes come from separate-writing headings and from the opinion's own joinder block ("Judge Richardson wrote a dissenting opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson, Judge Niemeyer… joined"), so a judge who joins a dissent without writing one still counts. Judges are resolved to real people against the Federal Judicial Center directory using the deciding court — there are 32 federal judges named Smith, and two Judge Pryors on the Eleventh Circuit. 195 ambiguous name/court pairs were dropped rather than merged, and a case with no opinion text in the corpus keeps the panel result for want of anything better. Small numbers are small numbers: three rulings is not a tendency.