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United States v. California Interscholastic Federation

C.D. Cal. · 8:25-cv-01485 · 2025 · CourtListener
District9th Cir.

Docket

No. 8:25-cv-01485
Assigned to
Cynthia Valenzuela
Referred to
John D. Early
Cause
Title IX Educational Amendments 1992 - Sex Discrimination
Nature of suit
448 Civil Rights: Education
Jurisdiction
U.S. Government Plaintiff
Jury demand
Plaintiff
Date filed
2025-07-09
Last filing
2026-10-27
Terminated
2026-08-31

Proceedings

58 docket entries · 34 documents

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Timeline

  • 2025-07-09 Filed: C.D. Cal., No. 8:25-cv-01485
  • 2026-08-31 Closed: C.D. Cal., No. 8:25-cv-01485

Filings on file (34 in 29 docket entries)

Filings on file
DateNo.DocumentTypePagesSource
2025-07-09 1 COMPLAINT No Fee Required - US Government, filed by Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attorney Robert J. Keenan added to party UNITED STATES OF AMERICA(pty:pla))(Keenan, Robert) (Entered: 07/09/2025) Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) 24 PDF CL
2025-07-09 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Keenan, Robert) (Entered: 07/09/2025) Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) 3 PDF CL
2025-07-09 3 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) 1 filed by Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # 1 Summons in a Civil Action)(Park, Richard) (Entered: 07/09/2025) Summons Request 2 PDF CL
3-1 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) 1 filed by Plaintiff UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # 1 Summons in a Civil Action)(Park, Richard) (Entered: 07/09/2025) Summons in a Civil Action 2 PDF CL
2025-07-31 10 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Edward Wesley Nugent on behalf of Defendant California Department of Education (Attorney Edward Wesley Nugent added to party California Department of Education(pty:dft))(Nugent, Edward) (Entered: 07/31/2025) Notice of Appearance 2 PDF CL
2025-08-04 15 ORDER TO REASSIGN CASE due to self-recusal pursuant to this Court's General Order in the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to the District Judges.by Judge Fred W. Slaughter. Case transferred from Judge Fred W. Slaughter to the calendar of Judge Cynthia Valenzuela for all further proceedings. Case number now reads as 8:25-cv-01485-CV-JDE. (dgo) (Entered: 08/04/2025) Reassign Case - Self-Recusal - (CV-52) 1 PDF CL
2025-08-05 16 STANDING ORDER For Civil Cases upon filing of the complaint by Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. (jec) (Entered: 08/05/2025) Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only 19 PDF CL
2025-08-05 17 ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. (jec) (Entered: 08/05/2025) Order 10 PDF CL
2025-09-05 24 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Stacey L Leask counsel for Defendant California Department of Education. Adding Stacey L. Leask as counsel of record for California Department of Education for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendants California Interscholastic Federation and California Department of Education. (Attorney Stacey L Leask added to party California Department of Education(pty:dft))(Leask, Stacey) (Entered: 09/05/2025) Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123) 3 PDF CL
2025-09-05 25 Joint NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case filed by Defendant California Department of Education. Motion set for hearing on 10/24/2025 at 01:30 PM before Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss, # 2 Declaration of Edward Nugent in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss, # 3 Proposed Order Granting Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss) (Nugent, Edward) (Entered: 09/05/2025) Motion to Dismiss Case 4 PDF CL
25-1 Joint NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case filed by Defendant California Department of Education. Motion set for hearing on 10/24/2025 at 01:30 PM before Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss, # 2 Declaration of Edward Nugent in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss, # 3 Proposed Order Granting Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss) (Nugent, Edward) (Entered: 09/05/2025) Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion 30 PDF CL
25-2 Joint NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case filed by Defendant California Department of Education. Motion set for hearing on 10/24/2025 at 01:30 PM before Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss, # 2 Declaration of Edward Nugent in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss, # 3 Proposed Order Granting Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss) (Nugent, Edward) (Entered: 09/05/2025) Declaration of Edward Nugent in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Dism 3 PDF CL
25-3 Joint NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case filed by Defendant California Department of Education. Motion set for hearing on 10/24/2025 at 01:30 PM before Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss, # 2 Declaration of Edward Nugent in Support of Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss, # 3 Proposed Order Granting Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss) (Nugent, Edward) (Entered: 09/05/2025) Proposed Order Granting Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss 5 PDF CL
2025-09-19 27 OPPOSITION to Joint NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case 25 filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Attorney Matthew Donnelly added to party United States of America(pty:pla))(Donnelly, Matthew) (Entered: 09/19/2025) Response in Opposition to Motion 34 PDF CL
2025-09-25 28 ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge Cynthia Valenzuela: Scheduling Conference set for 12/12/2025 at 01:30 PM before Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. The Joint Rule 26(f) Report must be filed at least 14 days before the Scheduling Conference. (gk) (Entered: 09/28/2025) Order 14 PDF CL
2025-10-03 29 REPLY Reply Brief in Support of Defendants Joint Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint Joint NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case 25 filed by Defendant California Department of Education. (Leask, Stacey) (Entered: 10/03/2025) Reply (Motion related) 24 PDF CL
2025-10-17 30 STIPULATION to Stay Case pending Restoration of Appropriations & End of U.S. Government Shutdown filed by United States United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Keenan, Robert) (Entered: 10/17/2025) Stipulation to Stay Case 4 PDF CL
30-1 STIPULATION to Stay Case pending Restoration of Appropriations & End of U.S. Government Shutdown filed by United States United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Keenan, Robert) (Entered: 10/17/2025) Proposed Order 2 PDF CL
2025-10-21 31 ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION TO STAY CASE DUE TO LACK OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PLAINTIFF [DOC. # 30 ] by Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. The Court, having considered the Stipulation and good cause having been found, hereby GRANTS the Stipulation and ORDERS. The above-captioned case, including all hearing dates and deadlines set by rule or prior court orders, is hereby STAYED until after the shutdown of the Federal Government has ended and appropriations to the U.S. Department of Justice have been restored. All deadlines in this case are extended for a period of time commensurate with the duration of the lapse in appropriations. The hearing on Defendants' joint motion to dismiss the complaint (Doc. # 25 ), which was previously set for October 24, 2025 is HEREBY VACATED. The scheduling conference, which was previously set for December 12, 2025 (Doc. # 28 ), is also HEREBY VACATED. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS) (chk) (Entered: 10/21/2025) Staying Case 2 PDF CL
2025-12-03 33 ORDER RE: STIPULATION TO LIFT STAY AND PROPOSE NEW DATES FOR HEARING ON MOTION TO DISMISS AND SCHEDULING CONFERENCE 32 by Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. The Court, having considered the Stipulation and good cause having been found, hereby GRANTS in part and DENIES in part the Stipulation and ORDERS as follows: The stay of the case is lifted. The hearing on Defendants' joint motion to dismiss the complaint (Doc. # 25 ), is hereby calendared for Friday January 30, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. The scheduling conference is hereby calendared for Friday March 20, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. (chk) (Entered: 12/03/2025) Lifting Stay 2 PDF CL
2026-03-06 36 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 4, filed by Plaintiff United States of America.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Schedule Worksheet)(Hamill, Julie) (Entered: 03/06/2026) Joint Report Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan 16 PDF CL
2026-03-13 37 Joint EX PARTE APPLICATION to Stay pending Ruling on Joint Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant California Department of Education. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Ex Parte Application for Stay of Discovery, # 2 Declaration of Edward Nugent in Support of Ex Parte Application for Stay of Discovery, # 3 Proposed Order) (Nugent, Edward) (Entered: 03/13/2026) Motion to Stay Order (other) 6 PDF CL
2026-03-16 38 MEMORANDUM in Opposition to Joint EX PARTE APPLICATION to Stay pending Ruling on Joint Motion to Dismiss 37 filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Hamill, Julie) (Entered: 03/16/2026) MEMORANDUM in Opposition to Motion 4 PDF CL
2026-03-20 41 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS CALIFORNIA INTERSCHOLASTIC FEDERATION AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR STAY OF DISCOVERY 37 by Judge Cynthia Valenzuela. See document for details. Court Reporter: Not Reported. (gk) (Entered: 03/20/2026) Order on Motion to Stay Order (other) 2 PDF CL
2026-04-22 42 NOTICE of Decision: FAU v. Ellison, No. 25-2899 (8th Cir. 2026) filed by Defendant California Department of Education. (Nugent, Edward) (Entered: 04/22/2026) Notice of Decision by other Court 18 PDF CL
2026-05-20 48 Joint STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Plaintiff United States of America.(Hamill, Julie) (Entered: 05/20/2026) Stipulation for Protective Order 19 PDF CL
2026-05-21 49 PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge John D. Early. STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. (aro) (Entered: 05/21/2026) Protective Order 17 PDF CL
2026-06-08 50 Joint REQUEST for Ruling on Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant California Department of Education. (Nugent, Edward) (Entered: 06/08/2026) Motion for Ruling 3 PDF CL
2026-06-11 51 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER RE JOINT REQUEST FOR DECISION 50 by Judge Cynthia Valenzuela: Pursuant to Local Rule 83-9.3, the parties are advised that the Court expects to issue its decision on Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss 25 by no later than 8/31/2026. Court Reporter: Not Reported. (gk) (Entered: 06/11/2026) Order on Motion for Ruling 1 PDF CL
2026-07-01 52 Notice of Supplemental Authority filed by Plaintiff United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Hamill, Julie) (Entered: 07/01/2026) Notice (Other) 3 PDF CL
2026-07-06 53 RESPONSE filed by Defendants California Department of Education, California Interscholastic Federationto Notice (Other) 52 (Nugent, Edward) (Entered: 07/06/2026) Response 3 PDF CL
2026-08-31 54 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS by Judge Cynthia Valenzuela: Defendants' Motion to Dismiss 25 is GRANTED. The Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE and without leave to amend. All pending matters are hereby TERMINATED. ( MD JS-6. Case Terminated ) (gk) Modified on 9/1/2026 (jec). (Entered: 08/31/2026) Dismiss Case 21 PDF CL
2026-10-20 55 NOTICE OF APPEAL to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by Plaintiff United States of America. Appeal of Order on Motion to Dismiss Case, 54 . (Appeal Fee - Not Required for US Goverment.) (Hamill, Julie) (Entered: 10/20/2026) Appeal to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 22 PDF CL
2026-10-23 56 NOTIFICATION from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of case number assigned and briefing schedule. Appeal Docket No. 26-7078 assigned to Notice of Appeal to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 55 as to Plaintiff United States of America. (mat) (Entered: 10/27/2026) USCA Notification of Case Number 3 PDF CL