Willey v. Sweetwater County School District No 1 Board of Trustees

10th Cir. · 25-8027 · 2025 · CourtListener

Cite as Willey v. Sweetwater Cnty. Sch. Dist. 1 Bd., No. 25-8027 (10th Cir. filed May 23, 2025)

Circuit10th Cir.Schools & education Speech & religious objections Family & parental rights

Also filed as: Willey v. Sweetwater County School District 1 Board

Docket

No. 25-8027

Nature of suit: 3440 Other Civil Rights
Date filed: 2025-05-23
Last filing: 2026-03-23

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10th Cir. · No. 25-8027 · Docket on CourtListener

20 docket entries · 11 documents

Willey v. Sweetwater Cnty. Sch. Dist. 1 Bd., No. 25-8027 (10th Cir. filed May 23, 2025)

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2026-02-25 [11258881] Appellee/Respondent's supplemental brief filed by Kayci Arnoldi, Mr. Bryant Blake, Nicole Bolton, Kelly McGovern and Sweetwater County School District #1 Board of Trustees. Served on 02/25/2026. Manner of Service: email. Word/page count: 1866. This pleading complies with all required privacy and virus certifications: Yes. [25-8027] LKC [Entered: 02/25/2026 01:51 PM]#53

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2025-05-23 Filed: 10th Cir., No. 25-8027
2026-01-21 Oral argument, 10th Cir.

Oral argument

10th Cir. · read transcript

2026-01-21 · 33 min

Oral Argument, Willey v. Sweetwater Cnty. Sch. Dist. 1 Bd., No. 25-8027 (10th Cir. Jan. 21, 2026)

Filings on file (16 in 11 docket entries)

Filings on file
Date	No.	Document	Type	Pages	Source
2024-04-03	1	COMPLAINT Filing fee 402 receipt CHY 2 - 1408 filed by Ashley	Complaint	126
2023-09-20	16	RESPONSE to 6 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Def	Injunction Motion	15
2023-10-02	26	FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT for Declaratory Relief Injunctive Re	Amended Complaint	45
2023-10-02	30	MOTION to Dismiss Amended Complaint Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.	Amended Complaint	22
2023-10-09	41	REPLY to 30 Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction, filed by Defendants Kayci Arnoldi, Bryant Blake, Nicole Bolton, Kelly McGovern, Sweetwater County School District No 1 Board of Trustees. (Chaney, L	Motion to Dismiss	12
	23	filing		107	PDF CL

	23	[11205993] Appellant/Petitioner's brief filed by Ashley Willey and Sean Willey. Served on 08/15/2025 by email. Oral argument requested? Yes. Word/page count: 11180. This pleading complies with all req	Petition	107
	32	filing		63	PDF CL

	32	[11216227] Appellee/Respondent's brief filed by Kayci Arnoldi, Mr. Bryant Blake, Nicole Bolton, Kelly McGovern and Sweetwater County School District #1 Board of Trustees. Served on: 09/22/2025. Manner	Brief	63
2025-10-21	39	[11224556] Appellant/Petitioner's reply brief filed by Ashley Willey and Sean Willey. Served on 10/21/2025. Manner of Service: email. Word/page count: 5046. This pleading complies with all required privacy and virus certifications: Yes. [25-8027] MEM [Entered: 10/21/2025 11:24 AM]		32	PDF CL

	39	[11224556] Appellant/Petitioner's reply brief filed by Ashley Willey and Sean Willey. Served on 10/21/2025. Manner of Service: email. Word/page count: 5046. This pleading complies with all required pr	Petition	32
2026-01-28	48	[11251381] Order filed per curiam by Judges Moritz, Federico and Allen directing appellant to file a supplemental brief within 14 days (02/11/2026) of the date of this order. Served on 01/28/2026. (See the attachment for the order.) [25-8027] [Entered: 01/28/2026 08:47 AM]		2	PDF CL
2026-03-23	57	[11266349] Appellee/Respondent's supplemental brief filed by Kayci Arnoldi, Sweetwater County School District #1 Board of Trustees, Mr. Bryant Blake, Nicole Bolton and Kelly McGovern. Served on 03/23/	Brief	24

	57	[11266349] Appellee/Respondent's supplemental brief filed by Kayci Arnoldi, Sweetwater County School District #1 Board of Trustees, Mr. Bryant Blake, Nicole Bolton and Kelly McGovern. Served on 03/23/2026. Manner of Service: email. Word/page count: 4942. This pleading complies with all required privacy and virus certifications: Yes. [25-8027] LKC [Entered: 03/23/2026 03:20 PM]		24	PDF CL
2026-03-23	58	[11266408] Appellant's supplemental brief filed by Ashley Willey and Sean Willey. Served on 03/23/2026. Manner of Service: email. Word/page count: 3961. This pleading complies with all required privacy and virus certifications: Yes. [25-8027] ET [Entered: 03/23/2026 05:04 PM]		19	PDF CL

	58	[11266408] Appellant's supplemental brief filed by Ashley Willey and Sean Willey. Served on 03/23/2026. Manner of Service: email. Word/page count: 3961. This pleading complies with all required privac	Brief	19

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