Doe v. Bedell

D. Md. · 1:26-cv-02690 · 2026 · CourtListener

Cite as Doe v. Bedell, No. 1:26-cv-02690 (D. Md. filed July 8, 2026)

District4th Cir.Schools & education Speech & religious objections Family & parental rights

Docket

No. 1:26-cv-02690

Assigned to: Richard D. Bennett
Cause: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act - Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights
Nature of suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Jury demand: None
Date filed: 2026-07-08
Last filing: 2026-10-27

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D. Md. · No. 1:26-cv-02690 · Docket on CourtListener

61 docket entries · 42 documents

Doe v. Bedell, No. 1:26-cv-02690 (D. Md. filed July 8, 2026)

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2026-10-15 RESPONSE in Opposition re 52 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Jane Doe, John Doe. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Rachael Wyrick, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B)(Prior, Ian) (Entered: 10/15/2026)#55

Filings on file (42 in 14 docket entries)

Filings on file
Date	No.	Document	Type	Pages	Source
2026-07-08	1	COMPLAINT against Anne Arundel County Board of Education, Mark T. Bedell ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AMDDC-12873609.), filed by John Doe, Jane Doe. (Attachments: # (1) Civil Cover Sheet)(Prior, Ian)	Complaint	35	PDF CL
2026-07-08	3	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Motion for Preliminary Injunction	4	PDF CL

	3-9	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Exhibit E - The Cass Review	16	PDF CL
2026-07-17	13	AMENDED COMPLAINT against Mark T. Bedell, Gloria Dent, Dawn Pulliam, Robert Silkworth, Erica McFarland, Sarah McDermott, Dana Schallheim, Joanne Bache Tobin, S.H., Katherine Smith, Philip Casolo, filed by John Doe, Jane Doe. (Attachments: # (1) First Amended Complaint Redline)(Prior, Ian)	Amended Complaint	33	PDF CL

	13-1	AMENDED COMPLAINT against Mark T. Bedell, Gloria Dent, Dawn Pulliam, Robert Silkworth, Erica McFarland, Sarah McDermott, Dana Schallheim, Joanne Bache Tobin, S.H., Katherine Smith, Philip Casolo, filed by John Doe, Jane Doe. (Attachments: # (1) First Amended Complaint Redline)(Prior, Ian)	First Amended Complaint Redline	38	PDF CL
2026-07-17	14	Amended MOTION Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonym by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	3	PDF CL

	14-1	Amended MOTION Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonym by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Memorandum in Support	10	PDF CL
	14-2	Amended MOTION Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonym by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Text of Proposed Order	1	PDF CL
2026-07-17	15	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Motion for Preliminary Injunction	4	PDF CL

	15-1	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Memorandum in Support	31	PDF CL
	15-2	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Declaration of John Doe	14	PDF CL
	15-3	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Declaration of Jane Doe	14	PDF CL
	15-4	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Declaration of Ian Prior	3	PDF CL
	15-5	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Exhibit A - Guidance Document	9	PDF CL
	15-6	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Exhibit B - Policy JQ	4	PDF CL
	15-7	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA	6	PDF CL
	15-8	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Exhibit D - Jacobs Article	7	PDF CL
	15-9	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Exhibit E - The Cass Review	16	PDF CL
	15-10	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Exhibit F - Hembree Article	36	PDF CL
	15-11	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Exhibit G - deMayo Article	167	PDF CL
	15-12	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Exhibit H - Defending Education List	39	PDF CL
	15-13	Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum in Support, # (2) Declaration of John Doe, # (3) Declaration of Jane Doe, # (4) Declaration of Ian Prior, # (5) Exhibit A - Guidance Document, # (6) Exhibit B - Policy JQ, # (7) Exhibit C - Regulation JQ-RA, # (8) Exhibit D - Jacobs Article, # (9) Exhibit E - The Cass Review, # (10) Exhibit F - Hembree Article, # (11) Exhibit G - deMayo Article, # (12) Exhibit H - Defending Education List, # (13) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Text of Proposed Order	2	PDF CL
2026-07-29	29	Summons Issued 21 days as to Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Joanne Bache Tobin.(bas, Deputy Clerk)	Summons Issued	16	PDF CL
2026-08-05	41	RESPONSE in Support re [14] Amended MOTION Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonym filed by Anne Arundel County Board of Education, Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin.(Alutto-Schmidt, Teresa)	Response in Support of Motion	2	PDF CL
2026-08-06	44	RESPONSE to Motion re [15] Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction CONSENT ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION filed by Anne Arundel County Board of Education, Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin.(Alutto-Schmidt, Teresa)	Response to Motion	3	PDF CL
2026-08-07	47	ORDER denying as moot Plaintiffs' [2] Motion Motion for Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonym; granting Plaintiffs' [14] Amended Motion for Leave to Proceed Under Pseudonym. Signed by Judge Richard D. Bennett on 8/7/2026. (dass, Deputy Clerk)	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	2	PDF CL
2026-08-07	48	CONSENT ORDER for PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. Signed by Judge Richard D. Bennett on 8/7/2026. (dass, Deputy Clerk)	Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction	3	PDF CL
2026-08-25	50	Joint MOTION for Pretrial and Trial Schedule by Jane Doe, John Doe (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(Prior, Ian)	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	3	PDF CL
2026-09-03	51	LETTER ORDER Granting in Part [50] Joint Motion for Pretrial and Trial Schedule. Signed by Judge Richard D. Bennett on 9/3/2026. (bas, Deputy Clerk)	Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief	4	PDF CL
2026-09-30	52	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Filing	3	PDF CL

	52-1	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	37	PDF CL
	52-2	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	2	PDF CL
	52-3	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	5	PDF CL
	52-4	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	4	PDF CL
	52-5	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	6	PDF CL
	52-7	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	5	PDF CL
	52-8	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	9	PDF CL
	52-9	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	3	PDF CL
	52-10	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	20	PDF CL
	52-11	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	4	PDF CL
	52-12	MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Mark T. Bedell, Philip Casolo, Gloria Dent, Sarah McDermott, Erica McFarland, Dawn Pulliam, S.H., Dana Schallheim, Robert Silkworth, Katherine Smith, Joanne Bache Tobin (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Attachment Declaration of L. Snead, # 3 Attachment Declaration of A. Yao, # 4 Exhibit A: Policy JQ, # 5 Exhibit B: Regulation JQ-RA, # 6 Exhibit C: Policy KH, # 7 Exhibit D: Regulation KH-RA, # 8 Exhibit E: 2019 Guidance Document, # 9 Exhibit F: Policy JH, # 10 Exhibit G: Regulation JH-RA, # 11 Exhibit H: Consent Order, # 12 Exhibit I: Superintendent Bedell Directive)(Rohmiller, Mary) (Entered: 09/30/2026)	Attachment	6	PDF CL
2026-10-27	59	NOTICE by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Statement of Interest (Carpenter, Jordan) (Entered: 10/27/2026)	Filing	13	PDF CL

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