John Doe v. Catholic Relief Services

Court
4th Cir.
Docket number
25-1569
Filed
Terminated
Last filing
Nature of suit
3442 Jobs
Case
John Doe v. Catholic Relief Services
Cite
Doe v. Catholic Relief Servs., No. 25-1569 (4th Cir. filed May 21, 2025)
Source
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The 45 court documents filed in this docket, as listed for its case.

Attorneys of record

As the docket lists them, grouped by the party each attorney appears for. Where a name carries a note, the project coded the attorney's team as appearing for the side defending the laws. A name with no such note was not coded, which says nothing about the attorney's side.

JOHN DOE 5
  • Anthony Jovi May
  • Eve L. Hill
  • James Albert Hill
  • Lauren A. DiMartino
  • Shannon Clare Leary
CATHOLIC BENEFITS ASSOCIATION · MARYLAND CATHOLIC CONFERENCE · PROFESSOR HELEN M. ALVARE 4
  • Andrew Martin Nussbaum defending the laws
  • Helen M. Alvare defending the laws
  • James Andrew Compton defending the laws
  • Martin Nussbaum defending the laws
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES, a/k/a Catholic Relief Services--United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 3
  • Brandon K. Wharton defending the laws
  • Brian T. Tucker defending the laws
  • Joseph Christian Dugan defending the laws
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA · FREESTATE JUSTICE · JUSTICE IN AGING + 6 more 2
  • Lauren Pruitt
  • Sarah Elizabeth Miller
CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICE 2
  • Adam H. Farra
  • Robin B. Wagner
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS 2
  • Gene C. Schaerr defending the laws
  • James C. Phillips defending the laws
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER AND FOURTEEN ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 11
  • Auden Perino
  • Brian Dittmeier
  • Ciara Sisco
  • Dylan Evans
  • Elizabeth Ellen Theran
  • Elizabeth Jean Bower
  • Erica L. Ross
  • Jill K. Grant
  • Rachel Pester
  • Rachel Smith
  • Serena Lau
RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL-RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS 6
  • Aditi Fruitwala
  • Alexander Joseph Luchenitser
  • Arijeet Sensharma
  • Daniel Mach
  • Jennifer Anne Samuels
  • Louise Melling
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 4
  • Brett A. Shumate, Deputy Assistant Attorney General
  • Charles W. Scarborough
  • Kelly O. Hayes, U. S. Attorney
  • Lowell Vernon Sturgill, Jr.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS · ASSOCIATION FOR BIBLICAL HIGHER EDUCATION · ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS INTERNATIONAL + 3 more 3
  • Daniel John Grabowski defending the laws
  • John J. Bursch defending the laws
  • Rory Thomas Gray defending the laws
METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION · NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION 3
  • Carolyn Leah Wheeler
  • Jessica Leigh Westerman
  • Susanna Barron
GENERAL CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS 2
  • Christopher Ernest Mills defending the laws
  • Todd Robert McFarland defending the laws
STATE OF MARYLAND 2
  • Anthony G. Brown, Attorney General
  • Joshua Morris Segal
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INCORPORATED 1
  • Gregory R. Nevins

Docket entries

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No.DateDescriptionDocument
101Docket correction requested from John Doe. Re: [100] memorandum response brief. Access to memorandum response brief has been restricted to case participants. [1001902705] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/05/2026 09:58 AM]Open(opens another site)
102APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by Joshua M. Segal for State of Maryland. [1001902792] [25-1569] Joshua Segal [Entered: 01/05/2026 10:47 AM]Open(opens another site)
103BRIEF by John Doe. Type of Brief: RESPONSE.. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: Zinski v. Liberty University, Inc., No. 25-1581 (church autonomy; application of Title VII to religious organizations), and General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists v. Horton, No. 25-1735 (church autonomy; constitutionality of MFEPA). [1001902811] [25-1569]--[Edited 01/05/2026 by CH--to upload disclosure statement] Eve Hill [Entered: 01/05/2026 10:57 AM]Open(opens another site)
104AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations as Amici Curiae Supporting Appellee. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: Zinski v. Liberty University, Inc., No. 25-1581 (church autonomy; application of Title VII to religious organizations), and General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists v. Horton, No. 25-1735 (church autonomy; constitutionality of MFEPA).. [1001906142] [25-1569] Jennifer Samuels [Entered: 01/09/2026 10:34 AM]Open(opens another site)
105Receipt of paper copy of APPENDIX filed at [69], [68] by Catholic Relief Services. Total number of volumes (including any sealed): [7]. Total number of pages in all volumes: [4437]. Total number of sealed volumes: 2. Sufficient? Yes. CD/DVD/Other exhibit? No. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/09/2026. [1001906267] [25-1569] AW [Entered: 01/09/2026 12:00 PM]Open(opens another site)
106(ENTRY RESTRICTED) AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by The Public Justice Center, Amicus Supporting Appellee-Plaintiff. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al. v. Cleveland L. Horton, II, et al. (religious exemption for employers, MFEPA); and Zinski v. Liberty University, Inc. (sex-based employment discrimination, Title VII).. [1001906313] [25-1569]--[Edited 01/21/2026 by CH--see ECF 133] Sarah Miller [Entered: 01/09/2026 12:52 PM]Open(opens another site)
107AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and National Employment Lawyers Association. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: Zinski v. Liberty University, No. 25-1228 raises issues about religious defenses in Title VII, RFRA, and the First Amendment. General Conf. of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Horton, No. 25-1735 religious defenses in Title VII, MFEPA, RFRA, & 1st Amendment. [1001906355] [25-1569] Carolyn Wheeler [Entered: 01/09/2026 01:28 PM]Open(opens another site)
108Receipt of paper copy of RESPONSE BRIEF filed at [103] by John Doe. Number of pages: [105]. Sufficient: YES. Number of Copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/05/2026. [1001906693] [25-1569] KH [Entered: 01/09/2026 04:54 PM]Open(opens another site)
109AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by BRIEF OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER AND FOURTEEN ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? NO.. [1001906705] [25-1569] Elizabeth Bower [Entered: 01/09/2026 05:03 PM]Open(opens another site)
110(ENTRY RESTRICTED) AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Services. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: Zinski v. Liberty University, No. 25-1228 raises issues about religious defenses in Title VII, RFRA, and the First Amendment. General Conf. of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Horton, No. 25-1735 religious defenses in Title VII, MFEPA, RFRA, & 1st Amendment.. [1001906724] [25-1569]--[Edited 01/23/2026 by CH--see ECF 144] Adam Farra [Entered: 01/09/2026 06:32 PM]Open(opens another site)
111(ENTRY RESTRICTED) AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc--[Edited 01/12/2026 by CH--to correct dockedt text as to party]--[Edited 01/12/2026 by CH--to correct dockedt text as to party]. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? NO. [1001906741] [25-1569]--[Edited 01/15/2026 by CH--see ECF 127] Gregory Nevins [Entered: 01/09/2026 11:56 PM]Open(opens another site)
112Docket correction requested from State of Maryland. Re: [99] brief. Access to brief has been restricted to case participants. [1001907026] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/12/2026 10:31 AM]Open(opens another site)
113ORDER filed granting filing of amicus curiae briefs (DE 104, 107, 109). Appearance form due on 01/15/2026 from Carolyn Leah Wheeler. Disclosure Statement filed (if corporate amicus)? Y. Copies to all parties.. [1001907573] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/12/2026 04:25 PM]Open(opens another site)
114Docket correction requested from FreeState Justice, Justice in Aging, Legal Aid at Work, National Employment Law Project, National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders, Inc., Silver Spring United Methodist Church and The Public Justice Center. Re: [106] amicus curiae brief. Access to amicus curiae brief has been restricted to case participants. [1001907609] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/12/2026 04:45 PM]Open(opens another site)
115Docket correction requested from Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service. Re: [110] amicus curiae brief. Access to amicus curiae brief has been restricted to case participants. [1001907628] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/12/2026 04:55 PM]Open(opens another site)
116Docket correction requested from Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated. Re: [111] amicus curiae brief. Access to amicus curiae brief has been restricted to case participants. [1001907639] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/12/2026 05:03 PM]Open(opens another site)
117APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by Jenny Samuels for Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations. [1001907657] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/12/2026 05:34 PM]Open(opens another site)
118APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by Elizabeth J. Bower for National Women's Law Center and Fourteen Additional Organizations. [1001907658] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/12/2026 05:36 PM]Open(opens another site)
119CASE CALENDARED for oral argument. Date: 03/17/2026. Session Starting Time: 9:30 a.m. Check-in Time: at least one hour before the first scheduled argument of the day. Forms due within 7 calendar days. [1001907713] [25-1569] NS [Entered: 01/13/2026 07:44 AM]Open(opens another site)
120APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by Carolyn L Wheeler for MWELA. [1001908108] [25-1569] Carolyn Wheeler [Entered: 01/13/2026 11:10 AM]Open(opens another site)
121Receipt of paper copy of AMICUS BRIEF filed at [104] by Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations. Number of pages: [29]. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/13/2026. [1001909174] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/14/2026 12:46 PM]Open(opens another site)
122Receipt of paper copy of AMICUS BRIEF filed at [107] by MWELA and National Employment Law Project. Number of pages: [42]. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/12/2026. [1001909198] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/14/2026 12:55 PM]Open(opens another site)
123RULE 46 NOTICE issued to Todd Robert McFarland for General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and Christopher Ernest Mills for General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists for failure to file paper copies. Paper copies due 01/20/2026. [1001909731] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/15/2026 09:07 AM]Open(opens another site)
124RULE 46 NOTICE issued to Andrew Martin Nussbaum for Helen M. Alvare for failure to file paper copies. Paper copies due 01/20/2026. [1001909748] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/15/2026 09:16 AM]Open(opens another site)
125RULE 46 NOTICE issued to Andrew Martin Nussbaum for Maryland Catholic Conference and Catholic Benefits Association for failure to file paper copies. Paper copies due 01/20/2026. [1001909756] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/15/2026 09:21 AM]Open(opens another site)
126MOTION by Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated to file amicus curiae brief with consent of all parties on appeal within time allowed by FRAP 29(e).. Date and method of service: 01/15/2026 ecf. [1001910142] [25-1569] Gregory Nevins [Entered: 01/15/2026 03:17 PM]Open(opens another site)
127Corrected AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: The case pending in the Fourth Circuit raises the same issue: 'Zinski v. Liberty Univ., Inc., No. 25-1228: Title VII religious employer exemption,SKIP,SKIP). [1001910148] [25-1569] Gregory Nevins [Entered: 01/15/2026 03:20 PM]Open(opens another site)
128APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by Brian T. Tucker for Catholic Relief Services. [1001910186] [25-1569] Brian Tucker [Entered: 01/15/2026 03:42 PM]Open(opens another site)
129MOTION by Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service file addendum/attachment to Amicus Brief.. Date and method of service: 01/15/2026 ecf. [1001910383] [25-1569] Adam Farra [Entered: 01/15/2026 07:12 PM]Open(opens another site)
130ORDER filed granting Motion to file amicus curiae brief [126] Amicus brief due: Appearance form due on 01/20/2026 from Gregory R. Nevins. Copies to all parties. [1001910754] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/16/2026 12:11 PM]Open(opens another site)
131Receipt of paper copy of AMICUS BRIEF filed at [38] by General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. Number of pages: [40]. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/16/2026. [1001910935] [25-1569] TB [Entered: 01/16/2026 03:03 PM]Open(opens another site)
132Receipt of paper copy of AMICUS BRIEF filed at [109] by National Women's Law Center and Fourteen Additional Organizations. Number of pages: [41]. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/16/2026. [1001910976] [25-1569] AW [Entered: 01/16/2026 03:29 PM]Open(opens another site)
133Corrected AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by The Public Justice Center. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, et al. v. Cleveland L. Horton, II, et al. (religious exemption for employers, MFEPA); and Zinski v. Liberty University, Inc. (sex-based employment discrimination, Title VII).. [1001911575] [25-1569] Sarah Miller [Entered: 01/20/2026 11:19 AM]Open(opens another site)
134INTERVENOR BRIEF by State of Maryland. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists v. Horton, No. 25-1735 (church autonomy; constitutionality of MFEPA); Zinski v. Liberty University, No. 25-1581 (church autonomy; application of Title VII to religious organizations).. [1001911774] [25-1569] Joshua Segal [Entered: 01/20/2026 02:02 PM]Open(opens another site)
135ORAL ARGUMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT by John Doe. Counsel arguing: Anthony J. May. Opening argument time: 17 minutes. Second counsel arguing: Joshua Segal (Intervenor State of MD). Opening argument time: 3 minutes. .. [1001911823] [25-1569] Eve Hill [Entered: 01/20/2026 02:40 PM]Open(opens another site)
136ORAL ARGUMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT by Catholic Relief Services. Counsel arguing: Joe Dugan. Opening argument time: 13 minutes. Rebuttal argument time: 3 minutes. Second counsel arguing: Lowell Sturgill. Opening argument time: 4 minutes. .. [1001911848] [25-1569] Joseph Dugan [Entered: 01/20/2026 02:49 PM]Open(opens another site)
137ORAL ARGUMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT by State of Maryland. Counsel arguing: Anthony J. May (for John Doe). Answering argument time: 17 minutes. Second counsel arguing: Joshua M. Segal (for State of Maryland). Answering argument time: 3 minutes. .. [1001911850] [25-1569] Joshua Segal [Entered: 01/20/2026 02:50 PM]Open(opens another site)
138ORAL ARGUMENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT by US. Counsel arguing: Joe Dugan. Opening argument time: 13 minutes. Rebuttal argument time: 3 minutes. Second counsel arguing: Lowell V. Sturgill Jr.. Opening argument time: 4 minutes. .. [1001911914] [25-1569] Lowell Sturgill [Entered: 01/20/2026 03:41 PM]Open(opens another site)
139APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by Gregory R. Nevins for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated. [1001912118] [25-1569] Gregory Nevins [Entered: 01/20/2026 06:13 PM]Open(opens another site)
140Receipt of paper copy of CORRECTED AMICUS BRIEF filed at [127] by Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated. Number of pages [26]. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/20/2026. [1001912616] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/21/2026 12:51 PM]Open(opens another site)
141Receipt of paper copy of CORRECTED AMICUS BRIEF filed at [49] by Helen M. Alvare. Number of pages [41]. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/20/2026. [1001912632] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/21/2026 01:03 PM]Open(opens another site)
142Receipt of paper copy of CORRECTED AMICUS BRIEF filed at [51] by Catholic Benefits Association and Maryland Catholic Conference. Number of pages [31]. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/20/2026. [1001912644] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/21/2026 01:12 PM]Open(opens another site)
143Receipt of paper copy of INTERVENOR'S BRIEF filed at [134] by State of Maryland. Number of pages: [49]. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 01/23/2026. [1001914492] [25-1569] AW [Entered: 01/23/2026 12:27 PM]Open(opens another site)
144COURT ORDER filed denying Motion to file addendum/attachment [129]. Copies to all parties. [1001914881] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/23/2026 04:44 PM]Open(opens another site)
145ORDER filed granting filing of amicus curiae brief (DE 133). Disclosure Statement filed (if corporate amicus)? Y. Appearance Form filed? Y. Copies to all parties. [1001915319] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/26/2026 10:56 AM]Open(opens another site)
146APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by Sarah Miller for Equality California, FreeState Justice, JUSTICE IN AGING, Legal Aid at Work, National Employment Law Project, National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, Silver Spring United Methodist Church and The Public Justice Center. [1001915338] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/26/2026 11:18 AM]Open(opens another site)
147NOTICE ISSUED to Equality California, FreeState Justice, JUSTICE IN AGING, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated, Legal Aid at Work, MWELA, National Employment Law Project, National Employment Lawyers Association, National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, National Women's Law Center and Fourteen Additional Organizations, Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders, Inc., Silver Spring United Methodist Church and The Public Justice Center requesting response to similar case(s) question.[1001915404]. Response to similar case notice due 01/29/2026. [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/26/2026 11:57 AM]Open(opens another site)
148Corrected AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: Zinski v. Liberty University, No. 25-1228 raises issues about religious defenses in Title VII, RFRA, and the First Amendment. General Conf. of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Horton, No. 25-1735 religious defenses in Title VII, MFEPA, RFRA, & 1st Amendment.. [1001915855] [25-1569] Adam Farra [Entered: 01/26/2026 07:04 PM]Open(opens another site)
149ORDER filed granting filing of amicus curiae brief (DE 148). Disclosure Statement filed (if corporate amicus)? N/A. Appearance Form filed? Y. Copies to all parties. [1001916258] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/27/2026 01:21 PM]Open(opens another site)
150APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by Adam H. Farra for Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service. [1001916263] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/27/2026 01:27 PM]Open(opens another site)