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
Docket on CourtListener(opens another site)

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
151NOTICE ISSUED to Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service requesting response to similar case(s) question.[1001916269].. Response to similar case notice due 01/30/2026. [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/27/2026 01:30 PM]Open(opens another site)
152RESPONSE/ANSWER by Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service to Notice requesting response to similar case inquiry. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. [1001916330] [25-1569] Adam Farra [Entered: 01/27/2026 02:15 PM]Open(opens another site)
153APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by Collin J. Wojciechowski for Catholic Relief Services. [1001916762] [25-1569] Collin Wojciechowski [Entered: 01/28/2026 11:14 AM]Open(opens another site)
154RESPONSE/ANSWER by The Public Justice Center to Notice requesting response to similar case inquiry. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. [1001916905] [25-1569] Sarah Miller [Entered: 01/28/2026 01:14 PM]Open(opens another site)
155RESPONSE/ANSWER by ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice, Central Atlantic Conference of the United Church of Christ, DignityUSA, Global Justice Institute, Metropolitan Community Churches, Hindu American Foundation, Methodist Federation for Social Action, Sadhana: Coalition of Progressive Hindus, Society for Humanistic Judaism and Religious and Civil-Rights Organizations to Notice requesting response to similar case inquiry. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. [1001916916] [25-1569] Jennifer Samuels [Entered: 01/28/2026 01:36 PM]Open(opens another site)
156Receipt of paper copy of AMICUS BRIEF filed at [148] by Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service. Number of pages: [37]. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: [1]. Received by clerk date: 01/28/2026. [1001916941] [25-1569] RP [Entered: 01/28/2026 01:57 PM]Open(opens another site)
157RULE 46 NOTICE issued to Adam H. Farra for Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service for failure to file paper copies. 3 additional paper copies due 02/02/2026. [1001916942] [25-1569] RP [Entered: 01/28/2026 01:58 PM]Open(opens another site)
158RESPONSE/ANSWER by National Women's Law Center and Fourteen Additional Organizations to Notice requesting response to similar case inquiry. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. [1001917044] [25-1569] Elizabeth Bower [Entered: 01/28/2026 03:14 PM]Open(opens another site)
159RESPONSE/ANSWER by MWELA and NELA to Notice requesting response to similar case inquiry. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. [1001917086] [25-1569] Carolyn Wheeler [Entered: 01/28/2026 03:35 PM]Open(opens another site)
1603 Additional copies of the AMICUS BRIEF received from Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service. [1001917887] [25-1569] RP [Entered: 01/29/2026 03:09 PM]Open(opens another site)
161RULE 46 NOTICE issued to Gregory R. Nevins for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated for failure to file response/answer to similar case notice. [1001918267] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 01/30/2026 10:30 AM]Open(opens another site)
162RESPONSE/ANSWER by Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated to Notice requesting response to similar case inquiry. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. [1001918671] [25-1569] Gregory Nevins [Entered: 01/30/2026 03:37 PM]Open(opens another site)
163(ENTRY RESTRICTED) MEMORANDUM REPLY BRIEF by Catholic Relief Services. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? NO.. [1001919444] [25-1569]--[Edited 02/02/2026 by CH--see ECF 165] Joseph Dugan [Entered: 02/02/2026 02:28 PM]Open(opens another site)
164Docket correction requested from Catholic Relief Services. Re: [163] memorandum reply brief. Access to memorandum reply brief has been restricted to case participants. Paper copies required. [1001919492] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 02/02/2026 02:51 PM]Open(opens another site)
165(ENTRY RESTRICTED) Corrected BRIEF by Catholic Relief Services. Type of Brief: REPLY.. Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? NO.. [1001919513] [25-1569]--[Edited 02/03/2026 by CH--see ECF 167] Joseph Dugan [Entered: 02/02/2026 03:14 PM]Open(opens another site)
166Errata sheet for briefs by Catholic Relief Services. Identify brief: REPLY. Corrected electronic brief must be filed separately by counsel. [1001919710] [25-1569] Joseph Dugan [Entered: 02/02/2026 05:26 PM]Open(opens another site)
167Corrected BRIEF by Catholic Relief Services. Type of Brief: REPLY. . Do any cases pending in this court or the Supreme Court of the United States raise similar issues? YES. Response: Zinski v. Liberty Univ., Inc., No. 25-1228: Title VII religious employer exemption, ecclesiastical abstention, scope of RFRA; Gen. Conf. of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Horton, No. 25-1735: constitutionality of MFEPA's religious employer exemption.. [1001919712] [25-1569] Joseph Dugan [Entered: 02/02/2026 05:31 PM]Open(opens another site)
168RULE 46 NOTICE issued to Sarah Elizabeth Miller for National Employment Law Project, JUSTICE IN AGING, Legal Aid at Work, Equality California, FreeState Justice, The Public Justice Center, National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders, Inc. and Silver Spring United Methodist Church for failure to file paper copies. Paper copies due 02/09/2026. [1001920609] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 02/04/2026 09:38 AM]Open(opens another site)
169Receipt of paper copy of REPLY BRIEF filed at [167] by Catholic Relief Services. Number of pages: [37]. Sufficient: Yes. Number of Copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 02/04/2026. [1001921262] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 02/04/2026 03:04 PM]Open(opens another site)
170Receipt of paper copy of AMICUS BRIEF filed at [133] by Equality California, 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. Number of pages: [46]. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: [4]. Received by clerk date: 02/09/2026. [1001923861] [25-1569] TW [Entered: 02/09/2026 03:37 PM]Open(opens another site)
171ORAL ARGUMENT heard before the Honorable James Andrew Wynn, A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. and Henry F. Floyd. Attorneys arguing case: Joseph Christian Dugan for Appellant Catholic Relief Services, Anthony Jovi May for Appellee John Doe, Joshua Morris Segal for Intervenor State of Maryland and Lowell Vernon Sturgill, Jr. for Intervenor US. Courtroom Deputy: D. Temu. [1001944777] [25-1569] DT [Entered: 03/17/2026 12:24 PM]Open(opens another site)
172NOTICE re: Supplemental Authority by John Doe. [1002004142] [25-1569] Eve Hill [Entered: 06/25/2026 04:47 PM]Open(opens another site)
173SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITIES (FRAP 28(j)) response by Catholic Relief Services. [1002007411] . [25-1569] Joseph Dugan [Entered: 07/01/2026 11:26 AM]Open(opens another site)
174PUBLISHED AUTHORED OPINION filed. Originating case number: 1:20-cv-01815-JRR. [1002076209] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 10/16/2026 10:57 AM]Open(opens another site)
175JUDGMENT ORDER filed. Decision: Affirmed in part, dismissed in part. Originating case number: 1:20-cv-01815-JRR. Entered on Docket Date: 10/16/2026. Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [1002076269] [25-1569] CH [Entered: 10/16/2026 11:26 AM]Open(opens another site)
Corrected SEALED JOINT APPENDIX VOLUME(S) (court access) by Catholic Relief Services . Digital media exhibit volume? No. Filed Ex parte: N. 1001844163 [25-1569] Joseph Dugan
Receipt of paper copy of CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF filed at 55 by Catholic Relief Services. Number of pages 101. Number of copies: 4. Received by clerk date: 12/29/2025. 1001901709 [25-1569] CH
Receipt of paper copy of INTERVENOR'S BRIEF filed at 77 by US. Number of pages: 42. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: 4. Received by clerk date: 12/17/2025. 1001901731 [25-1569] CH
Receipt 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
Receipt 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: []. 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
Receipt 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
Receipt 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
Receipt 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
Receipt 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
Receipt 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
Receipt of paper copy of AMICUS BRIEF filed at 148 by Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service. Number of pages: 37. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: 1. Received by clerk date: 01/28/2026. 1001916941 [25-1569] RP
3 Additional copies of the AMICUS BRIEF received from Current and Former Employees of Catholic Relief Service. 1001917887 [25-1569] RP
Receipt of paper copy of REPLY BRIEF filed at 167 by Catholic Relief Services. Number of pages: 37. Sufficient: Yes. Number of Copies: 4. Received by clerk date: 02/04/2026. 1001921262 [25-1569] CH
Receipt of paper copy of AMICUS BRIEF filed at 133 by Equality California, 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. Number of pages: 46. Sufficient: Yes. Number of copies: 4. Received by clerk date: 02/09/2026. 1001923861 [25-1569] TW
PUBLISHED AUTHORED OPINION filed. Originating case number: 1:20-cv-01815-JRR. 1002076209 [25-1569] CH