American Association of University Professors v. Albritton
- Court
- S.D. Tex.
- Docket number
- 4:26-cv-06268
- Filed
- Last filing
- Assigned judge
- Drew B. Tipton
- Nature of suit
- 440 Civil Rights: Other
- Cause
- 42:1983 Civil Rights Act
- Jurisdiction
- Federal Question
- Jury demand
- None
- Cite
- Am. Ass'n of Univ. Professors v. Albritton, No. 4:26-cv-06268 (S.D. Tex. filed Aug. 3, 2026)
The 20 court documents filed in this docket, as listed for its case.
Docket entries
The entries the archive holds for this docket. For the full docket, use the link above.
| No. | Date | Description | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXSDC-36498535) filed by Vanita Reddy, Leonard Bright, American Association of University Professors, Landon Sadler, Aaron George. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/03/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 2 | Request for Issuance of Summons as to All Defendants, filed. (Attachments: # 1 Summons, # 2 Summons, # 3 Summons, # 4 Summons, # 5 Summons, # 6 Summons, # 7 Summons, # 8 Summons) (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/03/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 3 | CLERKS NOTICE Regarding Consent to Jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Parties notified, filed. (sew4) (Entered: 08/05/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 4 | ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 10/23/2026 at 10:45 AM by video before Magistrate Judge Richard W Bennett. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard W Bennett) Parties notified. (sew4) (Entered: 08/05/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 5 | Summons Issued as to Robert L. Albritton, David C. Baggett, John W Bellinger, James R. Brooks, Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, Jay Graham, Michael A. Hernandez III, William Mahomes Jr., Sam Torn. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed. (sew4) (Entered: 08/06/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 6 | MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Kenneth Sexauer (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-36534843) by American Association of University Professors, Leonard Bright, Aaron George, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, filed. Motion Docket Date 8/27/2026. (Sexauer, Kenneth) (Entered: 08/06/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 7 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Robert L. Albritton served on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026, filed. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/07/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 8 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to David C. Baggett served on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026, filed. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/07/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 9 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to John W Bellinger served on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026, filed. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/07/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 10 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to James R. Brooks served on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026, filed. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/07/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 11 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Jay Graham served on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026, filed. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/07/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 12 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Michael A. Hernandez III served on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026, filed. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/07/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 13 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to William Mahomes Jr. served on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026, filed. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/07/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 14 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Kelley Sullivan Georgiades served on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026, filed. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/07/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 15 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Sam Torn served on 8/6/2026, answer due 10/5/2026, filed. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 08/07/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 16 | MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Emerson Sykes (Fee Paid: $100, receipt number ATXSDC-36559835) by American Association of University Professors, Leonard Bright, Aaron George, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, filed. Motion Docket Date 8/31/2026. (Sykes, Emerson) (Entered: 08/10/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 17 | NOTICE of Appearance by Sophia Howard on behalf of American Association of University Professors, Leonard Bright, Aaron George, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, filed. (Howard, Sophia) (Entered: 08/11/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 18 | NOTICE of Appearance by Chloe Kempf on behalf of American Association of University Professors, Leonard Bright, Aaron George, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, filed. (Kempf, Chloe) (Entered: 08/11/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 19 | NOTICE of Appearance by Thomas Buser-Clancy on behalf of American Association of University Professors, Leonard Bright, Aaron George, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, filed. (Buser-Clancy, Thomas) (Entered: 08/11/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 20 | NOTICE of Appearance by Brian Klosterboer on behalf of American Association of University Professors, Leonard Bright, Aaron George, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, filed. (Klosterboer, Brian) (Entered: 08/11/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 21 | ORDER granting 6 Motion for Kenneth Sexauer to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found here.(Signed by Judge Andrew S Hanen) Parties notified. (glc4) (Entered: 08/11/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 22 | ORDER granting 16 Motion for Emerson Sykes to Appear Pro Hac Vice Note: Instructions to request Texas Southern CM/ECF registration through PACER are found here.(Signed by Judge Andrew S Hanen) Parties notified. (jm4) (Entered: 08/12/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 23 | Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by American Association of University Professors, Leonard Bright, Aaron George, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, filed. Motion Docket Date 9/23/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Proposed Order) (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 09/02/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 24 | NOTICE of Appearance by Martin Cohick on behalf of Robert L. Albritton, David C. Baggett, John W Bellinger, James R. Brooks, Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, Jay Graham, Michael A. Hernandez III, William Mahomes Jr., Sam Torn, filed. (Cohick, Martin) (Entered: 09/14/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 25 | ORDER granting 23 Motion for Leave to File.(Signed by Judge Andrew S Hanen) Parties notified. (rsh4) (Entered: 09/17/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 26 | MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by American Association of University Professors, Leonard Bright, Aaron George, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler, filed. Motion Docket Date 10/8/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Sadler, # 2 Declaration of Cook, # 3 Declaration of Lakkimsetti, # 4 Declaration of George, # 5 Declaration of Reddy, # 6 Declaration of Neumann, # 7 Declaration of McConnell, # 8 Declaration of Peterson, # 9 Declaration of Bright, # 10 Declaration of AAUP National, # 11 Declaration of Texas AAUP, # 12 Proposed Order) (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 09/17/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
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| 35 | NOTICE of Reassignment to Judge Drew B Tipton pursuant to Special Order No. 2026-02. Deadlines in scheduling orders remain in effect, and all court settings are vacated. Judge Andrew S Hanen no longer assigned to the case. Parties notified, filed. (dek4) (Entered: 10/15/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
| 36 | No description | Open(opens another site) | |
| 37 | RESPONSE to 31 MOTION to Dismiss 1 Complaint, Pursuan to FRCP 12(b)(1) and (b)(6) and Brief in Support filed by American Association of University Professors, Leonard Bright, Aaron George, Vanita Reddy, Landon Sadler. (Aycock, Jamie) (Entered: 10/26/2026) | Open(opens another site) | |
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| Referral Judge Selected: Magistrate Judge Richard W. Bennett randomly selected to receive referrals. The selected Magistrate Judge is not assigned to this case until a District Judge refers the case or a motion or the parties consent to jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge. Once a referral has been made, the name of the referral judge will appear at the top of the docket sheet. (sew4) | |||
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| Initial Conference is terminated. (glk4) |
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