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Nat’l Health Law Program
Contact: Dipti Singh UPDATED: August 2014
VENUE HEALTH REFORM LITIGATION
Constitutional Challenges
District of Connecticut
Bracy v. Sebelius, No. 3:14-cd-v-00593-VLB, Judge Vanessa L. Bryant 05/01/2014 – Complaint 06/12/2014 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction 07/16/2014 – Joint Mot. for Extension of Deadlines
Western District of Virginia
Held: Mandate Constitutional
Appealed to 4th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Liberty Univ. v. Geithner, No. 6:10-cv-00015 – Judge Normal K. Moon
03/23/2010 – Complaint 07/30/2010 – First Amended Complaint 08/13/2010 – Motion to Dismiss Filed by Defendants 09/03/2010 – Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 09/22/2010 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 10/22/2010 – Oral argument on Motion to Dismiss (transcript
available) 11/30/2010 – Mem. Opinion Granting Motion to Dismiss 12/01/2010 – Notice of Appeal 09/08/2011 – Opinion from 4th circuit 10/31/2011 – Mandate received 11/07/2011 – Order vacating 11/30 order and dismissing case
for lack of jurisdiction 08/13/2012 – Appeal remark – order denying motion to stay
mandate 07/11/2013—Opinion from 4th circuit 08/06/2013—Appeal remark—order staying mandate 09/03/2013—Mandate received
4th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: No subject matter
jurisdiction (Anti-Injunction. Act)
Liberty Univ. v. Jacob Lew, No. 10-2347
12/03/2010 – Appeal docketed (from No. 6:10-cv-00015, see above)
01/26/2011 – Order consolidating oral argument in seriatim with Commonwealth of Va., above
01/18/2011 – Opening Brief filed by Liberty Univ. 1/21-25/2011 – Amici Briefs supporting Liberty Univ. from
Mountain States Legal Found.; Revere America Found.; American Civil Liberties Union
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Pet. for Cert. granted, vacated
and remanded
Affirmed
02/18/2011 – Response Brief filed by Sec. Geithner 02/25/2011 – Amici Briefs supporting Sec. Geithner filed by
American Ass’n of People with Disabilities etc.; Am. Nurses Ass’n etc.; Constit. Law Professors; AHA; Nat’l Women’s Law Ctr.; Sen. Reid etc.; ACLU; AFSCME; AAP etc.;
03/04/2011 – Reply Brief filed by Liberty Univ. 05/10/2011 – Oral argument (Judges Motz, Davis, Wynn) 05/23/2011 – Court order requesting supplemental briefing 05/31/2011 – Supp. briefs by Appellants and Appellees 07/06/2011 – Supp. authority filled by Appellee Geithner
(Thomas More Law Ctr., 6th Cir.) 08/08/2011 – Supp. authority filed by Appellee (New Jersey
Physicians, 3d Cir.) 08/12/2011 – Supp. authority filed by Appellant (Fla. v. Sebelius,
11th Cir.) 08/18/2011 – Supp. authority filed by Appellee (Baldwin, 9th
Cir.) 09/08/2011 – Opinion dismissing case based on Anti-Injunction
Act 10/31/2011 – Mandate issued 06/29/2012 – Supreme Court remark – Certiorari denied 07/20/2012 – Motion by Liberty Univ. to stay mandate 08/13/2012 – Order denying motion to stay 11/26/2012 – Supreme Court remark – 6/29/12 order denying
cert. vacated; petition for cert. granted; judgment vacated; and case remanded for consideration in light of NFIB v. Sebelius
12/28/2012 – Supreme Court remark – certified copy of judgment sent to 4th Cir.
02/27/2013 – Appellant Supp. Brief 03/06/2013 – Amicus/Intervener Brief by American Civil Rights
Union 03/06/2013 – Amicus Brief by Family Research Council 03/06/2013 – Amicus Brief by Breast Cancer Prevention Institute
and Life Legal Defense Foundation 03/06/2013 – Amicus Brief by Landmark Legal Foundation 03/06/2013 – Amicus Brief by Project Liberty 03/06/2013 – Amicus Brief by David Boyle 03/07/2013 – Amicus Brief by Members of Legatus, Catholic
Medical Association 03/07/2013 – Amicus Brief by Foundation for Moral Law 03/07/2013 – Amicus Brief by Virginia Family Foundation, et al. 04/04/2013 – Appellee Response Brief 04/10/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. College of Obstetrics &
Gynecologists, et al.
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04/11/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
04/12/2013 – Appellant Supp. Reply Brief 05/16/2013 – Oral Argument 07/11/2013 – Order and Opinion Affirming the District Court 08/06/2013 – Motion to Stay Mandate by Liberty Univ. 08/07/2013 – Order Denying Motion to Stay Mandate 09/10/2013 – Pet. For cert. filed 12/02/2013 – Supreme Court Remark—order denying cert. 06/30/2014 – Brief/appendices archival information received
United States Supreme Court
Petition for Cert.
granted, case vacated and
remanded in light of NFIB
Liberty Univ. v. Geithner, No. 11-438
10/07/2011 – Liberty Univ. Pet. for Writ of Cert. 10/18/2011 – Geithner Response 10/28/2011 – Liberty Univ. Reply 06/29/2012 – Petition denied 07/23/2012 – Petition for rehearing filed 10/31/2012 – Br. of Geithner on petition for rehearing 11/26/2012 – Pet. for rehearing granted. Order of 6/29 vacated;
Pet. for cert. granted; judgment vacated; case remanded for reconsider. in light of NFIB v. Sebelius
12/28/2012 – Judgment issued
Northern District of Ohio
Held: Mandate constitutional
Appealed to 6th
Cir. Ct. of App.
US Citizens Ass’n v. Sebelius, No. 5:10-cv-1065 – Judge David Dowd
05/12/2010 – Complaint 07/06/2010 – Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Glick and Ellison filed
by Glick and Ellison 07/13/2010 – Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Glick and Ellison 07/13/2010 – Case Management Conference Scheduling Order 08/12/2010 – Motion to Dismiss 09/01/2010 – First Amended Complaint 09/08/2010 – Order denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss as
moot 09/08/2010 – Order granting Defendants’ Motion to Stay
Summary Judgment Pending Motion to Dismiss ruling
09/16/2010 – Second Amended Complaint 10/08/2010 – Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Second Amended
Complaint 10/28/2010 – Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss 11/02/2010 – Amicus brief in Support of Plaintiffs(Alliance for
Natural Health US) 11/19/2010 – Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 11/22/2010 – Order denying in part, granting in part Defendants.’
Motion to Dismiss
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01/05/2011 – Defendant’s Answer to Second Amended Complaint filed
01/24/2011 –Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Plaintiffs 01/24/2011 – Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendants 02/02/2011 – Notice of Supplemental Authority by Plaintiffs (Fla.
decision) 02/14/2011 – Opp. to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment
filed by Plaintiffs 02/14/2011 – Opp. to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
filed by Defendants 02/28/2011 – Judgment Order Dismissing Remaining Counts 03/07/2011 – Motion to Clarify or Reconsider filed by US Citizens
Ass’n and request for ruling by 5/02/2011 03/14/2011 – Opposition to Motion to Clarify 03/14/2011 – Reply Supporting of Motion to Clarify 03/17/2011 – Order denying Plaintiffs’ request for ruling by
5/02/2011 03/18/2011 – Notice of Appeal 04/27/2011 – Order deferring ruling pending decision by Sixth
Circuit in Thomas Moore 07/01/2011 – Order that this Court is bound by the 6th Cir.
Ruling in Thomas More 07/13/2011 – Notice of Appeal 02/01/2013 – Opinion of 6th Cir. 04/01/2013 – True copy of mandate from 6th Cir.
6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Affirmed
US Citizens Ass’n v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 11-3327 (consolidated with 11-3798)
03/30/2011 – Case docketed (from No. 5:10-cv-1065, above) 05/06/2011 – Opening Brief of Appellant U.S. Citizens Ass’n re:
Count 2: Violation of freedom of expressive and intimate association, Count 3: Violation of 5th Amendment Due Process, Count 4: Right to Privacy)
07/06/2011 – Corrected response brief from Appellee 07/18/2011 – Reply Brief filed by Appellants 08/16/2011 – Supp. authority from Appellants (Fla. v. Sebelius,
11th Cir.) 09/23/2011 – Order consolidating cases and referred (Guy,
Sutton and Griffin) 11/17/2011 – Notice of additional citation (SCOTUS review in
Florida case) 03/12/2012 – Mot. of USA to hold oral argument in abeyance
pending SCOTUS review 03/19/2012 – Stay granted 07/05/2012 – Motion to vacate stay
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07/09/2012 – Order granting motion to vacate stay 09/19/2012 – Case submitted (Suhrheinrich, Stranch and Donald) 10/30/2012 – Letter stating case will be submitted on briefs
without oral argument 02/01/2013 – Opinion and Judgment Affirming Motion to Dismiss
and Summary Judgment 03/29/2013 – Mandate issued
Western District of Oklahoma
Held: Stayed
Calvey v. Obama, No. 5:10-cv-00353 – Judge David Russell
04/07/2010 – Complaint 08/06/2010 – Amended Complaint 02/15/2011 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by
Defendants 03/09/2011 – Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to
Mot. to Dismiss 03/22/2011 – Motion to Amend/Correct Complaint filed by
Calvey 03/22, 23, & 25/2011 – Response to Defendants’ Motion to
Dismiss filed by Calvey 03/23 & 25/2011 – Motion to Amend/Correct Complaint filed by
Calvey 03/30/2011 – Reply supporting Motion to Dismiss filed by Obama 04/26/2011 – Order granting in part and denying in part Motion
to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction; granting Motion to Amend amended complaint.
05/10/2011– Answer filed by Defendant 11/08/2011– Order Staying Case pending SCOTUS review in
Florida case
Eastern District Oklahoma
Pruitt v. Sebelius et al, No. 6:11-cv-00030 – Judge Ronald A. White
01/21/2011 – Complaint 02/04/2011 – Summons returned executed 03/28/2011 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by
Defendants 04/08/2011 – Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss by
Plaintiff 04/19/2011– Motion for Extension of Time to Reply to Motion
Response 04/20/2011– Minute Order granting Defendant’s Motion for
Extension of Time 04/26/2011– Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss by
Defendant 09/22/2011– Def. Notice of Supp. Auth. (4th circuit decision) 11/16/2011– Order to show cause why case should not be stayed
pending SCOTUS review of Florida case
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11/17/2011– Response agreeing case should be stayed 11/23/2011– Order Staying Case pending SCOTUS review in
Florida case 07/27/2012 – Motion to lift stay 09/12/2012 – Order granting motion to lift stay 09/12/2012 –Amended Complaint (no preemption; final
exchange rule violates APA) 09/24/2012 – Order finding Defendant’s motion to dismiss
original complaint. Moot 12/03/2012 – Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of
Jurisdiction 12/06/2012 – Mot. to Intervene by GC Restaurants, Old English
Lion and Rose, challenging § 36B premium assistance regulations as invalid under APA, with Complaint in Intervention
12/20/2012 – Defendant’s Opp. to Intervention 01/02/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Response in Support of Intervention 01/25/2013 – Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 01/25/2013 – Reply in Support of Intervention 02/08/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 06/20/2013 – Hearing on Motion to Dismiss held 08/12/2013 – Order granting in part and denying in part motion
to dismiss 09/25/2013 – Answer to Amended Complaint. 10/03/2013 – Order staying case 10/18/2013 – Order lifting stay 02/18/2014 – Motion for Summary Judgment 03/18/2014 – Order granting defendants’ motion to extend time 03/19/2014 – Cross Motion for Summary Judgment by all
Defendants 04/22/2014 – Response to Defendants’ Cross-Motion for
Summary Judgment 04/23/2014 – Order granting attorney withdrawal (two of
Plaintiff’s attorneys) 05/19/2014 – Defendants’ Reply in Support of their Cross-Motion
for Summary Judgment 06/02/2014 – Order granting Plaintiff’s motion to file
supplemental authority & Plaintiff’s Notice of Supplemental Authority
06/04/2014 – Motion for Leave to File Hard Copy Amicus Curiae Motion and Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s MSJ by ACRU
06/05/2014 – Defendants’ Response in Opp. to Mot. for Leave to File Amicus Curiae
06/06/2014 – Minute Order granting ACRU leave to file hard copy Amicus Curiae Motion and Brief
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06/06/2014 – Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment by ACRU
06/06/2014 – Minute Order denying Motion of ACRU for leave to file amicus curiae
06/09/2014 - Notice of substitution of party by Lewis, Sebelius
Southern District of Mississippi
Stayed, except privacy claims
Def. Mot. to
Dismiss privacy claims granted
Appealed to 5th Cir. Ct. of App.
Bryant and Walters v. Holder, No. 2:10-cv-76 – Judge Keith Starrett
04/02/2010 – Petition filed 04/09/2010 – First Amended Petition, adding Plaintiff Lt. Gov.
Phil Bryant 08/01/2010 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 11/15/2010 – Opposition to Motion to Dismiss by Plaintiffs 11/22/2010 – Memorandum in Opposition filed separately by
Phil Bryant 01/21/2011 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 02/03/2011 – Order dismissing First Amended Petition (with
leave to refile w/i 30days); Order granting in part and denying in part Motion to Dismiss
03/04/2011 – Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiffs 03/21/2011 – Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer filed
by Defendants 03/21/2011 – Order granting Defendants’ Motion to Extend time
to Answer 04/12/2011 – Motion to Dismiss and for Jurisdictional Discovery
filed by Defendants 05/20/2011 – Opposition of Motion to Dismiss and Jurisdictional
Discovery 05/31/2011 – Order granting Defendant extension of time to
reply to Motion to Dismiss 07/05/2011 – Defendants’ reply (rebuttal ) to Motion to Dismiss 08/16/2011 – Supp. authority from Defendant (New Jersey
Physicians, 3d Cir.) 08/17/2011 – Response to supp. authority and supp. authority
from Plf. (Fla., 11th Cir.) 08/18/2011 – Response to supp. authority from Def. 08/29/2011 – Order granting in part & denying in part
Defendants’ motion to dismiss (and allowing plaintiffs. to proceed with their individual mandate challenge)
09/12/2011 – Answer 11/16/2011 – Joint Mot. to Stay Proceedings pending SCOTUS
review in Florida case 11/23/2011 – Stay pending SCOTUS review in Fla. case, EXCEPT
privacy claims
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02/01/2012 – Order extending time to complete discovery 04/11/2012 – Order granting in part and denying in part a
motion by Def. to compel discovery 05/01/2012 – Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs. not responding to
discovery 05/01/2012 – Motion and Mem. for Summary. J. filed by Def. 05/01/2012 – Mem. In Support of Summary. J. filed by Bryant 07/06/2012 – Opp. To Bryant’s Mot. for Summary J. filed by Def. 07/06/2012 – Opp. to Geithner's Mot. for Summary. J. filed by
Bryant 07/20/2012 – Resp. on Summary. J. filed by Def. 07/20/2012 – Resp. on Summary. J. filed by Bryant 08/13/2012 – Order granting Defendants.’ Motion to Dismiss
Plaintiffs. 08/23/2012 – Order granting Defendants’ Mot. for Summary. J. re:
privacy claims 09/05/2012 – Judgment entered 10/23/2012 – Notice of Appeal 01/14/2013 – 5th Circuit Order
5th Cir. Ct. of App.
Case dismissed
Walters v. Holder, No. 12-60844, on appeal from No. 2:10-cv-00076
10/29/2012 – Notice of Appeal 12/12/2012 – Notice Appellant’s Br. due 12/19/2012 – Order dismissing appeal for failing to file brief &
record
District of Columbia District
Court
Case dismissed
Appealed to D.C. Cir. Ct. of App.
Ass’n of Am. Physicians & Surgeons v. Sebelius, No. 1:10-cv-499 – Judge Amy Berman Jackson
03/26/2010 – Complaint 05/12/2010 – Response to Notice of Related Case 05/24/2010 – Reply to Response to Notice of Related Case filed
by Plaintiffs 06/07/2010 – Defendants’ Reply re: Opposition to Related-Case
Designation 06/11/2010 – Order - Case Reassigned to Judge Richard J. Leon 07/29/2010 – Motion to Dismiss Complaint Filed by Defendants 09/08/2010 – Consent Motion to File Second Amended Complaint 09/13/2010 – Second Amended Complaint Filed 11/12/2010 – Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants 11/22/2010 – Motion to Stay Summary Judgment and Discovery
filed by Defendants 12/09/2010 – Opposition to Stay filed by Plaintiffs 12/20/2010 – Reply to Memo opposing Motion to Stay filed by
Defendants
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12/24/2010 – Order granting Defendants’ Motion to Stay Summary Judgment and Discovery
01/10/2011 – Response to Motion to Dismiss filed by Plaintiffs 01/13/2011 – Order denying Motion to Dismiss as moot 02/14/2011 – Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
Second Amended Complaint 03/30/2011 – Case reassigned to U.S. District Judge Amy Berman
Jackson. Judge Richard J. Leon no longer assigned to the case.
04/8/2011 – Notice of Supplemental Authority by Defendants (Hall decision)
10/07/2011 – Geithner Motion to Stay pending decisions in SCOTUS & DC Cir cases
10/24/2011 – Opp. to Mot. to Stay 11/08/2011 – Order granting Stay 07/13/2012 – Order lifting stay 07/27/2012 – Supplemental Mem. from U.S. 07/27/2012 – Supplemental Mem. from Plaintiffs. 10/03/2012 – Order for Def. to address whether individual
mandate constitutes unconstitutional taking in violation of 5th Am.
10/12/2012 – Def. Resp. to 10/3/12 Order 10/19/2012 – AAPS Resp. to 10/3/12 Order 10/31/2012 – Order and Opinion granting Motion to Dismiss 12/28/2012 – Notice of Appeal
D.C. Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Affirmed
Ass’n of Amer. Physicians & Surgeons v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 13-5003
01/07/2013 – Appeal docketed (from No. 10-cv-00499) 03/13/2013 – Emergency Motion for Injunction as to Count IV by
Appellant
03/28/2013 – Response in Opp. to Emergency Motion for Injunction
04/08/2013 – Reply in Supp. of Emergency Motion 04/17/2013 – Order Denying Emergency Motion for Injunction
06/21/2013 – Appellant Brief 07/22/2013 – Appellee Brief 08/09/2013 – Appellant Reply Brief 08/28/2013 – Appellee Final Brief 09/03/2013 – Appellant Final Brief 12/30/2013 – Notice of intent appeal to Supreme Court for
injunction pending appeal 01/06/2014 – Notice Supreme Court denied injunction pending
appeal 01/10/2014 - Oral Argument held 03/07/2014 – Per curiam judgment filed – judgment appealed
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from in this cause is affirmed 03/07/2014 – Opinion affirming district court 04/21/2014 – Petition filed by appellants for rehearing 04/28/2014 – Per curiam order denying petition for rehearing 05/07/2014 – Mandate issued
United States Supreme Court
Ass’n of Am. Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13A699 (U.S.) 01/03/2014 – Appeal docketed (from No. 1:10-cv-00499) 01/03/2014 – Application for injunction pending appeal 01/06/2014 – Application for injunction pending appeal denied by The Chief Justice
District of Columbia District
Court
Held: Motion to Dismiss Granted
Appealed to D.C.
Cir. Ct. of App.
Sissel v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Services., No. 1:10-cv-01263 – Judge Beryl A. Howell
07/26/2010 – Complaint 07/26/2010 – Notice of Related Case by Plaintiff Sissel 10/25/2010 – Opp. to Notice of Related Case filed by Defendants 11/03/2010 – Response in Support of Notice of Related Case 11/12/2010 – Reply in Opposition to Plaintiff’s Response re
Notice of Related Case 11/15/2010 – Motion to Dismiss 12/16/2010 – Response to Motion to Dismiss filed by Plaintiffs 01/05/2011 – Order staying discovery pending resolution of
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss 01/18/2011 – Reply to Plaintiffs’ Response to Motion to Dismiss
filed by Defendants 02/28/2011 – Notice of Supp. Authority by Defendants
(Mead/Seven Sky, D.C.D.C. 08/09/2011 – Case stayed pending D.C. Circuit decision in
Mead/Seven Sky 11/30/2011 – Joint Motion to Stay pending SCOTUS review in
Florida case 12/01/2011 – Order granting Stay 09/11/2012 – Mot. for leave to file amended complaint 10/11/2012 – Order granting leave to file amended complaint 10/11/2012 – Amended Complaint (Origination Clause) 11/08/2012 – Def. Mot. to Dismiss Amended Complaint 12/03/2012 – Plf. Opposition to Mot. to Dismiss 12/04/2012 – Ctr. for Const. Jurisprudence Amicus Br
(Origination Clause) 01/11/2013 – Reply in Support of Mot. to Dismiss 06/28/2013 – Order Granting Mot. to Dismiss 07/05/2013 – Notice of Appeal
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D.C. Cir. Ct. of
App.
Held: Affirmed
Sissel v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Services, No. 13-5202
07/08/2013 – Appeal Docketed 10/23/2013 – Appellant Brief 11/08/2013 – Amicus Brief Supporting Appellant by Ass’n of Am.
Physicians and Surgeons 11/12/2013 – Amicus Brief Supporting Appellant by U.S.
Representatives Michele Bachmann et al. 11/13/2013 – Amicus Brief Supporting Appellant by Ctr.
Constitutional Jurisprudence 12/09/2013 – Appellee Brief 12/20/2013 – Appellant Reply Brief 12/26/2013 – Sissel withdraw attorney Himebaugh 01/19/2014 – Defendants file letter w/ additional authorities 04/19/2014 – Notice Mullin, Latta, Posey intend to participate as
amicus curiae 04/25/2014 – Plaintiff files letter w/ additional authorities 05/07/2014 – Dion DeSantis intent to participate as amicus
curiae 05/08/2014 – Oral argument held 06/02/2014 – Appellant Supplemental Br. re: standing 06/09/2014 – Appellee Supplemental Br. 07/29/2014 – Order affirming district court court’s dismissal for
failure to state a claim.
District of
Columbia District Court
Held: Defendants’
Motion for Summary Judgment Granted
Appealed to D.C.
Cir. Ct. of App.
Halbig v. Sebelius, 1:13-cv-00623-RWR, Chief Judge Richard W. Roberts
05/02/2013 – Complaint 06/06/2013 – Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs 07/29/2013 – Motion to Dismiss 08/09/2013 – Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 08/09/2013 – Motion for Default Judgment by Plaintiffs 08/16/2013 – Response to Motion for Default Judgment by
Defendants 09/03/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 09/10/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 09/27/2013 – Defendants’ Opposition to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 10/04/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Plaintiffs 10/15/2013 – Order Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default
Judgment 10/22/2013 – Order Denying Motion to Dismiss
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11/12/2013 – Defendants’ Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment
11/14/2013 – Amicus Brief by Families USA 11/18/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Summary Judgment
and in Opposition to Cross Motion for Summary Judgment
11/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Commonwealth of Virginia 11/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Jonathan Adler, et al. 11/25/2013 – Defendants’ Reply in Support of Cross Motion for
Summary Judgment 12/09/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Notice of Supplemental Authority In
Opposition to Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
01/15/2014 – Order granting Defendant’s Mot. for Summary. J.; Denying Plaintiff’s Mot. for Summary. J.
01/15/2014 – Opinion for above 01/15/2014 – Notice of appeal
D.C. Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Reversed and Remanded
Halbig v. Sebelius, No. 14-5018 01/16/2014 – Case docketed No. 14-5018 01/30/2014 – Appellants’ Brief & Joint Appendix 02/05/2014 –Amici Curiae Brief States & Consumer Research 02/06/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief of PRI and CATO 02/06/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief Adler & Cannon 02/06/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief KS, MS, NB 02/06/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief Senators 02/06/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief Galen Institute 02/07/2014 – Corrected Amicus Curiae Brief NFIB 02/12/2014 – Appellee Brief 02/14/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief of Am. Cancer. Society 02/14/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief Pub. Health Deans 02/15/2014 –Corrected Amici Curiae Brief Congress & State
Legislatures 02/17/2014 – Brief of Amici Curiae AARP & NHeLP 02/19/2014 – Reply Brief for Appellants
03/25/2014 – Oral argument 07/22/2014 – Opinion reversing district court and remanding
with instructions to grant summary judgment to appellants
State of West Virginia v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Svcs., No. 1:14-cv-01287 – Judge Reggie B. Walton
07/29/2014 – Complaint
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District of Columbia District
Court
District of Columbia District
Court
Am. Freedom Law Ctr. v. Muise, No. 1:14-cv-001143 – Judge Reggie B. Walton
07/04/2014 – Complaint
Middle District of Pennsylvania
Held: Mandate
unconstitutional
Vacated
Goudy-Bachman v. U.S. Dep’t Health & Human Services., No. 1:10-cv-00763 – Judge Christopher Conner
04/12/2010 – Complaint 06/14/2010 – Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants 07/13/2010 – Order Holding Issuance of Pretrial/Trial Schedule
in Abeyance, Pending Resolution of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
07/26/2010 – Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Filed by Plaintiffs
08/03/2010 – Plaintiffs’ Notice of Supplemental Authority (Va. v. Sebelius)
08/13/2010 – Plaintiffs Supplemental Brief in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
08/18/2010 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 09/07/2010 – Notice of Supplemental Authority by Def. (Baldwin) 10/21/2010 – Notice of Supplemental Authority by Def. (Thomas
More) 12/06/2010 – Notice of Supplemental Authority by Def.
(Geithner, Sebelius, U.S. Dep’t of Health and Human Services, U.S. Dep’t of Treasury)
01/24/2011 – Order denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss 02/23/2011 – Notice of Supplemental Authority filed by
Defendants (DC decision) 06/10/2011 – Joint Stipulation for filing cross motions for
summary joint approved by court 06/21/2011 – Motion for Summary Judgment in the Alternative
filed by Defendants 07/06/2011 - Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Plaintiffs 07/07/2011 – Brief in Support of Summary Judgment filed by
Plaintiffs 07/18/2011 – Brief in Opposition of Motion for Summary
Judgment 07/21/2011 – Oral argument held before Judge Conner
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08/01/2011 – Reply Brief responding to Opposition of Motion for Summary Judgment
08/19/2011 – Supp. Brief from Plaintiffs re: 11th Cir. decision 08/30/2011 – Reply from Defendant re: 11th Cir. Decision 09/08/2011 – Notice of subsequent authority from Geithner (4th
Circuit opinions) 09/13/2011 – Mem. Opinion. granting Summary Judgment to Plf.
& finding minimum coverage provision unconstitutional
11/10/2011 – Notice of Appeal 12/03/2012 – Mandate of Court of Appeals 12/04/2012 – Order vacating judgment and closing case
3d Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Affirming district court’s
dismissal of complaint for
failure to state a claim
Goudy-Bachman v. U.S. Dep’t Health & Human Services , No. 11-4160
11/17/2011 – Case docketed (appeal from, No. 1:10-cv-00763 above)
11/18/2011 – Joint Mot. to Stay Proceedings pending SCOTUS review of Florida case
11/30/2011 – Order granting Motion to Stay (status reports being filed)
08/09/2012 – Stay lifted 09/17/2012 – Mot. by Goudy-Bachman to summarily affirm 09/12/2012 – Resp. by U.S. to Mot. 10/11/2012 – Mot for Summary Affirmance denied; D. Ct.
judgment vacated (NFIB) with order to dismiss complaint (Judges Sloviter, Fisher, Weis)
12/03/2012 – Mandate Issued 12/04/2012 – Order affirming dismissal of complaint for failure
to state a valid claim for relief
District of Arizona
Held: Motion to
Dismiss Granted
Appealed to 9th Cir. Ct. of App.
Coons v. Geithner et al, No. 2:10-cv-01714 – Judge G. Murray Snow
08/12/2010 – Complaint 11/15/2010 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiffs 11/16/2010 – Amended Motion for Prelim. Inj. filed by Plaintiffs 12/13/2010 – Opposition to Amended Motion for Prelim. Inj. filed
by Defendants 01/11/2011 – Reply to Response to Motion for Prelim. Inj. 01/24/2011 – Defendants’ Notice re: House Vote to Repeal ACA,
including Plaintiffs.’ Votes 01/28/2011 – Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike Defendants.’ Notice re:
House Vote 02/02/2011 – Defendants’ Response to Motion to Strike 03/08/2011 – Motion to Withdraw Motion for Prelim. Inj. filed by
Plaintiffs
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03/10/2011 – Order granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Withdraw Motion for Prelim. Inj.
03/11/2011 – Amended Complaint 05/04/2011 – Motion to Amend/Correct Amended Complaint by
Plaintiffs 05/09/2011 – Plaintiffs granted leave to file Amended Complaint 05/10/2011 – Amended Complaint 05/31/2011 – Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants 06/20/2011 – Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
and to treat Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss as a Motion for Summary Judgment
06/23/2011 – Amicus Br. Supporting Plaintiffs from Pacific Legal Found.
06/23/2011 – Defendants’ Motion to Stay Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary. J.
07/05/2011 – Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 07/07/2011 – Plaintiffs’ Response to Motion to Stay 07/14/2011 – Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion to Stay 07/25/2011 – Order denying Defendants’ Motion to Stay 08/10/2011 – Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment 08/29/2011 – Plaintiffs’ Reply in Supp. of Summary. J. and against
Def. Mot. for Summary. J. 09/12/2011 – Defendants’ Reply in Support of Summary. J. 09/16/2011 – Plaintiffs’ Motion to File Sur-Reply 09/19/2011 – Defendants’ Opp. To Plaintiffs’ Motion to File Sur-
Reply 11/29/2011 – Defendants’ Motion to Stay pending SCOTUS
review of Florida case 12/13/2011 – Plaintiffs’ Response Opposing Stay 12/20/2011 – Defendants’ Reply supporting Stay 01/17/2012 – Order granting Motion to Stay pending NFIB 07/16/2012 – Status Report from U.S. 08/31/2012 – Order granting in part and denying in part Def.
Mot. to Dismiss (NFIB) 09/13/2012 – Coons Supplemental. Br. 09/27/2012 – U.S. Supp. Br. 12/20/2012 – Order Granting Def. Mot. to Dismiss remaining
claims re: 5th, 9th Am. re:& medical autonomy; 4th, 5th, 9th re: privacy; and preempts AZ state legislation
02/19/2013 – Notice of Appeal
9th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Affirming in Part, Vacating in
Coons v. Lew, No. 13-15324
02/20/2013 – Appeal docketed (from No. 2:10-cv-01714) 05/30/2013 – Appellants Opening Brief
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Part and Remanding with
Instructions
06/06/2013 – Amicus Brief by Pacific Legal Found. & Matthew Sissel
07/31/2013 – Appellees Opening Brief 08/15/2013 – Appellants’ Reply Brief 11/12/2013 – Notice of oral argument 1/28/2014 01/13/2014 – Appellee Geithner substituted by Lew 01/22/2014 – case removed from 1/28/2014 Las Vegas calendar 04/02/2014 – Notice of oral argument 6/10/2014 San Fran, CA 06/10/2014 – Oral argument 08/07/2014 – Opinion affirming in part, vacating in part and remanding with instructions
Eastern District of Virginia
Held: Case Dismissed
Appealed to 4th
Cir. Ct. of App.
King v. Sebelius, No. 3:13-cv-00630-JRS, Judge James R. Spencer
09/16/2013 – Complaint 09/19/2013 – Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs 09/19/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 10/16/2013 – Defendants’ Memorandum in Opposition to
Motion for Preliminary Injunction 11/18/2013 – Motion and Memorandum to Dismiss or, in the
Alternative, Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendants
11/20/2013 – Order Denying Preliminary Injunction 11/27/2013 – Opposition to Motion to Dismiss and Reply to
Response to Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs
12/06/2013 – Reply in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
02/18/2014 – Order and Opinion Granting Motion to Dismiss,
Denying Remaining Motions as Moot 02/19/2014 – Notice of Appeal by Plaintiffs
4th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: District Court is Affirmed
Petition for Cert.
filed
King v. Burwell, No. 14-1158
02/21/2014 – Appeal docketed (from No. 3:13-cv-00630-JRS) 03/03/2014 – Appellants’ Brief 03/10/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by Senator John
Cornyn, et al. 03/10/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by Pacific
Research Institute, et al. 03/10/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by Jonathan
Adler, et al. 03/10/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by Consumers’
Research
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03/10/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by the States of Alabama and Georgia
03/10/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by the States of Kansas and Nebraska
03/10/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by The Galen Institute
03/18/2014 – Appellees’ Brief 03/20/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by
Commonwealth of Virginia 03/20/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by America’s
Health Insurance Plans 03/20/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by American
Cancer Society, et al. 03/20/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by America’s
Health Insurance Plans 03/21/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by American
Hospital Association 03/21/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by Economic
Scholars 03/21/2014 – Amicus Brief by Public Health Deans, Chairs and
Faculty 03/21/2014 – Amicus Brief by Members of Congress and State
Legislatures 03/21/2014 – Amicus Brief by Families USA 03/25/2014 – Amicus/Intervener Brief Filed by National
Health Law Program and AARP 03/25/2014 – Reply Brief by Appellants
07/22/2014 – Order and Opinion
S. Ct.
King v. Burwell, Case No. 14-__
07/31/2014 – Petition for a Writ of Cert. filed
Southern District of Indiana
Indiana v. IRS, No. 1:13-cv-01612-WTL-TAB, referred to Magistrate Judge Tim A. Baker
10/08/2013 – Complaint 12/09/2013 – Amended Complaint 01/31/2014 – Motion and Memorandum to Dismiss Filed by Defendants 02/12/2014 – Response to Motion to Dismiss
Filed by Plaintiff State of Indiana 02/12/2014 – Response to Motion to Dismiss
Filed by Plaintiff School Corporation 03/05/2014 – Motion and Memorandum for
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Summary Judgment Filed by Plaintiff State of Indiana
03/05/2014 – Motion and Memorandum for Summary Judgment Filed by Plaintiff School Corporation
03/10/2014 – Amended Brief in Support of Summary Judgment Filed by Plaintiff School Corporation
04/16/2014 – Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment Filed by Defendants and Memorandum in Support of Cross-Motion
04/30/2014 – Reply in Support of Plaintiff School Corporation’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Response to Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
04/30/2014 – Reply in Support of Plaintiff State of Indiana’s Motion for Summary Judgment and Response to Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
05/28/2014 – Reply in Support of Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
Challenges to Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
Northern District of Alabama
Held: Dismissed
Without Prejudice
Eternal World Television Network Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 2:12–cv–00501, Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn
02/09/2012 – Complaint 03/21/2012 – Amended Complaint 03/22/2012 – Motion to Intervene by State of Alabama 03/22/2012 – Order re: Motion to Intervene filed by State of
Alabama 04/23/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Intervene filed by
Defendants 05/04/2012 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 05/09/2012 – Order re: Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 05/23/2012 – State of Alabama Reply in Support of Motion to
Intervene 05/23/2012 – Reply to Motion to Intervene filed by Plaintiff 06/01/2012 – Response in Opp. re: Motion to Dismiss filed by
Plaintiff 06/25/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 07/10/2012 – Motion to Stay Discovery by Defendants 08/07/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Stay Discovery 08/15/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Stay Discovery
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02/05/2013 – Intervener State of Alabama Notice of Recent Factual and Legal Developments in Alabama
03/01/2013 – Defendant Response to Interveners’ Notice of Recent Factual and Legal Developments in Alabama
03/25/2013 – Mem. Opinion and Order granting Motion to Dismiss
Southern District of Alabama
Held: Judgment Entered for
Defendants; Case Stayed
Appealed to 11th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Eternal World Television Network Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Svcs., No. 1:13-cv-00521-CG-C, Judge Callie V.S. Grande
10/28/2013 – Complaint 12/31/2013 – Mot. for Summary Judgment by State of Alabama 12/31/2013 – Mot. for Partial Summary Judgment and Either Mot.
to Expedite Case or for Preliminary Injunction by Eternal World Television Network, Inc.
02/10/2014 – Mot. to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment by Defendants
02/10/2014 – Opp’n to Mot. for Summary Judgment by Defendants
02/11/2014 – Amicus brief by Am. Civil Liberties Union 02/28/2014 – Opp’n to Motion Mot. to Dismiss or, in the
Alternative, for Summary Judgment by State of Alabama
02/28/2014 – Reply in Supp. of Mot. for Partial Summary Judgment by Eternal World Television Network, Inc.
02/28/2014 – Opp’n to Motion Mot. to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment by Eternal World Television Network, Inc.
02/28/2014 – Mot. for Discovery 03/11/2014 – Reply Brief in Supp. of Mot. to Dismiss or, in the
Alternative, for Summary Judgment 03/20/2014 – Unopposed Mot. to Expedite Consideration of Case 06/17/2014 – Order Granting Eternal World Television Network
Inc.’s Mot. to Expedite Summary Judgment Proceedings; Denying Eternal World Television Network Inc.’s Mot. for Summary Judgment; and Granting Defendants’ Mot. for Summary Judgment in Part
06/17/2014 – Order Denying Mot. to Dismiss in Part and Granting in Part
06/17/2014 – Joint Mot. for Entry of Judgment and Stay of Litigation by Eternal World Television Network, Inc. and State of Alabama
06/18/2014 – Mot. for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal by Eternal World Television Network, Inc.
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06/18/2014 – Case Stayed 06/18/2014 – Final Judgment Entered in Favor of Defendants 06/18/2014 – Notice of Appeal 06/18/2014 – Opp’n to Mot. for Preliminary Injunction Pending
Appeal 06/19/2014 – Reply in Supp. of Mot. for Preliminary Injunction
Pending Appeal by Eternal World Television Network, Inc.
06/19/2014 – Order Denying Mot. for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
11th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Pending Appeal Granted
Eternal World Television Network Inc. v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Svcs., No. 14-12696
06/18/2014 – Appeal Docketed (appeal from no. 1:13-cv-00521-CG-C)
06/18/2014 – Time Sensitive Mot. to Expedite and Mot. for Inunction Pending Appeal by Eternal World Television Network, Inc.
06/20/2014 – Opposition to Mot. to Expedite and Mot. for Injunction Pending Appeal by Defendants
06/23/2014 – Reply in Supp. of Mot. to Expedite and Mot. for Inunction Pending Appeal by Eternal World Television Network, Inc.
06/30/2014 – Order Granting Mot. for Injunction Pending Appeal in light of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
07/28/2014 – Appellants Brief 07/30/2014 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life, and Law Foundation 08/01/2014 – Amicus Brief by Gospel Rescue Missions, et al. 08/04/2014 – Amicus Brief by Ass’n Am. Physicians & Surgeons,
et al.
District of Columbia District
Court
Held: Dismissed Without
Prejudice for Lack of
Jurisdiction
Appealed to D.C. Cir. Ct. of App.
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington v. Sebelius, No. 12-cv-00815, Judge Amy B. Jackson
05/21/2012 – Complaint 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss and Mem. in Support by
Defendants 08/27/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 08/28/2012 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ctr. for Law & Policy and
79 Members of Congress 09/24/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 11/02/2012 – Minute Entry Granting Defendant’s Motion to
Stay case pending decision in consolidated appeals of Wheaton College v. Sebelius (No. 12-
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5273) and Belmont Abbey College v. Sebelius (No. 12-5291).
01/02/2013 – Minute Order requesting one pleading per party addressing whether court should dismiss in light of order issued by D.C. District Court, due on 01/16/2013
01/16/2013 – Notice of Supplemental Authority by Plaintiff 01/16/2013 – Supplemental Brief re: Supplemental Authority
by Defendants 01/25/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Dismiss 01/25/2013 – Mem. Opinion
03/25/2013 – Notice of Appeal 10/31/2013 – D.C. Circuit Court Mandate issued
D.C. Circuit Ct. of App.
Held: Preliminary Injunction Denied
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 13-5091
03/27/2013 – Appeal docketed (from No. 12-cv-00815) 04/04/2013 – Motion for summary reversal of District Court
decision by Appellant 04/17/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for summary
reversal by Appellee 04/24/2013 – Reply in Supp. of Motion for summary reversal 06/21/2013 – Order Denying Motion for summary reversal 08/12/2013 – Motion for a preliminary injunction by
Appellants 08/22/2013 – Opp. To Motion for injunction by Appellees 08/22/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for injunction by
Appellants 09/06/2013 – Order dismissing as moot with respect to
challenge to old regulations and denying motion for preliminary injunction challenging new regulations
10/06/2013 – Mandate issued
District of Columbia District
Court
Held: Preliminary Injunction Denied
Appealed to D.C. Circuit Ct. of App.
Gilardi v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Services. (“Freshway Foods”), No. 13-cv-00104, Judge Reggie B. Walton
01/24/2013 – Complaint
02/08/2013 – Motion for Preliminary injunction 02/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by State of Ohio 02/25/2013 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 02/28/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction
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03/03/2013 – Mem. Opinion Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction
03/04/2013 – Notice of Appeal 03/07/2013 – Joint Motion to stay proceedings pending
appeal 03/11/2013 – Minute Order granting consent motion to stay
pending appeal
D.C. Circuit Ct. of App.
Held: Remanding
to Grant Freshway Foods’
Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and to Reconsider
Denial of Individual
Owners’ Motion for Preliminary
Injunction
Petition for Writ of Cert. Filed
Gilardi v. HHS (“Freshway Foods”), No. 13-5069
03/05/2013 – Appeal docketed (from No. 13-cv-00104) 03/06/2013 – Appellants’ Emergency Motion for Injunction
Pending Appeal 03/11/2013 – Opp. to Emergency Motion for Injunction
Pending Appeal 03/12/2013 – Reply Brief in Support of Emergency Motion
for Injunction Pending Appeal before April 1, 2013 and to Expedite Appeal
03/21/2013 – Order Denying Emergency Motion for Injunction and setting briefing schedule
03/25/2013 – Emergency Petition by Appellant for rehearing en banc of denial of Emergency Motion for Injunction
03/29/2013 – Order Granting Emergency Motion for Injunction pending Appeal on rehearing; briefing schedule remains in effect
04/30/2013 – Appellant Brief 05/06/2013 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life, & Law Found. 05/07/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ass’n of Pro-Life
Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al. 05/07/2013 – Amicus for Appellant Brief filed by State of
Ohio 05/07/2013 – Consent Amicus for Appellant Brief filed by
Life Legal Defense Found. 05/07/2013 – Consent Amicus for Appellant Brief filed by
Archdiocese of Cincinnati 05/07/2013 – Amicus Brief by Rev. Nicanor Pier Austriaco, et
al. 05/07/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ass’n of Christian Schools
Int’l, et al. 05/07/2013 – Amicus for Appellant Brief filed by Abortion
Breast Cancer Coalition, et al. 05/07/2013 – Amicus for Appellant Brief filed by Eagle
Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund 06/07/2013 – Appellee Brief
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06/13/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Coll. of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al.
06/14/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ass’n of Univ. Women, et al.
06/14/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Public Health Ass’n, et al. 06/14/2013 – Amicus for Appellee Brief filed by Lambda
Legal Defense & Educ. Fund 06/14/2013 – Amicus for Appellee Brief filed by Bright Pink,
et al. 06/14/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Civil Liberties Union, et
al. 06/17/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Health Law Program 06/21/2013 – Appellant Reply Brief 11/01/2013 – Opinion reversing denial of a Preliminary
Injunction for the individual owners and remanding for consideration of the other Preliminary-Injunction factors; affirming the denial of a Preliminary Injunction with respect to the Freshway Companies
11/05/2013 – Petition for Wrt of Cert. filed 11/11/2013 – Appellant Motion for Stay 12/11/2013 – Order granting Appellant Motion for Stay 01/30/2014 – Petition for Writ of Cert. filed 07/01/2014 – Case no. 13-915 Petition for Writ of Cert.
denied 07/01/2014 – Case no. 13-567 Petition for Writ of Cert.
granted. 08/04/2014 – Judgment filed by Clerk of the S. Ct. notifying
court of disposition of case no. 13-567 08/08/2014 – Order remanding to district court to enter to
enter a preliminary injunction for the Freshway companies and to reconsider the denial preliminary injunction as to the individual owners in light of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
S. Ct.
Held: Petition for Writ of Cert.
Denied
Gilardi v. HHS (“Freshway Foods”), Nos. 13-915 01/30/2014 – Petitioner for Writ of Cert. filed by Petitioners Dep’t of Health & Human Svcs. 02/19/2014 – Brief of Respondents Gilardi filed 11/05/2014 – Petition denied
S. Ct
Held: Petition for Writ of Cert.
Gilardi v. HHS (“Freshway Foods”), Nos. 13-567 11/05/2013 – Petition for Writ of Cert. filed by Petitioners Gilardi 12/06/2013 – Brief by Respondents Dep’t of Health & Human
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Granted; Vacating and Remanding
Svcs. 07/01/2014 – Petition Granted. Vacating and Remanding to D.C. Circuit for Consideration in Light of Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. 08/04/2014 – Judgment Issued 08/08/2014 – Mandate Issued
District of Columbia District
Court
Held: Dismissed Without
Prejudice for Lack of
Jurisdiction
Appealed to D.C. Circuit Ct. of App.
Belmont Abbey Coll. v. Sebelius, No. 1:11–cv–01989 – Judge James E. Boasberg
11/10/2011 – Complaint 03/20/2012 – Amended Complaint 04/05/2012 – Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss 04/23/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 05/03/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 06/22/2012 – Notice of Supplemental Authority by Defendants 06/26/2012 – Response to Notice of Supplemental Authority filed
by Plaintiff 07/18/2012 – Order granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and
Dismissing Case without Prejudice 07/18/2012 – Opinion granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss 07/23/2012 – Motion for Reconsideration filed by Plaintiff 08/07/2012 – Notice of Supplemental Authority filed by Plaintiff 08/09/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion for Reconsideration 08/16/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion for Reconsideration 08/27/2012 – Notice of Supplemental Authority filed by
Defendant 08/31/2012 – Response to Notice of Supplemental Authority filed
by Plaintiff 09/05/2012 – Opinion and Order denying Motion for
Reconsideration 09/14/2012 – Notice of Appeal filed by Plaintiff 08/13/2013 – D.C. Circuit Opinion 08/19/2013 – Order vacating judgment and dismissing Complaint
as moot
D.C. Circuit Ct. of App.
Held: Remanding to District Court
to Vacate and Dismiss
Belmont Abbey Coll. v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 12–5291 (Wheaton College, No. 12-5273)
09/14/2012 – Appeal docketed (from No. 1:11–cv–01989 above) 10/05/2012 –Appellant Opening Brief filed by Wheaton College
and Belmont Abbey College 10/10/2012 – Amicus Brief for Appellant Brief by Am. Ctr. for
Law and Justice and Regent Univ. 10/12/2012 – Amicus Brief for Appellant Brief by Women Speak
for Themselves
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10/12/2012 – Amicus Brief for Appellant Brief by Am. Civil Rights Union, Cato Institute and Ctr. for Constitutional Jurisprudence
10/12/2012 – Amicus Brief for Appellant Brief by Am. Ass’n of Pro–Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Ass’n of Am. Physicians & Surgeons, Inc., Catholic Medical Ass’n, Nat’l Ass’n of Pro Life Nurses, Nat’l Catholic Bioethics Ctr. and Physicians for Life
10/12/2012 – Amicus Brief for Appellant Brief by Christian Legal Society
10/12/2012 – Amicus Brief for Appellant Brief by State of Texas 10/12/2012 – Amicus Brief by Wyoming Catholic Coll., et al. 11/05/2012 – Appellee Brief 11/16/2012 – Appellant Reply Brief 12/14/2012 – Oral Argument (Judges Garland, Griffith, and
Randolph) 12/18/2012 – Order holding cases in abeyance and directing
Appellee to file status reports every 60 days from date of Order.
02/11/2013 – Status Report by Appellees notifying Court of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in Federal Register. See 78 Fed. Reg. 8456 (Feb. 6, 2013)
04/16/2013 – Status Report by Appellees notifying Court that comment period on Proposed Rule has closed and comments are currently being reviewed. New rules to be issued by August 2013.
06/17/2013 – Status Report by Appellees reiterating that new rules are to be issued by August 2013.
07/29/2013 – Joint unopposed Motion to issue Mandate 08/13/2013 –Order remanding to District Court with
instructions to vacate their judgments and to dismiss the complaints as moot.
District of Columbia District
Court
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted
Appealed to D.C. Circuit Ct. of App.
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., v. Sebelius, No. 1:12–cv–01635–RBW, Judge Reggie B. Walton
10/02/2012 – Complaint 10/08/2012 – Mot. and Mem. for Preliminary Injunction by
Plaintiffs 10/22/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Preliminary Injunction 10/25/2012 – Supplemental Mem. in Support of Preliminary
Injunction 11/07/2012 – Amicus Brief by ACLU, ACLU of the National
Capital Area 11/09/2012 – Minute Entry and Motion Hearing 11/12/2012 – Response to Amicus Brief filed by Plaintiffs
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11/16/2012 – Order granting Preliminary Injunction 11/16/2012 – Mem. Opinion 01/15/2013 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants 01/28/2013 – Motion to Stay by Plaintiffs 01/30/2013 – Minute Order granting Motion to Stay Pending
Appeal 05/08/2013 – Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs 06/17/2013 – Response to Motion for Summary Judgment and
Cross Motion filed by Defendants 07/17/2013 – Memorandum in Opposition to Cross Motion for
Summary Judgment and in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment
08/17/2013 – Reply in Support of Cross Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendants
12/03/2013 – First Amended Complaint by Plaintiffs 07/21/2014 – Notice of Supplemental Authority
D.C. Circuit Ct. of App.
Held: Case Dismissed
Voluntarily
Tyndale House Publishers v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 13-5018
01/18/2013 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 12-cv-01635) 04/25/2013 – Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss filed by Appellant 04/25/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss 04/26/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
05/03/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Voluntary Dismissal
District of
Columbia District Court
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Johnson Welded Products, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-00609, Judge Ellen S. Huvelle
04/30/2013 – Complaint 05/24/2013 – Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction
by Plaintiffs 05/24/2013 – Minute Order Granting Unopposed Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 07/09/2013 – Order administratively closing the case pending
further order of the court
District of Colorado
Held: Dismissed
Without Prejudice for
Lack of Jurisdiction
Colorado Christian Univ. v. Sebelius, No. 1:11–cv–03350, Judge Christine M. Arguello
12/22/2011 – Complaint 12/27/2011 – Order referring case to Magistrate Judge Boyd N.
Boland 01/06/2012 – Scheduling for Order 02/06/2012 – Motion to Postpone scheduling conference filed
by Defendants
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02/07/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion to Postpone 02/07/2012 – Reply Supporting Motion to Postpone 02/09/2012 – Order denying Motion to Postpone conference 03/13/2012 – Objection/Appeal of Magistrate Judge on
Decision postponement to District Court 03/22/2012 – Amended Complaint 03/26/2012 – Response to Objection/Appeal of Magistrate
Judge Decision filed by Plaintiff 04/09/2012 – Reply to Response to Objection/Appeal of
Magistrate Judge Decision filed by Defendants 04/09/2012 – Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint and
Mem. of Support 04/30/2012 – Order denying Appeal of Magistrate Judge
Decision 05/03/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss Amended
Complaint 05/18/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss filed by
Defendants 08/02/2012 – Renewed Motion to Stay Discovery by
Defendants 08/03/2012 – Mem. re: Motion to Stay Discovery 08/06/2012 – Order denying Renewed Motion to Stay
Discovery 08/06/2012 – Renewed Motion to Stay Discovery by
Defendants 08/07/2012 – Mem. re: Renewed Motion to Stay Discovery 08/27/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Renewed Motion to Stay
Discovery 08/31/2012 – Order denying Motion to Stay Discovery 11/09/2012 – Motion to Compel and Mem. in Support by
Plaintiff 11/28/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion to Compel 01/07/2013 – Order granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
for Lack of Jurisdiction 01/08/2013 – Final Judgment Order
District of Colorado
Newland v. Sebelius No. 1:12–cv–01123, Judge John L. Kane
04/30/2012 – Complaint 04/30/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Brief in
Support by Plaintiffs 06/08/2012 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 06/26/2012 – Amended Complaint 07/13/2012 – Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint
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Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted; Stay of Proceedings
Pending Appeal
Appealed to 10th Cir. Ct. of App.
07/13/2012 – Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint and in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
07/17/2012 – Reply in Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
07/27/2012 – Order granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction 08/30/2012 – Response to Motion to Dismiss 09/25/2012 – Notice of Appeal as to Order on Motion for
Preliminary Injunction by Defendants 10/03/2012 – Reply to Response to Motion to Dismiss
Complaint 10/11/2012 – Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Appeal by
Plaintiffs 10/18/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion to Stay Proceedings
Pending Appeal filed by Defendants 10/26/2012 – Order granting Motion to Stay Proceedings 10/02/2013 – 10th Cir. Order – affirm and remand to District Ct.
Stay until Hobby Lobby is decided 06/30/2014 – Matter no longer stayed 07/01/2014 – Petition for Writ of Cert is denied 07/21/2014 – Minute Order granting Defendants’ request for
thirty days to decide how to proceed. Status report due 8/22/2014.
10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Affirming
Preliminary Injunction
Petition for Writ
of Cert Denied
Newland v. Sebelius, No. 12–1380
09/26/2012 – Appeal docketed (from No. 1:12-cv-001123) 10/18/2012 – Motion filed by Appellants to Extend Time to file
Appellant/Petitioner’s Brief 10/29/2012 – Order granting Appellant’s Motion for Extension
of Time. 01/07/2013 – Motion by Appellants to consolidate appeals
(Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 12-6294)
01/07/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to consolidate appeals
01/11/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to consolidate appeals
01/18/2013 – Appellant Brief 01/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by Americans United for
Separation of Church and State, et al. 01/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by ACLU, American Civil Liberties
Union of Colorado, et al. 02/22/2013 – Appellee Brief 02/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Center for Law and
Justice
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02/27/2013 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life and Law Foundation
03/01/2013 – Amicus Brief by Assoc. of American Physicians and Surgeons, et al.
03/01/2013 – Amicus Brief by United States Justice Foundation 03/01/2013 – Amicus Brief by Archdiocese of Colorado
Springs, et al. 03/01/2013 – Amicus Brief by Eagle Forum Education and
Legal Defense Fund 03/01/2013 – Amicus Brief by AAPLOG, et al. 03/01/2013 – Amicus Brief by Democrats for Life of America
and Bart Stupak 03/01/2013 – Amicus Brief by Assoc. of Christian Schools Int’l,
et al. 03/07/2013 – Amicus Brief by Bioethics Defense Fund, et al. 03/08/2013 – Appellant Reply Brief 03/29/2013 –Order denying Motion to consolidate appeals 09/26/2013 – Oral Argument Scheduled 10/03/2013 – Order affirming Preliminary Injunction and remanding 12/10/2013 – Supreme Court Order extending time to file Petition for Writ of Cert. 02/03/2014 – Petition for Writ of Cert. filed by Sebelius 07/01/2014 – Petition for Writ of Cert. denied
District of Colorado
Appealed to 10 Cir. Ct. of App.
Briscoe v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-00285, Judge Boyd N. Boland
02/04/2013 – Complaint 02/15/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
and Brief in Support 02/19/2013 – Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)
by Plaintiffs 02/21/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for TRO by
Defendants 02/22/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for TRO 02/22/2013 – Brief in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and TRO by Amicus American Civil Liberties Union
02/27/2013 – Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for TRO 07/02/2013 – Emergency Mot. For TRO 07/03/2013 – Order deferring ruling on any motions until
Judge in Hobby Lobby issues ruling on motion for preliminary injunction
07/22/2013 – Section Motion for a Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
08/01/2013 – Opp. to Second Motion for a TRO by Defendants
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09/06/2013 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
10/17/2013 – Unopposed Motion to Stay Proceedings by Defendants
10/21/2013 – Order granting Motion to Stay Proceedings by Defendants
11/05/2013 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants
10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Briscoe v. Sebelius, 13-1461
11/05/2013 – Appeal docketed from 13-cv-00285 11/07/2013 – Motion to Abate 11/07/2013 – Order granting Motion to Abate 11/26/2013 – Hobby Lobby granted cert; Abatement continues 5/15/2014 – Appeal remains abated 07/02/2014 – Abatement lifted 07/14/2014 – Motion filed by Defendants to abate case
07/14/2014 – Order granting Appellants’ abatement until
District of Colorado
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Denied; Stayed Pending Appeal
Appealed to 10th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Armstrong v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-00563, Judge R. Brooke Jackson
03/05/2013 – Complaint 03/18/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
and Brief in Support 04/10/2013 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Defendants 04/24/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 04/24/2013 – Brief in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Amicus American Civil Liberties Union
05/01/2013 – Amicus Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Liberty, Life & Law Found.
05/02/2013 – Amicus Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Attorney General, State of Colorado
05/10/2013 – Minute Order Denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction
05/16/2013 – Notice of Appeal 05/31/2013 – Unopposed Motion to Stay District Court
proceedings 06/03/2013 – Order granting Motion to Stay 07/01/2013 – Mot. For Prelim. Injunction pending appeal
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 62(c)
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07/18/2013 – Opp. to Mot. for Prelim. Injunction pending appeal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 62(c) by Defendants
09/05/2013 – 9th Cir. Order remanding 09/17/2013 – Order finding moot Mot. for Preliminary
Injunction pending appeal pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 62(c) by Plaintiffs
09/17/2013 – Order granting Mot. for a Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
09/27/2013 – Mot. for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs 10/01/2013 – Mot. to Stay Case by Defendants 10/02/2013 – Order granting Mot. to Stay Case 10/17/2013 – Unopposed Mot. to Stay by Defendants 10/18/2013 – Order granting Unopposed Mot. to Stay 10/28/2013 – Notice of Appeal filed by Plaintiffs 11/15/2013 – Notice of Appeal of Order granting Preliminary
Injunction filed by Defendants
10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Motion to Hold Appeal in
Abeyance Granted
Armstrong v. Sebelius, No. 13-1218
05/17/2013 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 13-cv-00563) 06/13/2013 – Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance pending
decision in Hobby Lobby by Appellees 06/19/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Hold case in
Abeyance 06/20/2013 – Order granting Motion to hold Case in
Abeyance 07/31/2013 – Appellants’ Brief 08/07/2013 – Amicus Curiae brief submitted by Assn of
American Physicians & Surgeons 08/07/2013 – Amicus Curiae brief filed by AAPLOG 08/22/2013 – Appellants’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction 08/23/2013 – Appellees’ Opposition to Appellants’ Motion for
a Preliminary Injunction 08/28/2013 – Appellants’ Reply in Support of Motion for a
Preliminary Injunction 09/05/2013 – Order denying as moot Appellants’ Motion for a
Preliminary Injunction 09/05/2013 – Order vacating and remanding 11/26/2013 – Abatement continued 05/12/2014 – Abatement continued 07/02/2014 – Abatement lifted 07/14/2014 – Order: Proceedings in appeal are abated until
August 13, 2014
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District of Colorado
Held: Granting
Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Colorado Christian University v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-02105, assigned to Judge Roberts E. Blackburn
08/07/2013 – Complaint 09/30/2013 – Mot. for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff 10/01/2013 – Unopposed Mot. to Stay Case in Light of Lapse of
Restorations 10/01/2013 – Order Granting Unopposed Mot.to Stay Case 11/04/2013 – Mot. to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, Mot. for
Summary Judgment, and Opposition to Mot. for Summary Judgment
11/27/2013 – Reply in Support of Mot. for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff
11/27/2013 – Mot. for Discovery and to Deny Mot. for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff
12/18/2013 – Reply in Supp. of Mot. to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, Mot. for Summary Judgment, and Opposition to Mot. for Partial Summary Judgment
12/19/2013 – Brief in Opposition to Mot. to Discovery and to Deny Mot. for Summary Judgment by Defendants
01/02/2014 – Reply in Support of Mot. for Discovery and to Deny Mot. for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff
03/31/2014 – Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 04/21/2014 – Brief in Opposition to Mot. for Preliminary
Injunction 05/05/2014 – Reply in Support of Mot. for Preliminary
Injunction 06/20/2014 – Order Granting and Denying Mot. for
Preliminary Injunction
District of Colorado
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Appealed to 10th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Dobson v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-03326, Magistrate Judge Craig B. Shaffer 12/10/2013 – Complaint 01/21/2014 – Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 02/14/2014 – Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Motion
for Preliminary Injunction 02/18/2014 – Motion to File Amicus Brief by ACLU and
Brief in Opposition to such Motion by Plaintiffs
02/28/2014 – Reply to Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
04/17/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction
06/11/2014 – Notice of Appeal
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10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Abatement
Pending Resolution of Other Appeals
Dobson v. Sebelius, No. 14-1233 06/11/2014 – Appeal docketed (from No. 13-cv-03326, see above) 07/03/2014 – Appellants’ Motion to Abate Case 07/07/2014 – Order Granting Abatement Pending
Resolution of Appeal Nos. 13-1540 and 14-6036
Middle District of Florida
Held: Dismissed
Without Prejudice for
Lack of Jurisdiction
Ave Maria Univ. v. Sebelius No. 2:12–cv–00088, referred to Magistrate Judge Sheri Polster Chappell
02/21/2012 – Complaint 02/22/2012 – Order of Recusal by Judge John E. Steele. 02/23/2012 – Case reassigned 05/04/2012 –Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of
Jurisdiction and Mem. of Support 05/16/2012 – Notice of related cases by Defendants 05/18/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 06/08/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 07/10/2012 – Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Motion to
Dismiss filed by Defendants 07/24/2012 – Response in Opposition to Motion to Stay
Discovery 07/31/2012 – Order denying Defendants’ Motion to Stay
Discovery 08/03/2012 – Motion to review Magistrate Judge Order 08/16/2012 – Response to Motion to Review Magistrate Judge
Order 09/04/2012 – Reply to Response to Motion to Review
Magistrate Judge Order 11/28/2012 – Order overturning Magistrate Judge Order,
Granting Defendant’s Motion to Stay Discovery 03/29/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Dismiss
Middle District of
Florida
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted; Stayed Pending Appeal
Appealed to 11th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Beckwith Electric Co., Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-00648, Judge Mark A. Pizzo
03/12/2013 – Complaint 05/13/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction 05/28/2013 – Amicus Brief in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Am. Civil Liberties Union of Fl. 05/28/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Defendants 06/06/2013 – Mem. in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by State of Florida, Office of the Attorney General
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06/25/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction
08/22 /2013 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants 08/23/2013 – Unopposed Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending
Appeal by Defendants 08/26/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay Proceedings
Pending Appeal
11th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Case Stayed Pending Hobby
Lobby
Beckwith Electric Co., Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-13879 08/28/2013 – Appeal Docketed (from Case No. 8:13cv-00648)
10/02/2013 – Motion to Hold Appeal in Abeyance by Appellants
10/04/2013 – Motion to Hold Appeal in Abeyance by Appellants
10/21/2013 – Appellants’ Brief 10/28/2013 – Amicus Brief by Physicians For Reproductive
Health, et al. 10/28/2013 – Amicus Brief by Americans United for
Separation of Church and State, et al. 10/28/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Women’s Law Center,
et al. 10/28/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ovarian Cancer National
Alliance, et al. 10/28/2013 – Amicus Brief by Lamda Legal Defense and
Education Fund, Inc. 11/20/2013 – Appellees’ Brief 11/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Association of American
Physicians & Surgeons, et al. 11/27/2013 – Amicus Brief by Association of Gospel Rescue
Mission, et al. 11/27/2013 – Amicus Brief by State of Florida, et al. 12/19/2013 – Appellants’ Reply Brief 01/15/2014 – Notice that Supreme Court will hear oral
argument on the same issue presented in case 01/31/2014 – Court stays this motion to appeal pending
Hobby Lobby 07/08/2014: Status report
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Southern District of Florida
Held: Dismissed
Without Prejudice for
Lack of Jurisdiction
The Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski v. Sebelius, No. 1:12–cv–23820–DLG, Judge Donald L. Graham
10/19/2012 – Complaint 12/21/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction 01/16/2013 – Motion and Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 01/23/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 03/04/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Dismiss
Northern District of Georgia
Held: Permanent
Injunction Granted
Appealed to 5th
Cir. Ct. of App.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta v. Sebelius, No. 1:12–cv–03489–WSD, Judge William S. Duffey, Jr.
10/05/2012 – Complaint 12/10/2012 – Motion to Dismiss and Brief in Support by
Defendants 12/31/2012 – Amended Complaint 01/14/2013 – Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint and
Mem. in Support
01/31/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss
02/14/2013 – Reply Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint
07/22/2013 – Withdrawal of Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 08/19/2013 – Second Amended Complaint 08/19/2013 – Motion for a Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 09/23/2013 – Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
by Defendants 09/23/2013 – Motion to Dismiss, or in the alternative, Motion
for Summary Judgment by Defendants 10/21/2013 – Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs 10/21/2013 – Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Plaintiffs 11/18/2013 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion for Summary Judgment
and Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss by Defendants
12/04/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs
03/26/2014 – Opinion and Order Granting Permanent Injunction
07/18/2014 – Notice of Appeal
Northern District of Illinois
Held: Dismissed
Without Prejudice for
Conlon v. Sebelius, No. 1:12-cv-03932, Judge John W. Darrah 05/21/2012 – Complaint 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss 08/08/2012 – Amended Complaint 08/21/2012 – Motion to Dismiss and Mem. in Support 09/11/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss
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Lack of Jurisdiction
10/02/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
02/08/2013 – Opinion and Order Granting Motion to Dismiss
Northern District of Illinois
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted;
proceedings Stayed
Lindsay v. US DHHS, No. 13-cv-01210, Judge Ronald A. Guzman
02/14/2013 – Complaint 02/28/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
and Mem. in Support 03/05/2013 – Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
(notice of non-opposition) 03/05/2013 – Motion to Stay proceedings by Defendants 03/20/2013 – Order Granting Agreed Preliminary Injunction;
staying proceedings until thirty days after mandate issued from consolidated cases of Korte and Grote.
10/07/2013 – Order Holding in Abeyance for 14 days all civil litigation involving U.S.
10/17/2013 – Order Lifting Stay of all civil litigation involving U.S.
01/10/2014 – Motion to Stay Proceedings and Extend Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
01/10/2014 – Order Granting Motion to Stay Proceedings and Extend Preliminary Injunction
Northern District of Illinois
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted;
Proceedings Stayed
Hartenbower v. US DHHS, No. 13-cv-02253, Judge Ruben Castillo
03/26/2013 – Complaint 04/16/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 04/18/2013 – Order Granting Preliminary Injunction and
Staying proceedings until thirty days after mandate issued from consolidated cases of Korte and Grote.
01/10/2014 – Motion to Stay Proceedings and Extend Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
01/21/2014 – Order Granting Extension of Preliminary Injunction and Stay of Proceedings
Northern District
of Illinois
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Triune Health Group, Inc. v. Dep’t of HHS, , No. 1:12–cv–06756, Judge Amy J. St. Eve
08/22/2012 – Complaint 10/15/2012 – Amended Complaint
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Granted; Proceedings
Stayed
Appealed to 7th Cir. Ct. of App.
11/09/2012 – Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim and Mem. of Law in Support
11/15/2012 – Amicus Brief by ACLU, ACLU Illinois in Support of Motion to Dismiss
11/28/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Mem. of Law in Support by Plaintiff
11/29/2012 – Amended Motion for Preliminary Injunction (technical amendments)
12/12/2012 – Reply Supporting Motion to Dismiss and in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Defendants
12/19/2012 – Reply by Plaintiff in Support of Preliminary Injunction
01/03/2013 – Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction
03/04/2013 – Notice of Appeal 03/11/2013 – Motion to Stay Appeal pending Court’s decision
in related Appeal (Korte v. Sebelius) 03/25/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Stay Appeal 04/02/2013 – Minute Order Granting Motion to Stay pending
decision in Korte v. Sebelius 04/02/2013 – Minute Order Denying Motion to Dismiss 10/07/2013 – Order Holding in Abeyance all civil litigation
against U.S. 10/17/2013 – Order Lifting Stay of all civil litigation against
U.S. 12/11/2013 – Order Staying case for reasons stated in record
7th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Appeal Stayed Pending
Resolution in Korte v. Sebelius
Triune Health Group, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-1478
03/05/2013 – Appeal docketed (from No. 12-cv-06756) 03/11/2013 – Motion by Appellant to stay case Order Granting Motion to Stay Appeal Pending resolution in
Korte v. Sebelius 03/14/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Hold Appeal Pending
resolution in Korte v. Sebelius 07/18/2014 – Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Final
Adjudication of Appeal
Northern District
of Illinois
Ozinga v. HHS, No. 1:13-cv-03292 – Judge Thomas M. Durkin
05/01/2013 – Complaint 07/12/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction 07/13/2013 – Motion to Stay Proceedings, and notice of non-
opposition to Preliminary Injunction
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Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted
07/15/2013 – Memorandum in Support of Preliminary Injunction
07/15/2013 – Memorandum in Opposition of Motion to Stay 07/16/2013 – Order granting Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 07/17/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Stay 08/14/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay Appeal Pending
resolution in Korte v. Sebelius 10/07/2013 – Order Holding in Abeyance all civil litigation
against U.S. 10/17/2013 – Order Lifting Stay of all civil litigation against
U.S.
Central District of Illinois
Held: Dismissed
Without Prejudice for
Lack of Jurisdiction
Catholic Diocese of Peoria v. Sebelius, No. 1:12–cv–01276–JES–BGC, assigned to Chief Judge James E. Shadid, referred to Magistrate Judge Byron G. Cudmore
08/09/2012 – Complaint 10/19/2012 – Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of
Jurisdiction 10/19/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 11/02/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 11/13/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 01/03/2013 – Order and Opinion granting Motion to Dismiss 01/08/2013 – Judgment Entered
Southern District of Illinois
Held: Preliminary Injunction Denied
Appealed to 7th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Korte v. Dep’t of HHS, No. 3:12–cv–01072–MJR–PMF, assigned to Judge Michael J. Reagan, referred to Magistrate Judge Philip M. Frazier
10/09/2012 – Complaint 10/10/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction on Count I
(RFRA) and Count II (Free Exercise Clause) filed by Plaintiffs
10/10/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion 11/06/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 11/09/2012 – Reply in Support of Preliminary Injunction 11/13/2012 – Amicus Brief in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by ACLU 11/19/2012 – Amicus Brief in in Support of Motion for
Preliminary Injunction by Liberty, Life and Law Foundation
11/20/2012 – Reply to Amicus Brief of ACLU 11/26/2012 – Amicus Brief in Support of Motion for
Preliminary Injunction by Bioethics Defense Fund, et al.
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12/14/2012 – Order denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction 12/17/2012 – Notice of Appeal 12/17/2012 – Joint Motion to Stay Pending Appeal 12/28/2012 – Order granting Motion to Stay Pending Appeal
(text entry only) 01/13/2014 – Order, pursuant to 7th Court of Appeal,
Enjoining and Restraining Defendants’ effort to apply or enforce, as to Plaintiffs, requirements under 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-13(a)(4) and its implement regulations, or the penalties thereto, until further order of the Court.
01/14/2014 – Order denying Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment without prejudice and with leave to re-file once U.S. Supreme Court decides Hobby Lobby.
7th Circuit Ct. of App.
Held: District
Court Judgment Reversed; Case Remanded with Instructions to
Grant Preliminary Injunction
Petition for Writ of Cert. Denied
Korte v. HHS, No. 12-3841
12/18/2012 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 3:12-cv-01072) 12/18/2012 – Emergency Motion by Appellants for Injunction
Pending Appeal 12/21/2012 – Response in Opp. to Emergency Motion for
Injunction Pending Appeal 12/21/2012 – Reply by Appellants in Support of Motion for
Injunction Pending Appeal 12/28/2012 – Order granting Emergency Motion for Injunction
Pending Appeal 01/28/2013 – Appellant Brief 01/30/2013 – Order granting Injunction Pending Appeal and
consolidating William Grote, III v. Kathleen Sebelius (No. 13-1077) with this case. All subsequent docket entries represent consolidated case activity.
02/01/2013 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life, & Law Foundation 02/04/2013 – Amicus Brief by Drury Development Corp., et al. 02/04/2013 – Amicus Brief by Catholic Online, et al. 02/04/2013 – Amicus Brief by Life Legal Defense Foundation 02/04/2013 – Amicus Brief by Gospel Rescue missions, et al. 02/04/2013 – Amicus Brief by United States Justice Foundation 02/04/2013 – Amicus Brief by Catholic Vote 02/19/2013 – Appellant Brief by Appellant Grote 02/26/2013 – Amicus Brief by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of
Indianapolis, Inc., et al. 02/26/2013 – Amicus Brief by Indiana Catholic Conference, et
al. 02/26/2013 – Amicus Brief by Wisconsin Family Action 02/26/2013 – Amicus Brief by Gospel Rescue Missions
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03/01/2013 – Appellee Brief 03/07/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Health Law Program 03/08/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Civil Liberties Union,
et al. 03/08/2013 – Amicus Brief by Center for Reproductive Rights,
et al. 03/08/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Women’s Law Center 03/08/2013 – Amicus Brief by Americans United for
Separation of Church and State, et al. 03/15/2013 – Appellant Brief by Appellant Korte
03/18/2013 – Appellee Brief 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Physicians for Reproductive
Health, et al. 03/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Health Law Program 03/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by Americans United for
Separation of Church and State, et al. 04/01/2013 – Appellant Reply Brief by Appellant Grote 05/22/2013 – Oral Argument held 11/08/2013 – Order Reversing and Remanding with
instructions to enter Preliminary Injunction barring enforcement of the contraceptive mandate against Plaintiffs
11/27/2013 – Order staying proceedings on cost pending Supreme Court’s resolution of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood
02/21/2014 – Filed Notice from the Supreme Court of the filing of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari
07/01/2014 – Filed Order from the Supreme Court Denying the Petition for Writ of Certiorari
07/29/2014 – Order Requiring Appellees to File Status Report 10 Days After Supreme Court’s Decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
08/08/2014 – Status Report by Appellees
Northern District of Indiana
Held: Case Dismissed
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(b)
Appealed to 7th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Notre Dame Univ. of v. Sebelius, No. 3:12–cv–00253–JD–CAN, assigned to Judge Jon E DeGuilio, referred to Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein
05/21/2012 – Complaint 08/06/2012 – Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of
Jurisdiction 08/06/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 08/21/2012 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice and
79 Members of Congress in Support of Plaintiff 08/27/2012 – Response to Motion to Dismiss 09/24/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
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10/17/2012 – Order Reassigning Case to Judge Jon E. DeGuilio 10/24/2012 – Motion for Permanent and Preliminary
Injunction, filed by Plaintiff 10/24/2012 – Motion for Consolidated Trial and Injunction
Hearings by Plaintiff 10/24/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Consolidate Trial
and Injunction Hearing 11/07/2012 – Response to Motion for Consolidated Trial and
Injunction Hearing 11/14/2012 – Reply Supporting Motion for Consolidated Trial
and Injunction Hearing 11/28/2012 – Order of Recusal. Case reassigned to Judge
Robert L. Miller, Jr. 12/31/2012 – Opinion and Order denying Motion for
Permanent Injunction as moot, granting Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction
01/02/2013 – Judgment Entered 03/01/2013 – Notice of Appeal 07/26/2013 – Order Dismissing Case pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
42(b)
7th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Case Dismissed
Univ. of Notre Dame v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 13-1479
03/05/2013 – Appeal docketed (from No. 12-cv-00253) 03/27/2013 – Order suspending briefing pending prehearing
conference 07/25/2013 – Joint Motion to Dismiss Case 07/26/2013 – Order Dismissing Case pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.
42(b)
Northern District of Indiana
Held: Preliminary Injunction Denied
Appealed to 7th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Univ. of Notre Dame v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 3:13-cv-01276-PPS-CAN, assigned to Chief Judge P. Simon, referred to Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein
12/03/2013 – Complaint 12/09/2013 – Mot. for Temporary Restraining Order and Request for Hearing 12/09/2013 – Mot. for Preliminary Injunction and Request for Oral Argument 12/10/2013 – Opposition to Mot. for Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order 12/11/2013 – Notice by Notre Dame of Withdrawal of Mot. for Temporary Restraining Order and Request for Hearing
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12/11/2013 – Mot. for Temp. Restraining Order and Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 12/16/2013 – Reply in Supp. of Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 12/19/2013 – Amicus Brief in Opp. to Mot. for Preliminary Injunction by American Civil Liberties Union 12/19/2013 – Mem. in Supp. for Mot. to Intervene and for Consideration of Intervenors’ Arguments in Opp. to Plaintiffs’ Mot. for Preliminary Injunction by Jane Does 1-3 12/20/2013 – Preliminary Injunction Hearing Held 12/20/2013 – Opinion and Order Denying Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 12/20/2013 – Mot. for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal 12/20/2013– Notice of Interlocutory Appeal as to Order on Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 12/23/2013 – Response to Mot. for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal 12/23/2013 – Order Denying Mot. for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal 12/31/2013 – Joint Mot. to Stay District Court Proceedings Pending Appeal 01/02/2014 – Order Granting Mot. to Stay Proceedings 05/15/2014 – Mandate of 7th Cir. Ct. of App. 06/18/2014 – Status Report of the Parties 06/20/2014 – Order Continuing Stay 07/14/2014 – Order for Settlement Conference
7th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: District Court Affirmed
Motion for Injunction
Pending Appeal Denied; Petition for Rehearing en
banc Denied
Time to File Pet. for Writ. of Cert. Extended to Oct.
4, 2014
Univ. of Notre Dame v. Sebelius, No. 13-3853 12/23/2013 – Case docketed (appeal from No. 3:13-cv- 01276-PPS-CAN) 12/23/2013 – Emergency Mot. for Injunction Pending Appeal by Appellant 12/30/2013 – Order Denying Emergency Mot. for Injunction Pending Appeal 01/08/2014 – Motion of Jane Does 1-3 to Intervene as Appellees 01/13/2014 – Brief by Appellant 01/14/2014 – Order Granting Jane Does 1-3 Motion to Intervene 01/20/2014 – Mot. for Limited Remand to Seek Discovery and Supp. the Record by Appellant, or in the Alternative, to Dismiss 01/21/2014 – Response to Mot. for Limited Remand to Seek
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Discovery and Supp. the Record by Appellant, or in the Alternate, to Dismiss by Appellees 01/22/2014 – Response in Opp. to Mot. for Limited Remand to Seek Discovery and Supp. the Record by Appellant, or in the Alternate, to Dismiss by Intervenors-Appellees 01/22/2014 – Reply in Support of Mot. for Limited Remand to Seek Discovery and Supp. the Record, or in the alternate, to dismiss by Appellant 01/27/2014 – Brief by Appellee 01/27/2014 – Brief by Intervenors-Appellees 01/28/2014 – Renewed Mot. for Injunction Pending App. By Appellant 02/03/2014 – Reply Brief by Appellant 02/04/2014 – Opp. to Renewed Mot. for Injunction Pending \ App.by Intervenors-Appellees 02/04/2014 – Opp. to Mot. for Injunction Pending App. by Appellees 02/05/2014 – Order taking motions for injunction pending appeal and responses taken with the case for determination by assigned merits panel 02/12/2014 – Case heard and taken under advisement 02/21/2014 – Order affirming district court and denying motion for injunction pending appeal as moot 04/04/2014 – Petition for rehearing en banc by Appellant 04/22/2014 – Answer to petition for rehearing en banc by Intervenors-Appellees 04/222014 – Answer to petition for rehearing en banc by Appellees 05/07/2014 – Order denying petition for rehearing en banc 06/24/2014 – Notice from S. Ct. extending time to file petition for writ of cert. to Oct. 4, 2014
Northern District
of Indiana
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted
Appealed to 7th Cir. Ct. of App.
Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend, Inc. v. Sebelius No. 1:12–cv–00159–JD–RBC, assigned to Judge Jon E DeGuilio, referred to Magistrate Judge Roger B Cosbey
05/21/2012 – Complaint 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for lack of jurisdiction by
Defendants 08/06/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 08/27/2012 – Response to Motion to Dismiss 09/07/2012 – Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs by Am. Ctr.
for Law & Justice, et al. 09/24/2012 – Reply Supporting Motion to Dismiss
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10/02/2012 – Motion to Consolidate Cases by Plaintiffs 10/02/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Consolidate Cases 10/10/2012 – Response to Motion to Consolidate 10/19/2012 – Order Reassigning Case to Judge Jon E DeGuilio 03/14/2013 – Order staying case for up to 45 days, requesting
parties to file Joint Report by 4/12/2013. Court may extend the Order after consideration of the Joint Report.
04/01/2013 – Order Denying Motion to Consolidate Cases 04/12/2013 – Joint Report concerning Stay of the Case; parties
unable to reach agreement on whether case should be stayed pending resolution of appeal in Univ. of Notre Dame v. Sebelius (No. 13-1479).
05/13/2013 – Order Staying case until Defendants finalize proposed rules or 7/1/2013, whichever date comes first.
07/11/2013 – Order extending stay until court considers notices from parties stating their intentions for the lawsuit. Parties’ notices are due 7/26/2013.
07/26/2013 – Joint Report Concerning Case Status and Agreed Upon Schedule
07/31/2013 – Order that given Plaintiffs’ stated intent to file an Amended Complaint Court Denies Motion to Dismiss
09/06/2013 – Amended Complaint 09/06/2013 – Mem. in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Plaintiffs 09/27/2013 – Mem. in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and in Support of Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment by Defendants
10/02/2013 – Amicus Curiae Brief by ACLU 10/11/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and Opposition to Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs
11/01/2013 – Mem. in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment and Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment
11/15/2013 – Reply in Support of Cross Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs
11/25/2013 –Sur-Reply in Opposition to Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and in Support of Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment
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12/27/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction
02/24/2014 – Notice of Interlocutory Appeal filed by Defendants
7th Cir. Ct. of App.
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, et al v. Sebelius, No. 14-1431
02/27/2014 – Appeal docketed (from No. 1:12–cv–00159–JD–RBC) 03/03/2014 – Order consolidating case with Grace Schools v.
Sebelius (No. 14-1430) 03/07/2014 – Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant
Brief 03/07/2014 – Order granting Appellant’s Motion to Extend
Time to File Brief 05/06/2014 – Appellants’ Brief 05/13/2014 – Amicus filed by Americans United for Separation
of Church and State 05/15/2014 – Amicus filed by National Health Law Program 05/15/2014 – Amicus filed by American Civil Liberties Union 05/19/2014 – Amicus filed by National Women’s Law
Center, et al. 06/06/2014 – Appellees’ Brief 06/11/2014 – Amicus filed by Liberty Life and Law Foundation 06/11/2014 – Motion for Extension of Time to File Appellant
Brief 06/11/2014 – Motion filed by Appellees to Refile Joint
Supplemental Appendix as Two Volumes 06/12/2014 – Order granting Appellees’ Motion to Refile and
Appellant’s Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief
06/12/2014 – Supplemental Appendix Submitted by Appellees 06/12/2014 – Amicus filed by Gospel Rescue Missions, et al. 07/02/2014 – Joint Motion to File Simultaneous Supplemental
Briefing filed by Appellants and Appellees 07/03/2014 – Order Granting Joint Motion to File Simultaneous
Supplemental Briefing 07/10/2014 – Motion to Extend Time to File Supplemental Brief
filed by Appellants 07/11/2014 – Order Granting Appellants’ Motion to Extend
Time to File Supplemental Brief
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Northern District of Indiana
Held: Case Stayed
Tonn & Blank Construction LLC v. Sebelius, No. 12-cv-00325, Judge Roger B. Cosbey
09/20/2012 – Complaint 09/20/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff 09/20/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 12/31/2012 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 12/31/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 12/31/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 01/22/2013 – Amicus Brief in Support of Motion for
Preliminary Injunction filed by Bioethics Defense Fund, et al.
01/25/2013 – Reply in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss and in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
02/11/2013 – Motion to Stay proceedings and Notice of Non-Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction
02/25/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Stay proceedings
03/04/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Stay proceedings
04/01/2013 – Order Granting Preliminary Injunction 08/16/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay proceedings
until 30 days after the 7th Circuit issues an opinion on the consolidated Grote and Korte appeal
12/06/2013 – Order lifting stay 12/18/2013 – Order granting parties’ request to stay case
until 60 days from Supreme Court’s resolution of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga and continuing preliminary injunction
Northern District of Indiana
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Appealed to 7th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Grace Schools v. Sebelius, No. 3:12–cv–00459–JD–CAN, assigned to Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, referred to Magistrate Judge Christopher A. Nuechterlein
08/23/2012 – Complaint 11/09/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by
Defendants 11/09/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 12/07/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 12/14/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 01/02/2013 – Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs by Am. Ctr.
for Law & Justice, et al.
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07/11/2013 – Order staying the case until court considers plaintiffs’ notice stating their intentions relative to the case. Plaintiffs’ notice due 7/26/2013.
07/31/2013 – Order lifting stay 09/06/2013 – Amendment Complaint 09/06/2013 – Mem. in Supp. of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Plaintiffs 09/27/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Defendants 09/27/2013 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss, or, in the
alternative, for Summary Judgment by Defendants
10/07/2013 – Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment by Liberty, Life, and Law Foundation
10/11/2013 – Mem. in Support of Cross Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs
10/24/2013 – Amicus Brief in Opp. to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment by the American Civil Liberties Union
11/01/2013 – Reply Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment, and Mem. in Opp. to Plaintiffs’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendants
11/15/2013 – Reply Mem. in Support of Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs
11/25/2013 – Sur-Reply in Opp. to Plaintiffs’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and in Support of Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment
12/27/2013 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction
02/24/2014 – Notice of Interlocutory Appeal by Defendants
7th Cir. Ct. of App.
Grace Schools v. Sebelius, No. 14-1430
03/03/2014 – Order consolidating case with Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend v. Sebelius (No. 14-1430). See Fort-Wayne docket (above) for consolidated docket entries following 03/03/2014
05/06/2014 – Appellant brief
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05/13/2014 – Amicus brief by Am. United for Separation of Church and State
05/15/2014 – Amicus brief by Nat’l Health Law Program 05/15/2014 – Amicus brief by Am. Civil Liberties Union 05/15/2014 – Amicus brief by Nat’l Women’s Law Center 06/05/2014 – Appellee brief 06/11/2014 – Amicus brief by Liberty Life and Law Foundation 06/12/2014 – Amicus brief by Gospel Rescue Missions 08/07/2014 – Appellee Supplemental brief 08/07/2014 – Appellant Supplemental brief
Southern District of Indiana
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted; Case
Stayed
Grote Industries, LLC v. Sebelius, No. 4:12–cv–00134–SEB–DML, assigned to Judge Sarah Evans Barker, referred to Magistrate Judge Debra McVicker Lynch
10/29/2012 – Complaint 10/30/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction 10/30/2012 – Motion for Emergency Hearing regarding Motion
for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 11/19/2012 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 11/19/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
11/27/2012 – Brief and Mem. in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
12/06/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Response in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss
12/13/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 12/27/2012 – Order denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction 12/31/2012 – Motion for Reconsideration of Order on Motion
for Preliminary Injunction 12/31/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Reconsideration 01/03/2012 – Order denying Motion for Reconsideration 01/09/2013 – Notice of Appeal 12/31/2013 – Mandate of 7th Cir. Ct. of Appeals 01/24/2014 – Order Granting Preliminary Injunction and
Staying Case Pending Outcome of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Currently Pending Before U.S. Supreme Court
7th Cir. Ct. of
Appeals
Held: Reverse and Remand with
Instructions to
William Grote, III v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 13-1077
01/09/2013 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 4:12-cv-00134) 01/11/2013 – Motion by Appellants for Injunction Pending
Appeal 01/17/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Injunction
Pending Appeal
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enter Preliminary Injunction
Petition for Writ of Cert. Denied
01/24/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal
01/30/2013 – Order Granting Injunction Pending Appeal and consolidating this case with Korte v. HHS (No. 12-3841). See Korte docket (above) for consolidated docket entries following 01/30/2013.
02/01/2013 – Amicus brief by Liberty, Life, and Law Foundation
02/04/2013 – Amicus brief by David W. Wagner et al. 02/04/2013 – Amicus brief by Catholic Online, Common Good
Alliance 02/04/2013 – Amicus brief by Southwest, Inc. et al. 02/04/2013 – Amicus brief by Life Legal Defense Foundation et
al. 02/04/2013 – Amicus brief by Catholic Vote et al. 02/04/2013 – Amicus brief by United States Justice Foundation 02/04/2013 – Amicus brief by Gospel Rescue Missions, et al. 02/05/2013 – Amicus brief by Catholic Online et al. 02/19/2013 – Appellants’ Brief 02/26/2013 – Amicus Brief by Indiana Catholic Conference 02/26/2013 – Amicus Brief by Wisconsin Family Action 02/26/2013 – Amicus Brief by Gospel Rescue Missions 03/18/2013 – Appellees’ Brief 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Physicians for Reproductive
Health et al. 03/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Health Law Program et
al. 03/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by Americans United for
Separation of Church and State et al. 03/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Civil Liberties Union
et al. 03/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by Center for Reproductive Rights
et al. 03/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Women’s Law Center
et al. 03/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by Americans United for
Separation of Church and State et al. 04/01/2013 – Appellants’ Reply Brief 11/08/2013 – Order Reversing and Remanding with
Instructions to Enter Preliminary Injunction Barring Mandate
02/21/2014 – Notice from the U.S. Supreme Court of the Filing of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari
07/01/2014 – Order from the U.S. Supreme Court Denying the Petition for Writ of Certiorari
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Western District of Louisiana
Louisiana Coll. v. Sebelius, No. 1:12–cv–00463, Judge Dee D. Drell
02/18/2012 – Complaint 05/11/2012 – Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants 06/11/2012 – Amended Complaint 06/11/2012 – Response to Motion to Dismiss 07/06/2012 – Report and Recommendation that Defendant’s
Motion to Dismiss be Denied as Moot, Recommending Defendant file a Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint
07/09/2012 – Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint and Mem. of Law in Support of such Motion
07/10/2012 – Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Resolution of Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants
08/07/2012 – Notice by Defendants of pending challenges to preventive services coverage regulations
08/13/2012 – Mem. in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
08/13/2012 – Mem. in Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Stay Discovery
08/24/2012 – Reply to Response to Motion to Dismiss 08/24/2012 – Reply to Response to Motion to Stay Discovery 08/31/2012 – Order granting Motion for Leave to File Sur–
Reply 09/05/2012 – Sur–Reply in Opp. regarding Motion to Stay
Discovery and Motion to Dismiss filed by Plaintiff
01/04/2013 – Order Staying Case until 8/15/2013 at which time Government is Ordered to provide court with a status report as to regulations and other relevant pending litigation
09/19/2013 – Second Amended Complaint 11/02/2013 – Motion to Dismiss, or, in the Alternative, for
Summary Judgment 11/18/2013 – Mem. in Support of Cross Motion for Summary
Judgment by Plaintiff 12/02/2013 – Mem. in Support of Preliminary Injunction by
Plaintiff 12/02/2013 – Reply Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss, or,
in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment and
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Mem. in Opp. to Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendants
12/16/2013 – Reply in Support of Cross Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff
01/06/2014 – Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff
01/07/2014 – Order granting Motion to Withdraw Motion for Preliminary Injunction
01/09/2014 – Minute Entry stating the Court does not need oral argument and will decide the pending Motion to Dismiss and Cross Motions for Summary Judgment on the Briefs
Eastern District of Michigan
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted; Case
Stayed
Appealed to 6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Domino’s Farms Corp. v. Sebelius, No. 12-cv-15488, Judge Michael J. Hluchaniuk
12/14/2012 – Complaint 12/21/2012 – Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order (TRO) and Brief in Support by Plaintiffs 12/25/2012 – Response to Emergency Motion for TRO by
Defendants 12/30/2012 – Opinion and Order Granting Motion for TRO 01/08/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 01/28/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 01/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Mich. Atty. Gen. Bill Schuette 02/01/2013 – Motion Hearing held on 01/31/2013. Court
requested additional briefing and gives both parties two weeks to respond to Amicus Brief of Attorney General Bill Schuette
02/14/2013 – Supp. Brief by Plaintiffs in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
02/14/2013 – Supp. Brief by Defendants in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Bioethics Defense Fund, et al. 03/14/2013 – Order and Opinion Granting Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 05/13/2013 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants 05/16/2013 – Motion to Stay Proceedings by Defendants 05/20/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Stay by
Plaintiffs 06/26/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay 10/07/2013 – Motion to Remove Stay for a Limited Purpose
by Plaintiffs 11/19/2013 – Response to Motion to Remove Stay for a
Limited Purpose by Defendants
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11/22/2013 – Reply in Support Motion to Remove Stay for a Limited Purpose by Plaintiffs
12/20/2013 – Order Denying Motion to Remove Stay
6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Domino's Farms Corp. v. Sebelius, No. 13-1654
05/17/2013 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 12-cv-15488) 06/24/2013 – Motion to Hold Appeal in Abeyance pending
decision in Autocam Corp. v. Sebelius 07/03/2013 – Response in opp. to Mot. to Hold in Abeyance 07/03/2013 – Reply in Support of Mot. to Hold in Abeyance 07/08/2013 - Order denying motions to hold case in abeyance
and the appellees' suggestion for dismissal for want of prosecution
08/05/2013 – Appellant Brief 09/09/2013 – Appellee Brief 08/12/2013 – Amicus Brief by Planned Parenthood of Middle
and East Tennessee, Inc. et al. 08/12/2013 – Amicus Brief by American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists et al. 08/12/2013 – Amicus Brief by ACLU et al. 08/12/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Health Law Program
et al. 08/12/2013 – Amicus Brief by Americans United for
Separation of Church and State et al. 08/12/2013 – Amicus Brief by Lambda Legal Defense and
Education Fund, Inc. et al. 09/12/2013 – Appellee Brief 09/12/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Association of Pro
Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists et al. 09/16/2013 – Amicus Brief by Christian Legal Society et al. 09/26/2013 – Reply Brief by Appellants 01/22/2014 – Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance by Appellee
Eastern District of Michigan
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted
Appealed to 6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Weingartz Supply Co. v. Sebelius, No. 2:12–cv–12061, Judge Robert H. Cleland, referred to Magistrate Judge Michael J. Hluchaniuk
05/07/2012 – Complaint 07/25/2012 – Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order (TRO) by Plaintiffs 08/07/2012 – Order Directing Plaintiffs to File Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 08/15/2012 – Motion and Brief for Preliminary Injunction by
Plaintiffs 08/29/2012 – Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction 09/06/2012 – Reply to Response to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction
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09/17/2012 – Order terminating Plaintiff’s Emergency Motion for TRO
09/17/2012 – Amicus Brief by ACLU 09/24/2012 – Amicus Brief by Bioethics Fund, Life Legal
Defense Foundation 09/28/2012 – Amicus Brief filed by Mich. Atty. Gen. Bill
Schuette 09/28/2012 –Hearing on Motion for Preliminary Injunction 10/31/2012 – Order granting Motion for Preliminary
Injunction for Plaintiff Weingartz, and denying without prejudice Plaintiff Legatus’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction
11/13/2012 – Preliminary Injunction Order 01/14/2013 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants 01/14/2013 – Notice of Appeal by Plaintiff Legatus 01/28/2013 – Motion to Stay proceedings pending Appeal 01/31/2013 – Motion Hearing held on 01/31/2013, Granting
Motion to Stay pending Appeal 02/04/2013 – Notice by Defendants regarding status of
rulemaking process 03/04/2013 – Notice by Defendants regarding status of
rulemaking process 04/01/2013 – Notice by Defendants regarding status of
rulemaking process 05/06/2013 – Notice by Defendants regarding status of
rulemaking process 06/03/2013 – Notice by Defendants regarding status of
rulemaking process 06/28/2013 – Notice by Defendants regarding status of
rulemaking process 08/01/2013 – Motion to Remove Stay by Plaintiffs 08/05/2013 – Notice by Defendants regarding status of
rulemaking process 08/09/2013 – Order Lifting Stay 08/30/2013 – Amended Complaint 09/06/2013 – Reply to Response re Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Plaintiffs 09/20/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 10/01/2013 – Motion to Stay Briefing in Light of Lapse of
Appropriations 10/01/2013 – Motion for a Stay and for a Temporary
Restraining Order by Plaintiffs 10/01/2013 – Opposition to Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order by Defendants 10/02/2013 – Reply to in Support of Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order by Plaintiffs
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10/04/2013 – Order Denying Motion to Stay Briefing by Defendants and Motion for Temporary Restraining Order by Plaintiffs
10/18/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
12/20/2013 – Opinion and Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
02/12/2014 – Notice of Interlocutory Appeal
6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Weingartz Supply Co. v. Sebelius, No. 14-1183
02/14/2014 – Case docketed (from No. 2:12–cv–12061) 03/11/2014 – Motion by Appellants to Extend Time to File Brief 03/12/2014 – Ruling Granting Motion to Extend Time to File
Brief 04/07/2014 – Motion by Appellants to Hold Case in Abeyance
and to Consolidate with Case No. 14-1310 04/09/2014 – Response in Opposition to Motion to Consolidate
and Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance 04/19/2014 – Order Granting Motions to Consolidate case with
14-1310 and to Hold Cases in Abeyance Pending Disposition of Catholic Diocese of Nashville v. Sebelius and Michigan Catholic Conference v. Sebelius
6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Case Consolidated with Case No. 14-1310;
Case Stayed
Legatus v. Kathleen Sebelius, Nos. 13-1092, 13-1093
01/24/2013 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 12-cv-12061) 02/26/2013 – Motion by Defendants to hold case in abeyance 03/06/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to hold case in
abeyance 03/07/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to hold case in
abeyance
03/20/2013 – Appellants’ Opening Brief 03/26/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Coll. of Obstetrics &
Gynecology, et al. 03/27/2013 – Amicus Brief by Planned Parenthood of Middle
and East Tennessee, et al. 03/27/2013 – Amicus Brief by Hindu American Foundation 04/26/2013 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life & Law Found. 04/29/2013 – Appellees’ Brief 04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ass’n of Am. Physicians &
Surgeons, et al.
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04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, et al.
04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Nicanor Pier Giorgio Austriaco, et al.
04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Life Legal Defense Foundation 04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Bart Stupak & Democrats for
Life 04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Mr. Bernard Eric Restuccia for
MI 04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Christian Legal Society, et al. 04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Michigan Catholic Conference 04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Mr. Robert Anthony Destro 04/30/2013 – Amicus Brief by Eagle Forum Educ. & Legal Def.
Fund 05/09/2013 – Reply Brief by Appellants 05/28/2013 – Appellee Reply Brief 08/01/2013 – Motion to Dismiss Appeal Voluntarily by
Plaintiff Legatus 08/14/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Voluntarily Dismiss
Appeal by Plaintiff Legatus 10/17/2013 – Supplemental Brief filed by Defendants 10/24/2013 – Supplemental Brief filed by Plaintiffs
Eastern District of Michigan
Held: Case Dismissed
without Prejudice
Nagle v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-12036, Judge David R. Grand
05/08/2013 – Complaint 05/24/2013 – Notice of Voluntary Dismissal by All Plaintiffs 05/24/2013 – Order Dismissing case without prejudice
Eastern District of Michigan
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Denied; Case
Stayed
Eden Foods, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-11229, Judge Mark A. Randon
03/20/2013 – Complaint 03/22/2013 – Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order (TRO) and Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
03/22/2013 – Order Denying Emergency Motion for TRO 04/19/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Defendants 05/01/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 05/20/2013 – Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants 05/21/2013 – Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction 05/21/2013 – Notice of Appeal 05/31/2013 – Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings
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06/10/2013 – Amended Complaint 06/12/2013 – Order Granting Joint Motion to Stay 10/24/2013 – Notice of Appeal by Plaintiffs 11/20/2013 –U.S. Supreme Court Notice that Petition for Writ
of Certiorari filed by Plaintiffs 07/01/2014 – Letter Granting Petition for Writ of Certiorari
6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Petition for Writ of Cert. Granted,
Judgment Vacated and Case
Remanded
Eden Foods, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-1677
05/22/2013 – Appeal Docketed 05/23/2013 – Motion to Expedite Appeal by Appellants 05/23/2013 – Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal by
Appellants 05/29/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Expedite Appeal 05/31/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Injunction and
Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance by Appellees 06/04/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Injunction
Pending Appeal 06/04/2013 – Response in Opposition to Motion to Hold Case
in Abeyance 06/17/2013 – Appellant Opening Brief 06/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ass/n of Am/ Physicians &
Surgeons 06/27/2013 – Amicus Brief by Christian Legal Society, et al. 06/28/2013 – Order Denying Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal 07/05/2013 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life and Law
Foundation 07/22/2013 – Appellee Brief 07/29/2013 – Amicus Brief by Lamda Legal Defense and
Education Fund, Inc., et al. 07/29/2013 – Amicus Brief filed by Planned Parenthood of
Middle and East Tennessee, Inc., et al. 07/29/2013 – Amicus Brief filed American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, et al. 07/29/2013 – Amicus Brief filed American Association of
University Women, et al. 07/29/2013 – Amicus Brief filed by ACLU, et al. 07/29/2013 – Amicus Brief field by Ovarian Cancer National
Alliance, et al. 08/08/2013 – Reply Brief by Appellants 09/26/2013 – Supplemental Brief filed by Appellees 09/27/2013 – Supplemental Brief filed by Appellant 10/24/2013 – Opinion Affirming Denial Motion for
Preliminary 10/28/2013 – Motion to Stay Mandate by Appellant
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11/05/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay Mandate by Appellants
11/20/2013 – U.S. Supreme Court Notice that Petition for Writ of Certiorari filed by Appellant
07/01/2014 – Letter Granting Petition for Writ of Certiorari. The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the 6th Cir. Ct. of App. for further consideration in light of Hobby Lobby
Eastern District of Michigan
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Denied; Case
Stayed
Mersino Management Company v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-11296, Judge R. Steven Whalen
03/22/2013 – Complaint 05/09/2013 – Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and
Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 05/23/2013 – Response to Motion for Temporary Restraining
Order and Preliminary Injunction by Defendants 05/24/2013 – Reply to Response by Plaintiffs 05/29/2013 – Motion Hearing held on Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction 07/11/2013 – Order denying Motion for TRO and Prelim.
Injunction. 07/11/2013 – Notice of Appeal 07/17/2013 – Joint Motion to Stay Pending Appeal 07/31/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay 07/09/2014 – Notice of Appeal
6th Cir Ct. of App.
Held: Injunction Pending Appeal
Granted
Mersino Mgmt. Co, et al v. Kathleen Sebelius, et al, Case No. 13-1944
07/17/2013 – Appeal Docketed 07/17/2013 – Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal by
Appellants 07/31/2013 – Opposition to Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal by Appellees 08/07/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Injunction
Pending Appeal by Appellants 09/17/2013 – Motion for Summary Affirmance by Appellees 09/27/2013 – Response to Motion for Summary Affirmance by
Appellants 07/02/2014 – Briefing Letter setting schedule 07/07/2014 – Unopposed Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal 07/09/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal, and Denying Motion for Leave to File an Out-of-Time Amicus Brief and Defendant’s
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Motion for Summary Affirmance. Motion to Expedite is Denied as Moot
Eastern District of Michigan
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Denied; Case Stayed
MK Chambers Company v. DHHS, 13-cv-11379, Judge Michael J. Hluchaniuk
03/28/2013 – Complaint 04/02/2013 – Motion for Emergency Temporary Restraining
Order (TRO) by Plaintiffs 04/03/2013 – Order Denying Emergency Motion for TRO 04/26/2013 – Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction
by Plaintiffs 05/22/2013 – Motion to Dismiss and Memorandum in
Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Preliminary Injunction by Defendants
05/31/2013 – Reply to Response re Emergency Motion for Preliminary injunction and Motion to Dismiss, filed by Plaintiffs
05/31/2013 – Amicus Brief by Bill Schutte 06/06/2013 – Defendants’ Memorandum in Opposition to
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Prelim. Injunction. 06/06/2013 – Amended Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 06/07/2013 – Motion Hearing held on Emergency Motion for
Prelim. Injunction 06/14/2013 – Hearing on Motion to Dismiss set for 7/24/2013 06/27/2013 – Response to Amended Motion to Dismiss 07/15/2013 – Reply to Response to Amended Motion to
Dismiss 09/13/2013 – Order Denying Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 01/31/2014 – Joint Motion to Stay Case 02/21/2014 – Order Staying Case 03/04/2014 – Order Dismissing Motions Without Prejudice
Western District of Michigan
Held: Case Dismissed
Appealed to 6th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Autocam Corp. v. Sebelius, No. 1:12–cv–01096, Judge Robert J. Jonker
10/08/2012 – Complaint 10/10/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 10/10/2012 – Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 10/12/2012 – Order denying expedited consideration of
Motion for Preliminary Injunction 11/08/2012 – Amicus Brief by ACLU and ACLU Fund of
Michigan
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11/09/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
11/14/2012 – Reply in Support of Preliminary Injunction 11/14/2012 – Notice of Motion Hearing for 12/17/2012 11/15/2012 – Order setting Rule 16 scheduling conference for
12/17/2012 12/13/2012 –Amicus Brief in Support of Motion for
Preliminary Injunction by Mich. Atty. Gen. Bill Schuette
12/13/2012 – Amicus Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Bioethics Defense Fund and Life Legal Defense Foundation
12/17/2012 – Plaintiff’s Supplemental Brief on Anti-Injunction Act in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
12/21/2012 – Plaintiff’s Supplemental Brief on harm Supporting Motion for Preliminary Injunction
12/21/2012 – Defendant’s Supplemental Brief Opposing Motion for Preliminary Injunction
12/24/2012 – Opinion and Order denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction
12/26/2012 – Notice of Appeal 01/03/2013 – Joint Motion to Stay Pending Appeal 01/16/2013 – Order denying Motion to Stay. Court will instead
extend deadline for Defendants to respond to Plaintiffs’ complaint to 02/15/2013.
02/15/2013 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants and Brief in Support
03/18/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 04/01/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 09/17/2013 – 6th Circuit Order Affirming Order Denying
Preliminary Injunction 09/18/2013 – Motion to Stay Case by Plaintiffs 09/30/2013 – Order Dismissing Case and Denying Motion to
Stay by Plaintiffs 10/02/2013 – Notice of Appeal 10/22/2013 – Notice from U.S. Supreme Court that Petition for
Writ of Certiorari filed 07/01/2014 - Letter Granting Petition for Writ of Certiorari
6th Cir. Ct. of
Appeals
Held: Petition for Writ of Cert.
Granted;
Autocam Corp. v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 12-2673
12/26/2012 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 1:12-cv-01096) 12/26/2012 – Emergency Motion by Appellant for Injunction
Pending Appeal 12/26/2012 – Motion by Appellant to expedite case
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Judgment Vacated and Case
Remanded
12/27/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Injunctive Relief 12/28/2012 – Order denying Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal, granting Motion to expedite case 12/31/2012 – Motion by Appellant to Reconsider Order
denying Injunction Pending Appeal 12/31/2012 – Order denying Motion to Reconsider previous
Injunction Order 02/11/2013 – Appellant Opening Brief 02/15/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Ctr. for Law & Justice 02/15/2013 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life & Law Foundation 02/18/2013 – Amicus Brief by Bioethics Defense Fund, et al. 02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Amer. Ass’n. of Pro Life
Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al. 02/19/2013 – Joint Amicus Brief by States of Michigan & Ohio 02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Diocese of Grand Rapids 02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ass’n of Christian Schools Int’l,
et al. 02/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Family Trust Found. of
Kentucky. 03/14/2013 – Appellee Brief 03/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Pub. Health Ass’n., et al. 03/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Coll. of Obstetricians &
Gynecologists, et al. 03/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Health Law Program 03/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Planned Parenthood of Middle &
East Tennessee, et al. 03/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Americans United for
Separation of Church & State, et al. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Civil Liberties Union, et al. 03/29/2013 – Substituted Amicus Brief by Americans United
for Separation of Church & State, et al. 04/01/2013 – Appellant Reply Brief 04/16/2013 – Oral argument set for Tues., June 11, 2013 at 1
pm 05/17/2013 – Supplemental Brief for Appellee 05/17/2013 – Supplemental Brief for Appellant 06/11/2013 – Oral argument 09/17/2013 – Order Affirming Denial of Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 10/09/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay Mandate 10/21/2013 – Notice from U.S. Supreme Court that Petition for
Writ of Certiorari filed 07/01/2014 - Letter Granting Petition for Writ of Certiorari.
The judgment is vacated and the case is remanded to the 6th Cir. Ct. of App. for further consideration in light of Hobby Lobby
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Western District of Michigan
Held: Case Dismissed
Infrastructure Alternatives, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 1:13-cv-00031, Judge Robert J. Jonker
01/10/2013 – Complaint 03/18/2013 – Motion to Dismiss and Brief in Support by
Defendants 04/15/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss by
Plaintiffs 04/29/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 05/01/2013 – Joint Status Report 05/06/2013 – Notice of Request for Oral Argument regarding
Motion to Dismiss 09/30/2013 – Order Dismissing Case
District of Minnesota
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Denied; Case
Stayed
Appealed to 8th Cir. Ct. of App.
Annex Medical v. Sebelius, No. 0:12–cv–02804, assigned to Senior Judge David S. Doty, referred to Magistrate Judge Steven E. Rau
11/02/2012 – Complaint 11/21/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction 11/21/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 12/12/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 12/21/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 01/08/2013 – Order denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction 01/08/2013 – Judgment Entered 01/11/2013 – Notice of Appeal 01/11/2013 – Mem. in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction Pending Appeal 01/14/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending
Appeal, corrected (originally filed on 01/11/2013)
01/15/2013 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
01/16/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
01/17/2013 – Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
01/24/2013 – Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Appeal 01/25/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay
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02/01/2013 – Notice of Appeal to 8th Cir. 03/04/2013 – Order Denying Motion to Consolidate With
Appeal No. 12-3357
8th Cir. Ct. of App.
Annex Medical v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 13-1118
01/14/2013 – Appeal docketed (from No. 12-cv-02804) 01/18/2013 – Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Pending Appeal by Appellants 01/25/2013 – Response in Opp. to Emergency Motion for
Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal 01/29/2013 – Reply in Support of Emergency Motion for
Preliminary Injunction pending Appeal 02/01/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Emergency
Preliminary Injunction pending Appeal 02/14/2013 – Motion to consolidate case with 12-3357
(O’Brien v. HHS) by Appellees 02/22/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to consolidate 03/04/2013 – Order Denying Motion to consolidate 03/07/2013 – Appellant Opening Brief 03/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ass’n of Pro-Life
Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al. 03/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life & Law Found. 03/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Catholic Online, et al. 03/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Bioethics Defense Fund, et al. 03/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Missouri Roundtable for Life
and the Right Reverend W. Thomas Frerking 03/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ass’n of Christian Schools Int’l,
et al. 03/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Minnesota Catholic Conference 03/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Eagle Forum Education and
Legal Defense Fund 03/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Charles N. Sharpe and Sharpe
Holdings 04/10/2013 – Appellee Brief 04/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Society for Emergency
Contraception et al. 04/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by AAUW, et al. 04/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Lambda Legal Defense and
Education Fund 04/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Health Law Program, et
al. 04/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Americans United For
Separation of Church and State et al.
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04/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
04/25/2013 – Appellants’ Reply Brief 10/24/2013 – Oral Argument
District of Minnesota
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted;
proceedings Stayed
Hall v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-00295, Judge Leo I. Brisbois
02/05/2013 – Complaint 03/22/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff 03/25/2013 – Notice of Non-Opposition to Motion for
Preliminary Injunction and Stay of Proceedings by Defendants
04/02/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction, Staying case pending resolution of appeal in either O’Brien or Annex Medical.
District of Minnesota
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
SMA, LLC et al v. Sebelius, No. 0:13-cv-01375, Judge Ann D. Montgomery
06/07/2013 – Complaint 06/13/2013 – Amended Complaint 07/03/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction 07/05/2013 – Motion of Non-Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion
for Preliminary Injunction 07/08/2013 – Order Granting Preliminary Injunction
Northern District of Mississippi
Held: Voluntary
Dismissal
Am. Family Ass’n, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-00032, Judge Sharion Aycock
02/20/2013 – Complaint 03/19/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
and Mem. in Support 04/19/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Defendants 04/19/2013 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants and Mem. in
Support 05/03/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Plaintiffs 05/03/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss by
Plaintiffs 05/08/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss by
Defendants 07/19/2013 – Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
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Southern District of Mississippi
Held: Dismissed Without
Prejudice for Lack of
Jurisdiction; Motion to Alter
Judgment Denied
The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 1:12–cv–00158, assigned to Judge Halil S. Ozerden, referred to Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker
05/21/2012 – Complaint 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by
Defendants 08/06/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 08/27/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 09/24/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 10/11/2012 – Motion for Oral Argument regarding Motion to
Dismiss filed by Plaintiff 11/26/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss by Amicus
Curiae the American Center for Law and Justice, et al.
12/20/2012 – Mem. Opinion and Order granting Motion to Dismiss
12/20/2012 – Final Judgment dismissing action without prejudice
01/08/2013 – Motion to Alter Judgment by Plaintiffs 01/08/2013 – Mem. in Support re: Motion to Alter Judgment 01/22/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Alter Judgment 01/22/2013 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Alter Judgment 01/29/2013 – Rebuttal Mem. in Support of Motion to Alter
Judgment
02/15/2013 – Order Denying Plaintiffs’ Motion to Alter Judgment
Eastern District of Missouri
Held: Temporary
Restraining Order Granted;
Preliminary Injunction
Granted
Appealed to 8th Cir. Ct. of App.
Sharpe Holdings, Inc. v. HHS, No. 12-cv-00092, Judge David D. Noce
12/20/2012 – Complaint 12/20/2012 – Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction 12/20/2012 – Mem. in Support re: Motion for TRO and
Preliminary Injunction 12/27/2012 – Supplemental Mem. in Support of Motion for
TRO and Preliminary Injunction 12/28/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion for TRO and
Preliminary Injunction 12/30/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion for TRO and
Preliminary Injunction 12/31/2012 – Mem. and Order Granting TRO 01/07/2013 – Amicus Brief by ACLU and ACLU of Eastern
Missouri in Opp. to Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction
01/11/2013 – Supp. Brief re: Exemptions to Contraceptive Coverage Requirement by Plaintiff
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01/12/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for TRO and preliminary Injunction
01/14/2013 – Order continuing TRO pending determination on injunctive relief
03/11/2013 – Motion to Stay Proceedings and Notice of Non-Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Defendants
03/15/2013 – Order setting telephonic hearing on Defendant’s Motion to Stay for Thursday, March 21 at 2 pm.
03/18/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Stay Proceedings and requesting approval of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
03/21/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Stay Proceedings and Notice of Non-Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Defendants
06/13/2013 – Motion for Leave to File Amended Petition, to Substitute Defendants and add three plaintiffs, by Plaintiffs
06/14/2013 – Motion for Leave to File Amended Petition sustained
06/14/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff 06/14/2013 – Amended Complaint 06/28/2013 – Order granting Preliminary Injunction 09/30/2013 – Order Staying Proceedings 11/29/2013 – Motion for Leave to File Second Amended
Complaint 12/04/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Leave to File Second
Amended Complaint 12/04/2013 – Second Amendment Complaint 12/11/2013 – Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and
Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 12/18/2013 – Opposition to Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction by Defendants
12/23/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
12/25/2013 – Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
12/30/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
02/28/2014 – Notice of Interlocutory Appeal
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8th Cir. Ct. of App.
Sharpe Holdings, Inc. v. HHS, No. 14-1507 03/05/2014 – Case docketed 03/09/2014 – Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief by
Appellants 03/10/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to
File Brief 05/22/2014 – Appellant Brief 05/29/2014 – Amicus filed by American Civil Liberties Union 05/30/2014 – Amicus filed by American Association of
University Women, et al. 06/02/2014 – Amicus filed by National Health Law Program, et
al. 06/06/2014 – Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief by
Appellees 06/09/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to
File Brief
Eastern District of Missouri
Held: Dismissed Without
Prejudice for Lack of
Jurisdiction
Archdiocese of St. Louis v. Sebelius, No. 4:12–cv–00924, Judge John A. Ross
05/21/2012 – Complaint 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 08/06/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 08/22/2012 –Amicus Brief by Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice, et al. 08/27/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 09/24/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
01/29/2013 – Mem. and Order Granting Motion to Dismiss
Eastern District of Missouri
Held: Dismissed for Lack of
Jurisdiction
Appealed to 8th Cir. Ct. of App.
O’Brien v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Services., No. 4:12-cv-00476, Judge Carol E. Jackson
03/15/2012 – Complaint 05/21/2012 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 05/21/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 06/11/2012 – Amended Complaint 07/16/2012 – Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint 07/16/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss Amended
Complaint 08/06/2012 – Plaintiff’s Mem. in Opp. to Defendant’s Motion to
Dismiss Amended Complaint 08/15/2012 – Amicus Brief by ACLU, ACLU of Eastern Missouri
in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint
08/23/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 08/23/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction
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08/24/2012 – Defendants’ Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
09/14/2012 – Defendants’ Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
09/24/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
09/28/2012 – Mem. and Order Dismissing for Lack of Jurisdiction
10/01/2012 – Notice of Appeal
8th Cir. Ct. of App.
Frank O’Brien Jr., v. Dep’t of HHS, No. 12–3357, Judge Carol E. Jackson
10/04/2012 – Appeal docketed (from No. 12-cv-00476) 10/23/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by
Appellants 11/01/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 11/13/2012 – Appellant Opening Brief 11/13/2012 – Addendum of Appellant Brief 11/20/2012 – Amicus Brief of Liberty, Life, and Law Foundation 11/20/2012 – Amicus Brief of American Ass’n of Pro-Life
Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al. 11/20/2012 – Amicus Brief of Catholic Online, et al. 11/26/2012 – Amicus Brief of Archdiocese of St. Louis 11/26/2012 – Amicus Brief by Ass’n of Christian Schools Int’l, et
al. 11/26/2012 – Amicus Brief of Bioethics Defense Fund, et al. 11/28/2012 – Order entering Stay pending Appeal 12/27/2012 – Appellee Brief 01/04/2013 – Amicus Brief of National Health Law Program 01/04/2013 – Amicus Brief of American Public Health Ass’n, et
al. 01/04/2013 – Amicus Brief of Americans United for Separation
of Church and State, et al. 01/04/2013 – Amicus Brief of American Civil Liberties Union, et
al. 01/16/2013 – Amicus Brief of National Women’s Law Center 01/18/2013 – Appellant’s Reply Brief 02/14/2013 – Motion to consolidate case with 13-1118 (Annex
Medical v. Kathleen Sebelius) by Appellees 02/22/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to consolidate 03/04/2013 – Order Denying Motion to consolidate 10/02/2013 – Oral Argument
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Eastern District of Missouri
Held: Case Stayed
Bick Holdings Inc. v. US DHHS, No. 13-cv-00462, Judge Audrey G. Fleissig
03/13/2013 – Complaint 03/25/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
and Mem. in Support 03/28/2013 – Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction by
Defendants (notice of non-opposition) 03/28/2013 – Consent Motion to Stay proceedings 04/01/2013 – Order Staying case pending resolution of appeal
in O’Brien or Annex Medical.
Western District of Missouri
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted; Case
Stayed
Sioux Chief MFG. Co., Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 4:13-cv-00036, Judge Ortrie D. Smith
01/14/2013 – Complaint
02/27/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs and Suggestions in Support
02/28/2013 – Defendant’s Motion to Stay and Non-opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
02/28/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Granting Motion to Stay
07/15/2014 – Order Lifting Stay and Directing Parties to File Joint Status Report
8th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Case Stayed
American Pulverizer Co. v. HHS, No. 13-1395
02/25/2013 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 12-cv-03459) 02/26/2013 – Motion to hold case in abeyance pending Court’s
decision in related appeal 02/26/2013 – Order Granting Motion to hold case in abeyance
pending decision in O’Brien
Western District of Missouri
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Appealed to 8th
Cir. Ct. of App.
American Pulverizer Co. v. HHS, No. 12-cv-03459, Judge Robert T Dawson
10/19/2012 – Complaint 11/20/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff 11/20/2012 – Suggestions in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 12/04/2012 – Suggestions in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Defendants 12/10/2012 – Reply Suggestions in Support of Motion for
Preliminary Injunction
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12/13/2012 – Amicus Brief in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary Injunction by ACLU
12/17/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
12/20/2012 – Order granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction 02/19/2013 – Notice of Appeal 02/19/2013 – Joint Motion to Stay proceedings pending Appeal 02/20/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay 06/05/2013 – Transfer Order. Due to the death of Judge Dorr,
case was reassigned to Judge Robert T. Dawson 04/21/2014 – Order Transferring/Reassigning Case. Case
reassigned to District Judge M. Douglas Harpool
Western District of Missouri
Held: Complaint
Dismissed Without
Prejudice
College of the Ozarks v. US DHHS, No. 12-cv-03428, Judge Brian C. Wimes
09/17/2012 – Complaint 01/14/2013 – Notice of Voluntary Dismissal by Plaintiffs 01/16/2013 – Order of Dismissal without Prejudice
District of Nebraska
Held: Complaint Dismissed
Without Prejudice
Appealed to 8th
Cir. Ct. of App.
State of Nebraska v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Services., No. 4:12–cv–03035, Judge Warren K. Urbom
02/23/2012 – Complaint 04/30/2012 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 04/30/2012 – Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss filed by
Defendants 05/24/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 06/13/2012 – Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss 07/17/2012 – Mem. and Order granting Defendants’ Motion to
Dismiss 07/17/2012 – Judgment entered against Plaintiffs, Complaint
dismissed without prejudice 09/14/2012 – Notice of Appeal 09/25/2012 – Scheduling Letter as to Notice of Appeal 08/21/2013 – 8th Circuit Order
8th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Case Dismissed
Without Prejudice
State of Nebraska v. U.S. Dep’t of HHS, No. 12-3238
09/25/2012 – Appeal docketed (from No. 4:12-cv-03035) 11/05/2012 – Appellant Opening Brief 11/14/2012 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ass’n of Pro-Life Obst. &
Gyn., et al. 11/14/2012 – Amicus Brief by Eagle Forum Education & Legal
Defense Fund
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01/30/2013 – Appellee Brief 02/08/2013 – Motion to Stay Proceedings by Appellants 02/19/2013 – Response with No Opp. to Stay 08/08/2013 – Motion to Dismiss by Appellants 08/21/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Dismiss by Appellants 08/21/2013 – Mandate issued
Eastern District of New York
Held: Dismissed
Without Prejudice for
Lack of Jurisdiction
Priests for Life v. Sebelius No. 1:12–cv–00753, Judge Frederic Block
02/05/2012 – Complaint 04/23/2012 – Motion for pre–motion conference by Defendants 05/14/2012 – Amended Complaint 05/15/2012 – Order granting and scheduling pre–motion
conference 09/12/2012 – Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants 09/12/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 09/12/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 09/12/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 11/09/2012 – Motion for Temporary Restraining Order
(TRO)/Preliminary Injunction filed by Plaintiff 11/09/2012 – Mem. in Support of TRO/Preliminary Injunction 11/09/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to TRO/Preliminary Injunction 11/09/2012 – Reply in Support of TRO/Preliminary Injunction 12/18/2012 – Notice of Filing of Supplemental Declaration of
Danielle Jones for Plaintiff (re: Accommodation) 12/19/2012 – Notice by Defendant re: Supplemental
Declaration 12/20/2012 – Scheduling Order 12/21/2012 – Stipulation of the Parties as to Injunctive Relief
(stipulating that Plaintiff qualifies for temporary enforcement safe harbor)
12/21/2012 – Order electronically endorsing Stipulation by the parties as to Injunctive Relief
01/08/2013 – Electronic Order declaring motion for TRO as moot based on stipulation by the parties
04/12/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Dismiss
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Eastern District of New York
Held: Motions for
Summary Judgment
Granted in Part, Denied in Part
Appealed to 2d Cir. Ct. of App.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York v. Sebelius, No. 1:12–cv–02542, Judge Brian M. Cogan
05/21/2012 – Complaint 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by
Defendants 08/27/2012 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 09/24/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 12/05/2012 – Mem. and Order granting Defendants Motion to
Dismiss in part and denying in part. Claims of Diocese and Catholic Charities dismissed for lack of standing. Defendants’ motion otherwise denied.
01/08/2013 – Minute Entry for Status Conference held on 01/07/2013. Defendants shall produce documents on a rolling basis, and depositions may be taken between Mar. 25, 2013 and Aug. 9, 2013. Motions for Summary Judgment must be filed by Aug. 16, 2013.
01/11/2013 – Motion and Mem. in Support for Reconsideration of Order on Motion to Dismiss by Defendants
01/23/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Reconsideration of Order on Motion to Dismiss. Plaintiff’s respond due by 02/01/2013.
02/01/2013 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion for Reconsideration by Plaintiffs
02/08/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Reconsideration
03/15/2013 – Answer to Complaint by Defendants
04/24/2013 – Emergency Motion to Halt Proceedings and Dismiss case by Defendants
04/24/2013 – Order Granting Emergency Motion in part--all proceedings and discovery stayed pending completion of Defendant agency’s current rulemaking proceedings. Defendant shall provide status updates on rulemaking every 60 days.
04/25/2013 – Letter in response to Emergency Motion by Plaintiffs
06/24/2013 – Status Report 07/12/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Letter re Final Rules 07/12/2013 – Defendant’s Letter re Final Rules 07/25/2013 – Order Denying Motion for Reconsideration as
Moot Without Prejudice 08/14/2013 – Amendment Complaint 08/14/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 09/11/2013 – Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
by Defendants
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09/11/2013 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 09/26/2013 – Mem. in Support of Motion for Summary
Judgment by Plaintiffs 10/18/2013 – Mem. in Opp. to Mot. for Summary Judgment by
Defendants 11/01/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss by
Defendants 11/15/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Summary
Judgment by Plaintiffs 11/22/2013 – Sur-reply in Opposition to Motion for Summary
Judgment by Defendants 11/26/2013 – Response to Sur-reply by Plaintiffs 12/10/2013 – Request for Temporary Restraining Order by
Plaintiffs 12/11/2013 – Response to Request for Temporary Restraining
Order by Defendants 12/26/2013 – Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part
Motions for Summary Judgment 02/11/2014 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants
2d Cir. Ct. of App.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York v. Sebelius, No. 14-427
02/13/2014 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants 05/27/2014 – Brief on behalf of Appellant. 06/03/2014 – Parties added (28). 06/03/2014 – Motion to File Amicus Curiae Brief in support of
Appellants, on behalf of National Women’s Law Center, American Association of University Women, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Ibis Reproductive Health, Legal Momentum, et al.
06/04/2014 – Motion order, referring motion to file amicus curiae brief to the panel to determine the appeal.
06/04/2014 – Parties added (17), included NHeLP 06/05/2014 – Motion to file amicus curiae brief, on behalf of
NHeLP, California Women’s Law Center, HIV Law Project, et. al.
06/06/2014 – Motion order, referring motion to file amicus curiae brief to the panel to determine the appeal.
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Southern District of Ohio
Held: Case
Dismissed for Lack of
Jurisdiction
Franciscan Univ. of Steubenville v. Sebelius, No. 2:12–cv–00440, assigned to Judge Algenon L. Marbley, referred to Magistrate Judge Mark R. Abel
05/21/2012 – Complaint with Jury Demand 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by
Defendants and Mem. in Support 08/17/2017 – Motion to Stay Discovery by Defendants 08/27/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 09/07/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Stay Discovery 09/21/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Stay Discovery 09/24/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 10/08/2012 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice
Supporting Plaintiff 10/12/2012 – Motion and Mem. of Support for Preliminary
Injunction and Permanent Injunction filed by Plaintiff
10/12/2012 – Motion to Consolidate Pending Motions 10/16/2012 – Order of Recusal signed by Judge George C Smith 11/02/2012 – Response Opposing Consolidation and in Opp. to
Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Permanent Injunction filed by Defendants
11/14/2012 – Order of Recusal by Judge Edmund A Sargus. Case reassigned to Judge Algenon L. Marbley
11/16/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Permanent Injunction by Plaintiff
03/22/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Dismiss
Western District of Oklahoma
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granting; Case Stayed
Appealed to 10th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 5:12–cv–01000, Judge Joe Heaton
09/12/2012 – Complaint 09/12/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Opening
Brief in Support by Plaintiffs 10/11/2012 – Unopposed Motion to File Amicus Brief by Dan
Burton, Daniel R Coats, Thad Cochran, Mike Crapo, Charles Grassley, Orrin G Hatch, Wally Herger, James M Inhofe, Donald Manzullo, Mitch McConnell, John Mica, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Lamar Smith
10/15/2012 – Order denying various currently serving Members of Congress' Motion for leave to file an amicus brief
10/22/2012 – Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction 10/29/2012 – Reply in Support of Preliminary Injunction 11/01/2012 – Minute Entry hearing held on Motion for
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Preliminary Injunction 11/19/2012 – Order denying Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 11/19/2012 – Notice of Appeal by Plaintiffs 12/10/2012 – Joint Motion to Stay case Pending Appeal 12/12/2012 – Order granting Motion to Stay Pending Appeal 12/20/2012 – Tenth Cir. Ct. App. Order Denying Injunction
Pending Appeal 06/27/2013 – Mandate Issued from 10th Cir. Ct. App. 06/27/2013 – Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction by
Plaintiffs 06/28/2013 – Order Granting Plaintiffs Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order 07/19/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Plaintiffs 09/17/2013 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants 09/20/2013 – Notice of Petition for Writ of Cert. 09/23/2013 – Joint Motion to Stay Case 09/24/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay Case
10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Reversed District Court’s
denial of Preliminary Injunction,
remanded for further
consideration
Petition for Writ. Of Cert. Granted
Hobby Lobby Stores v. Sebelius, No. 12-6294
11/20/2012 – Appeal docketed (from No. 5:12–cv–01000) 11/20/2012 – Motion by Appellants for Injunction Pending
Appeal 11/30/2012 – Response to Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal 12/03/2012 – Reply to Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal 12/20/2012 – Order denying Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal 01/07/2013 – Motion by Appellees to consolidate related
Appeals 01/10/2013 – Response to Motion to consolidate related
Appeals 01/11/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to consolidate
related Appeals 02/11/2013 – Appellant Opening Brief 02/15/2013 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life & Law Foundation 02/15/2013 – Amicus Brief by American Ctr. for Law & Justice 02/18/2013 – Amicus Brief by Bioethics Defense Fund, et al. 02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by State of Oklahoma 02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Archdiocese of Oklahoma City 02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Legal Foundation, et al. 02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ass’n of Pro-Life
Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al.
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02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by W. Thomas Frerking & Missouri Roundtable for Life
02/19/2013 – Amicus Brief by Eagle Forum, et al. 02/20/2013 – Amicus Brief by United States Justice Foundation 02/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, et al. 02/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ass’n of Christian Schools Int’l,
et al. 03/07/2013 – Motion by Appellants to expedite case 03/15/2013 – Appellee Brief 03/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Medical Women’s Ass’n, et
al. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Health Law Program, et
al. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Civil Liberties Union, et al. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ass’n of Univ. Women, et al. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ams. United for Separation of
Church & State, et al. 03/25/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Public Health Ass’n, et al. 03/29/2013 – Appellant’s Reply Brief 04/22/2013 – Supplemental Brief by Appellees 04/22/2013 – Supplemental Brief by Appellants 05/23/2013 – Oral Argument 06/27/2013 – Order and Opinion, District Court Reversed and
Remanded 09/20/2013 – Petition for Writ of Cert. by Defendants 11/26/2013 – Order Granting Cert.
U.S. Supreme Court
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. et al, No. 13-354 09/19/2013 – Petition for Writ. of Cert. 10/21/2013 – Brief by Respondents 10/21/2013 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Ass’n of Gospel Rescue Missions 10/21/2013 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Ovarian Cancer Gospel Rescue Mission 10/21/2013 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Constitutional Accountability Center 10/21/2013 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Physicians for Reproductive Health 10/21/2013 – Amicus Curiae Brief by California 10/21/2013 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Am. Jewish Comm. 09/05/2013 – Reply Brief by Petitioners 11/26/2013 – Petition for Writ. of Cert. Granted. Case Consolidated with Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius, No. 13-356 01/10/2014 – Brief by Petitioners 01/23/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Pacific Legal Found.
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01/24/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Azusa Pacific Univ. 01/24/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Ctr. for Constitutional
Jurisprudence 01/24/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Reproductive Research
Audit 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Nat’l Religious
Broadcasters 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Senators Orrin G. Hatch, et
al. 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Democrats for Life of Am. et al. 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Michigan, et al. 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Drury Development Corp., et al. 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Nat’l Ass’n of Evangelicals, et al. 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Am. Freedom Law Ctr. 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Texas Black Ams. for Life 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Hon. Daniel H. Branch 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Church-State Scholars Frederick Mark Gedicks, et al. 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Freedom from Religion Found., et al. 01/27/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by State of Oklahoma 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Liberty, Life, & Law Found., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Beverly Lahaye Institute, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by 67 Catholic Theologians and Ethicists 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Women Speak for Themselves 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Cato Inst. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Knights of Columbus, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Guttmacher Inst. and Professor Sara Rosenbaum 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Am. Jewish Comm. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Religious Organizations 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Nat’l Women’s Law Ctr.
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01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by 91 Members of the U.S. House of Reps. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Am. Coll. Of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Foreign & Comparative Law Professors 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Corp. & Criminal Law Professors 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Cal. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Nat’l League of Cities, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Ovarian Cancer Nat’l Alliance, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Lamda Legal Defense & Educ. Fund, Inc., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Family Research Council 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Liberty Inst. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Breast Cancer Prevention Inst., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by 9 Academic Institutions, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by C 12 Group, LLC 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Nat’l Jewish Commission on Law & Pub. Affairs (COPLA), et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Liberty Univ. & Liberty Counsel 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Brennan Ctr. for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Constitutional Accountability Ctr. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by U.S. Senators Murray, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Catholic Med. Ass’n 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Am. Civil Rights Union 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Mass. Citizens for Life 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Council for Christian Colls. & Univs., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Christian Booksellers Ass’n, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Eagle Forum Educ. & Legal Defense Fund, Inc., et al.
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01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Found. For Moral Law in Support 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Rutherford Inst. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Ethics & Public Policy Ctr. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by U.S. Senators Ted Cruz, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Judicial Watch 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by 38 Protestant Theologians, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Electric Mirror, LLC, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by American Center for Law & Justice, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Thomas More Law Ctr. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Judicial Education Project 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Constitutional Law Scholars 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Westminster Theological Seminary 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Jewish Social Policy Action Network 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Independent Women's Forum 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Historians and Legal Scholars 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by National Health Law Program, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Professor Emeritus of Law Charles E. Rice, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Freedom X, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by J.E. Dunn Construction Group, Inc., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by The Center for Inquiry, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by David Boyle
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01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Christian Legal Society, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by 88 Members of Congress 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Julian Bond, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by The International Conference of Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Women's Public Policy Groups, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by Honorable Joseph B. Scarnati III, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amici Curiae Brief by 02/10/2014 – Brief by Respondents 03/12/2014 – Reply by Petitioners 03/25/2014 – Oral argument held 06/30/2014 – United States Supreme Court holding
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Held: Preliminary Injunction Denied
Appealed to 3d Cir. Ct. of App.
Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius, No. 12-cv-06744, Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg
12/04/2012 – Complaint 12/07/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff 12/08/2012 – Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 12/19/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction by Defendants 12/28/2012 – Order temporarily restraining from enforcing
contraceptive coverage requirement against plaintiff for two weeks. Evidentiary hearing and oral argument on Motion for Preliminary Injunction set for 01/04/2013.
01/02/2013 – Amicus Brief of ACLU and ACLU of Pennsylvania in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
01/11/2013 – Amended Complaint 01/11/2013 – Order Denying Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 01/14/2013 – Notice of Appeal 01/15/2013 – Motion to Stay Pending Appeal 01/16/2013 – Order granting Motion to Stay Pending Appeal 01/17/2013 – Notice of Appeal
08/14/2013 – Mandate of 3d Cir. Ct. of App. 08/22/2013 – Mandate of 3d Cir. Ct. of App.
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3d Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: District Court Order
Affirmed
Appealed to U.S. Supreme Ct.
Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sec’y of DHHS, No. 13-1144
01/17/2013 – Appeal docketed (from No. 12-cv-06744) 01/22/2013 – Expedited Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal by Appellant 01/28/2013 – Response in Opp. to Expedited Motion for
Injunction Pending Appeal 01/29/2013 – Reply in Support of Expedited Motion for
Injunction Pending Appeal 02/07/2013 – Order Denying Expedited Motion for
Injunction Pending Appeal 02/19/2013 – Motion to Expedite Consideration 02/20/2013 – Amended Motion to Expedite Consideration 03/05/2013 – Order Granting Unopposed motion for
Expedited Briefing Schedule 03/15/2013 – Appellant Opening Brief 03/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life & Law Found. 03/21/2013 – Amicus Brief by Daniel R. Coats, et al. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by U.S. Justice Found. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Am. Physicians & Surgeons, et
al. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by New Jersey Family Policy
Council 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Breast Cancer Prevention Inst. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Bart Stupak & Democrats for
Life of America 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief of Ass’n of Christian Schools, et al. 03/22/2013 – Amicus Brief of Bradley P. Jacob, et al. 04/15/2013 – Appellee Brief 04/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ctr. for Reproductive Rights, et
al. 04/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Physicians for Reproductive
Health, et al. 04/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by National Health Law Program,
et al. 04/22/2013 – Amicus Brief of National Women’s Law Center,
et al. 04/22/2013 – Amicus Brief for Am. Civil Liberties Union, et
al. 04/22/2013 – Amicus Brief by Ams. United for Separation of
Church & State 04/23/2013 – Amicus Brief by Lambda Legal Def. & Educ.
Fund 04/30/2013 – Appellants’ Reply Brief 05/30/2013 – Oral Argument
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07/26/2013 – Order Affirming District Court’s Opinion Denying Appellant’s Motion for Prelim. Injunction
08/14/2013 – Order Denying Petition for Rehearing En Banc 08/20/2013 – Order Denying Motion to Stay Mandate 09/20/2013 – Petition for Writ of Cert. filed by Conestoga
Wood Specialties Corp. 11/26/2013 – Notice from S.Ct. re Petition for Writ of Cert.
Granted
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U.S. Supreme Court
Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sec’y of DHHS, No. 13-356 09/19/2013 – Petition for Writ of Cert. filed
10/11/2013 – Brief Amicus Curiae by Ctr. for Constitutional Jurisprudence
10/20/2013 – Brief by Respondents 10/21/2013 – Brief by Michigan, Ohio, and 16 Other States et al. 10/21/2013 – Brief by Ass’n of Gospel Rescue Missions, et al. 10/20/2013 – Brief by Ass’n of Am. Physicians & Surgeons, etla. 10/21/2013 – Brief by Am. Jewish Comm. 04/04/2013 – Reply by Petitioners 04/26/2013 – Petition for a Writ of Cert. Granted 01/10/2014 – Brief by Petitioners 01/23/2014 – Brief by Pac. Legal Found., et al. 01/23/2014 – Brief by Tri Valley Law, PC 01/24/2014 – Brief by Azusa Pac. Univ., et al. 01/24/2014 – Brief by Ctr. for Const. Jurisprudence, et al. 01/24/2014 – Brief by Reproductive Research Audit 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Senators Orrin G. Hatch, et al. 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Democrats for Life of America and Bart Stupak 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Michigan, Ohio, and 18 Other States 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Drury Development Corp., et al. 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Nat’l Ass’n of Evangelicals 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Am. Freedom Law Ctr. 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Tex. Black Americans for Life, et al. 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Hon. Daniel H. Branch 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Church-State Scholars Frederick Mark Gedicks, et al. 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Liberty, Life, and Law Foundation, et al. 01/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Free Speech for People, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Beverly Lahaye Institute and Janice Shaw Crouse, Ph.D.
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01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by 67 Catholic Theologians and Ethicists 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Women Speak for Themselves 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Cato Inst. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Eberle Commc’ns Group, Inc., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Knights of Columbus 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Guttmacher Inst. and Professor Sara Rosenbaum 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Am. Jewish Comm., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Religious Orgs. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Nat’l Women’s Law Ctr., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by 91 Members of the U.S. House of Reps. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by ACOG 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Foreign and Comparative Law Experts Lawrence O. Gostin, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Corp. & Criminal Law Professors 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Cal., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Nat’l League of Cities, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Brennan Ctr. for Justice at N.Y.U. School of Law 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Ovarian Cancer Nat’l Alliance 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Lamda Legal Defense & Educ. Fund 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Family Research Council 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Liberty Inst. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Breast Cancer Prevention Inst., et al.
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01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by 9 Academic Institutions, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by C12 Group, LLC 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Nat’l Jewish Comm’n on Law & Pub. Affairs, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Liberty Univ. & Liberty Counsel 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Constitutional Accountability Ctr. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Mass. Citizens for Life, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by U.S. Senators Murray, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Christian Coll. & Universities, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Christian Booksellers Ass’n, et
al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Eagle Forum Educ. & Legal Defense Fund, Inc., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Found. for Moral Law 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Am. Physicians & Surgeons, Inc. et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Rutherford Inst. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Ethics & Pub. Policy Ctr. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Const. Law Scholars 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by U.S. Senators, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Church of the Lukumi Bbalu Aye, Inc., et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by 38 Protestant Theologians, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Electric Mirror, LLC 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Westminster Theological Seminary 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Thomas More Law Ctr. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by John A. Ryan Inst. For Catholic Social Thought 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Judicial Educ. Project 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Jewish Social Policy Action Network 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Indep. Women’s Forum 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Nat’l Health Law
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Program, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Professor Emeritus of Law Charles E. Rice, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Freedom X, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by J.E. Dunn Constr. Group, Inc. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Ctr. for Inquiry, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by David Boyle 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Christian Legal Soc’y 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Julian Bond, et cl. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Int’l Evangelical Chaplain Endorsers 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Women’s Pub. Policy Groups, et al. 01/28/2014 – Amicus Curiae Brief by Honorable Joseph B. Scarnati III, et al. 02/10/2014 – Brief by Respondents 03/12/2014 – Reply by Petitioners 03/25/2014 – Oral Argument Held 06/30/2014 – United States Supreme Court Holding
Western District of Pennsylvania
Held: Dismissed Without
Prejudice for Lack of Jurisdiction
Persico v. Sebelius, No. 12-cv-00123, Judge Sean J. McLaughlin
05/21/2012 – Complaint 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss by Defendants 08/06/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 08/24/2012 – Amicus Brief in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss by
Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice, et. al. 08/27/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss by Plaintiffs 08/31/2012 – Amicus Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
by Ass’n of Pittsburgh Priests, et al. 09/04/2012 – Motion for Preliminary and Permanent
Injunctions by Plaintiffs 09/04/2012 – Brief in Support of Preliminary and Permanent
Injunctions 09/24/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 10/16/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion for Preliminary and
Permanent Injunction 11/02/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary
and Permanent Injunctions 01/22/2013 – Order and Opinion Granting Motion to Dismiss
District of Pennsylvania
Persico v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-00303, Judge Arthur J. Schwab
10/08/2013 – Complaint
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Held: Preliminary Injunction Granted;
Permanent Injunction
Granted
Appealed to 3rd Cir. Ct. of App.
10/08/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Motion and Memorandum for Expedited Preliminary Injunction
10/09/2013 – Notice that Instant Civil Action has been Designated for Placement in United States District Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
10/22/2013 – Joint Status Report 10/29/2013 – Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 11/05/2013 – Reply Brief re: Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 11/08/2013 – Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Failure to
State a Claim or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support Thereof
11/13/2013 – Exemption of Case from ADR Program 11/14/2013 – Proposed Order re: Motion to Dismiss for
Failure to State a Claim or For Summary Judgment
11/15/2013 – Joint Supplemental Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
11/15/2013 – Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
11/21/2013 – Order and Opinion Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
12/13/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment
12/20/2013 – Unopposed Motion for Permanent Injunction by Plaintiffs and Brief in Support Thereof
12/20/2013 – Notice of Non-opposition 12/20/2013 – Order Granting Unopposed Motion for
Permanent Injunction 02/11/2014 – Notice of Appeal as to Order on Motion for Permanent Injunction
Western District of Pennsylvania
Held: Dismissed Without
Prejudice for Lack of Jurisdiction
Appealed to 3d Cir. Ct. of App.
Most Reverend David A. Zubik, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh v. Sebelius, No. 2:12–cv–00676, Judge Terrence F. McVerry
05/21/2012 – Complaint 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by
Defendants 08/06/2012 – Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss 08/27/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 08/30/2012 – Amicus Brief of American Center for Law &
Justice in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 08/31/2012 – Amicus Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss
filed by Ass’n of Pittsburgh Priests, et al.
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09/21/2012 – Motion for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction
09/21/2012 – Motion for Rule 65(a)(2) Consolidated Trial and Preliminary Injunction Hearing
09/21/2012 –Mem. in Support of Motions for Consolidated Trial, Preliminary Injunction, and Permanent Injunction
09/24/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion for Scheduling Order or Trial Setting Conference filed by Defendants
09/24/2012 – Reply Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss 09/25/2012 – Reply Brief to Motion for Scheduling Order or
Trial Setting Conference filed by Catholic Charities et al.
09/25/2012 – Brief in Support of Motion for Scheduling Order or Trial Setting Conference filed by Catholic Charities et al.
10/01/2012 – Sur–Reply Brief to Motion to Dismiss 10/15/2012 – Brief in Opp. to Motion for Consolidated Trial,
Preliminary Injunction, and Permanent Injunction
10/25/2012 – Reply Brief to Motions for Consolidated Trial, Preliminary Injunction, and Permanent Injunction
11/27/2012 – Order and Mem. Opinion granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction
01/23/2013 – Notice of Appeal 07/23/2014 – 3d Cir. Ct. of App. Order
Western District of Pennsylvania
Held: Preliminary Injunction Granted;
Permanent Injunction
Granted
Appealed to 3rd Cir. Ct. of App.
Zubik v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-01459, Judge Arthur J. Schwab
10/08/2013 – Complaint 10/08/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Motion and Memorandum for
Expedited Preliminary Injunction 10/09/2013 – Notice that Instant Civil Action has been
Designated for Placement in United States District Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
10/22/2013 – Joint Status Report 10/29/2013 – Brief in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 11/08/2013 – Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Failure to
State a Claim or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment and Brief in Support Thereof
11/13/2013 – Exemption of Case from ADR Program
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11/14/2013 – Proposed Order re: Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim or For Summary Judgment
11/15/2013 – Joint Supplemental Brief in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
11/15/2013 – Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
11/21/2013 – Order and Opinion Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
12/13/2013 – Defendants’ Brief In Support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim or, in the Alternative, for Summary Judgment
12/13/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Dismiss or for Summary Judgment
12/20/2013 – Unopposed Motion for Permanent Injunction by Plaintiffs and Brief in Support Thereof
12/20/2013 – Notice of Non-opposition 12/20/2013 – Order Granting Unopposed Motion for
Permanent Injunction 02/11/2014 – Notice of Appeal as to Order on Motion for
Permanent Injunction
3d Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Case Dismissed
David Zubik v. HHS, No. 13-1228
01/25/2013 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 12–cv–00676) 01/25/2013 – Clerk Order advising of jurisdictional defect and
possible dismissal and requesting party briefing 02/05/2013 – Appellee Response to jurisdictional question 02/08/2013 – Appellant Response to jurisdictional question 02/08/2013 – Order Dismissing Case 02/27/2013 – Clerk Order advising that it appears that it would not be appropriate to list the case for possible dismissal. 02/27/2013 – Briefing notice issued. 02/27/2013 – Order vacating briefing notice. 07/23/2013 – Motion to Withdraw Case by the parties pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 42(b). 07/23/2013 – Order dismissing case pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 42(b)
Middle District of Tennessee
Held: Dismissed
Without
The Catholic Diocese of Nashville v. Sebelius, No. 3:12–cv–00934, assigned to Judge Todd J. Campbell, referred to Magistrate Judge E. Clifton Knowles
09/12/2012 – Complaint 09/12/2012 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
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Prejudice for Lack of Jurisdiction
Appealed to 6th Cir. Ct. of App.
09/12/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion For Preliminary Injunction
09/21/2012 – Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction Hearing filed by Plaintiffs
09/24/2012 – Response in Opp. regarding Emergency Motion 10/03/2012 – Order setting hearing to consider Motion for
Preliminary Injunction on 11/15/2012 10/04/2012 – Motion for Review regarding Order filed by
Defendants 10/09/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed
by Defendants 10/09/2012 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 10/22/2012 – Opp. to Motion for Review 10/23/2012 – Order granting Motion for Review 10/23/2012 – Order setting bench trial for 6/25/2013 10/26/2012 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss 11/05/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 11/15/2012 – Minute Entry and Transcript of Motion Hearing 11/21/2012 – Order granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss 11/21/2012 – Judgment Entered 12/19/2012 – Notice of Appeal 02/28/2013 – Order as to Notice of Appeal. Motion to
Voluntarily Dismiss Appeal granted.
6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Voluntarily Dismissed
The Catholic Diocese of Nashville v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 12-6590
12/20/2012 – Appeal Docketed (from No. 3:12-cv-00934) 02/28/2013 – Motion by Appellant to Voluntarily Dismiss 02/28/2013 – Letter Granting Voluntary Dismissal
Northern District of Texas
Held: Dismissed
Without Prejudice for Lack
of Jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas v. Sebelius, No. 3:12–cv–01589–B, Judge Jane J. Boyle
05/21/2012 – Complaint with Jury Demand 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and
Brief in Support by Defendants 08/20/2012 – Motion to File Amicus Brief in Support of
Plaintiff on Behalf of the Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice and 79 Members of Congress
08/27/2012 – Response to Motion to Dismiss 09/24/2012 – Reply Supporting Motion to Dismiss 09/28/2012 – Order denying without prejudice Am. Ctr. for
Law & Justice Motion to Appear as Amicus Curiae
01/28/2013 – Order directing the Parties to submit additional Briefing by 02/08/2013.
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02/08/2013 – Mem. in Support of Motion to Dismiss 02/08/2013 – Mem. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss
02/26/2013 – Mem. Opinion and Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss; Case Dismissed in its entirety.
Northern District of Texas
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Appealed to 5th Cir. Ct. of App.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth v. Sebelius, No. 4:12–cv–00314–Y, Judge Terry R. Means
05/21/2012 – Complaint with Jury Demand 08/06/2012 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by
Defendants 08/27/2012 – Response to Motion to Dismiss 09/24/2012 – Reply filed regarding Motion to Dismiss 09/26/2012 – Amicus Brief by Am. Ctr. for Law & Justice, et
al. in Opp. to Motion to Dismiss
01/31/2013 – Order Denying Motion to Dismiss
02/28/2013 – Defendant’s Motion for Reconsideration or alternatively, for Permission to Appeal Immediately
02/28/2013 – Answer to Complaint
03/21/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion for Reconsideration
04/04/2013 – Reply by Defendants in Support of Motion for Reconsideration
06/07/2013 – Order Denying Motion to Reconsider or Alternatively to Certify for Immediate Appeal
08/24/2013 – Amended Complaint 10/04/2013 – Motion to Stay Proceedings in Light of Lapse
of Appropriations by Defendants 10/04/2013 – Response to Motion to Stay Proceedings by
Plaintiffs 10/09/2013 – Motion for a Preliminary Injunction by
Plaintiff University of Dallas 10/09/2013 – Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs 10/16/2013 – Order Denying Motion for Stay 11/05/2013 – Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for
Summary Judgment by Defendants 11/14/2013 – Amici Curiae Br. by the ACLU 11/26/2013 – Combined Response to Motion to Dismiss, or,
in the alternative, for Summary Judgment and Reply in Support of Motions for Preliminary Injunction and for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs
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12/11/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment by Defendants
12/31/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
02/24/2014 – Notice of Interlocutory Appeal to the Fifth Circuit by Defendants
04/01/2014 – Order Terminating Motion to Dismiss by Defendants and Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff
04/18/2014 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
05/02/2014 – Response to Plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction
05/09/2014 – Reply in support of motion for Preliminary Injunction
06/05/2014 – Order granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction
06/09/2014 – Notice of Interlocutory Appeal to the Fifth Circuit as to the Order on Motion for Injunction Order
5th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Consolidated with
Cases Nos. 14-40212 and 14-
20112
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth v. Sebelius, No. 14-10241 02/28/2014 – Notice of Appeal filed by Defendants 03/17/2014 – Motion to Consolidate Cases filed by Defendants 03/31/2014 – Opposition to Motion to Consolidate Cases filed by Plaintiffs 04/07/2014 – Reply in Support of Motion to Consolidate cases filed by Defendants
04/28/2014 – Court order granting Appellants’ motion to consolidate appeal nos. 14-40212, 14-20112, and 14-10241; granting Appellants’ motion to file a single opening brief and single reply brief; ordering that Appellees may each file a separate brief and separate record excerpts in response to Appellant’s single brief; granting Appellant’s motion to have appeals argued before the same panel on the same day.
04/28/2014 – Briefing suspended until the electronic record it complete.
05/09/2014 – Briefing resumed. 06/26/2014 – Opposed motion filed by Appellant; Appellant
motion to consolidate cases 14-20112, 14-
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10241, 14-10661 for briefing and oral argument purposes.
06/30/2014 –Response/Opposition filed by Appellee Westminster Theological Seminary to the motion to consolidate cases.
07/02/2014 – Reply filed by Appellants to the response/opposition filed by Appellee Westminster.
07/03/2014 – Response/opposition filed by East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University in opposition to the motion to consolidate cases filed by Appellants.
07/10/2014 – Opposed Motion filed by Appellant to extend time to file brief as appellant until 08/18/2014.
07/11/2014 –Response/Opposition filed by East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University in opposition to Appellant’s motion to extend time to file Appellant’s brief.
07/14/2014 – Response/Opposition filed by Westminster Theological Seminary to the motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief.
07/18/2014 – Court order granting motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief.
07/21/2014 – Court Order granting motion to consolidate cases filed by Appellants; further ordering that appellees may file a separate brief and separate record excerpts in response to Appellant’s single brief; further ordering that Appellant’s motion to have appeals argued before the same panel on the same day is granted.
Southern District of Texas
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Appealed to the
5th Cir. Ct. of App.
East Texas Baptist Univ. v. Sebelius, No. 4:12–cv–03009, Judge Lee H. Rosenthal
10/09/2012 – Complaint 12/20/2012 – Minute Entry for proceedings held on
12/20/2012. Case is stayed and parties must submit status reports every 60 days. Status conference set for 04/01/2013.
02/15/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Status Report 02/18/2013 – Defendants’ Status Report 03/08/2013 – Opposed Motion to Intervene as Plaintiff by
Westminster Theological Seminary
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03/28/2013 – Response in Opp. to Motion to Intervene by Defendants
04/15/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Status Report 04/19/2013 – Defendants’ Status Report 05/29/2013 – Westminster’s Response to Defendant’s Reply
to the Court 06/14/2013 – Status Report by Plaintiff 06/17/2013 – Status Report by Defendant 07/02/2013 – Status Report by Plaintiff in response to Final
Rules 07/30/2013 – Unopposed Motion to Lift Stay by Plaintiffs 07/31/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Lift Stay by
Plaintiffs 08/02/2013 – Motion to Intervene by Westminster
Theological Seminary 08/02/2013 – Oral Argument on Motion to Intervene by
Westminster Theological Seminary 08/06/2013 – First Amendment Complaint by East Tex.
Univ. & Houston Baptist Univ. 08/30/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Intervene by
Westminster Theological Seminary 09/03/2013 – Amended Complaint by Plaintiff Westminster
Theological Seminary 09/09/2013 – Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and
Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Westminster Theological Seminary
09/20/2013 – Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment
10/01/2013 – Motion to Stay Case in Light of Lapse of Appropriations by Defendants
10/01/2013 – Opposition to Motion to Stay Proceedings in Light of Lapse of Appropriations by Plaintiffs East Tex. Baptist Univ. & Houston Baptist Univ.
10/03/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Stay Proceedings 10/11/2013 – Status Report by East Tex. Baptist Univ. &
Houston Baptist Univ. 10/16/2013 – Motion to Lift Stay by Plaintiffs 10/17/2013 – Response to Motion to Lift Stay by Defendants 10/17/2013 – Motion to Reset Preliminary Injunction
Hearing by Plaintiffs 10/17/2013 – Response to Motion to Dismiss, or, in the
alternative, for Summary Judgment in Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Westminster Theological Seminary
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10/17/2013 – Rule 56(d) Motion by Plaintiffs East Tex. Baptist Univ. & Houston Baptist Univ.
10/17/2013 – Opposition to Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment and Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction by East Tex. Baptist Univ. & Houston Baptist Univ.
10/18/2013 –Response to Motion to Reset Hearing on Preliminary Injunction by Defendants
10/18/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Reset Hearing on Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
10/21/2013 – Order Denying in Part Motion to Reset Hearing
11/04/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss, or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment
11/07/2013 – Opposition to Rule 56(d) Motion by Defendants
11/08/2013 – Surreply to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, or, in alternative, for Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs East Tex. Baptist Univ. & Houston Baptist Univ.
11/11/2013 – Oral Argument Held 11/14/2013 – Post-Hearing Reply in Support of Motion for
Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Westminster Theological Seminary
11/14/2013 – Post-Argument Mem. and Notice of Supp. Authority by Plaintiffs East Tex. Univ. & Houston Baptist Univ.
11/15/2013 – Supplemental Responses to Questions Posed During Hearing by Defendants
11/15/2013 – Reply in Support of Rule 56(d) Motion by Plaintiffs East Tex. Baptist Univ. & Houston Baptist Univ.
11/20/2013 – Surreply in Opposition to Rule 56(d) Motion by Defendants
11/22/2013 – Status Report by Plaintiff Westminster Theological Seminary
11/27/2013 – Status Report by Plaintiff Westminster Theological Seminary
12/27/2013 – Order Granting in Part Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment and Denying Defendants Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment
02/24/2014 – Notice of Appeal 5th Cir. Ct. of App. by Defendants
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5th Cir. Ct. of App.
East Baptist Tex. Univ. v. Sebelius, No. 14-20112 02/24/2014 – Case Docketed 03/14/2014 – Petition for Hearing en banc by Appellants 03/17/2014 – Motion to Consolidate Cases Nos. 14-10241, 14-20112, and 14-40212 by Appellees 03/31/2014 – Opposition to Motion to Consolidate by Appellees 04/07/2014 – Reply in Support of Motion to Consolidate Cases by Appellants 04/28/2014 – Order Granting Motion to Consolidate Cases by Appellants
06/26/2014 – Opposed Motion filed by Appellants to Consolidate Cases 14-10661, 14-10241, 14-20112, 14-40212. 06/30/2014 – Response/Opposition to motion to consolidate filed by Westminster Theological Seminary. 07/02/2014 – Reply filed by Appellants to the response filed by Appellee Westminster Theological Seminary. 07/03/2014 – Response in opposition to the motion to consolidate cases by East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University. 07/10/2014 – Motion filed by appellants to extend time to file brief as appellant until 08/18/2014. 07/11/2014 – Response in opposition to the motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief filed by East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University. 07/14/2014 – Response in opposition to the motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief filed by Westminster Theological Seminary. 07/18/2014 – Court order granting motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief. 07/21/2014 – Court order grating motion to consolidate cases filed by appellants; further ordering that appellees may file a separate brief and separate record excerpts in response to Appellant’s single brief; further ordering that Appellant’s motion to have appeals argued before the same panel on the same day is granted.
5th Cir. Ct. of App.
Roman Catholic Diocese v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 14-10241 02/28/2014 – Case Docketed 03/17/2014 – Motion to Consolidate Case Nos. 14-10241, 14- 20112, and 14-40212 by Appellants 03/31/2014 – Opposition to Motion to Consolidate by Appellees 04/07/2014 – Reply in Support of Motion to Consolidate
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Cases by Appellants 04/28/2014 – Order Granting Motion to Consolidate Cases by Appellants
06/26/2014 – Opposed Motion filed by Appellants to Consolidate Cases 14-10661, 14-10241, 14-20112, 14-40212. 06/30/2014 – Response/Opposition to motion to consolidate filed by Westminster Theological Seminary. 07/02/2014 – Reply filed by Appellants to the response filed by Appellee Westminster Theological Seminary. 07/03/2014 – Response in opposition to the motion to consolidate cases by East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University. 07/10/2014 – Motion filed by appellants to extend time to file brief as appellant until 08/18/2014. 07/11/2014 – Response in opposition to the motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief filed by East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University. 07/14/2014 – Response in opposition to the motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief filed by Westminster Theological Seminary. 07/18/2014 – Court order granting motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief. 07/21/2014 – Court order grating motion to consolidate cases filed by appellants; further ordering that appellees may file a separate brief and separate record excerpts in response to Appellant’s single brief; further ordering that Appellant’s motion to have appeals argued before the same panel on the same day is granted.
5th Cir. Ct. of App.
Catholic Diocese of Beaumont v. Kathleen Sebelius, No. 14-40212 03/03/2014 – Case Docketed 03/17/2014 – Motion to Consolidate Case Nos. 14-10241, 14- 20112, and 14-40212 by Appellants 03/31/2014 – Opposition to Motion to Consolidate by Appellees 04/07/2014 – Reply in Support of Motion to Consolidate Cases by Appellants 04/28/2014 – Order Granting Motion to Consolidate Cases by Appellants
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06/26/2014 – Opposed Motion filed by Appellants to Consolidate Cases 14-10661, 14-10241, 14-20112, 14-40212.
06/30/2014 – Response/Opposition to motion to consolidate filed by Westminster Theological Seminary.
07/02/2014 – Reply filed by Appellants to the response filed by Appellee Westminster Theological Seminary.
07/03/2014 – Response in opposition to the motion to consolidate cases by East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University.
07/10/2014 – Motion filed by appellants to extend time to file brief as appellant until 08/18/2014.
07/11/2014 – Response in opposition to the motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief filed by East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University.
07/14/2014 – Response in opposition to the motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief filed by Westminster Theological Seminary.
07/18/2014 – Court order granting motion to extend time to file appellant’s brief.
07/21/2014 – Court order grating motion to consolidate cases filed by appellants; further ordering that appellees may file a separate brief and separate record excerpts in response to Appellant’s single brief; further ordering that Appellant’s motion to have appeals argued before the same panel on the same day is granted.
Northern District of Texas
Held: Case Dismissed
Without Prejudice for Lack
of Jurisdiction
Criswell Coll. v. Sebelius, No. 3:12–cv–04409, Judge David C. Godbey
11/01/2012 – Complaint with jury demand 01/07/2013 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction 01/28/2013 – Motion to Stay and Response in Opp. to
Motion to Dismiss
02/11/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss
02/22/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Stay 04/09/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Dismiss
Southern District of West Virginia
Held: Case Stayed
Holland v. Sebelius, No. 2:13-cv-15487, Judge Thomas E. Johnston
06/24/2013 – Complaint 06/24/2013 – Motion and Memorandum for TRO 07/09/2013 – Memorandum in Opposition to TRO
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07/10/2013 – Brief of Amicus ACLU and ACLU of West Virginia
07/22/2013 – Motion to Withdraw Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction
07/22/2013 – Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Motion for TRO and Preliminary Injunction
07/23/2013 – Hearing on Preliminary Injunction Scheduled 07/26/2013 – Am. Complaint 08/23/2013 – Mem. in Support of Mot. to Dismiss Am.
Complaint 09/08/2013 – Response to Mot. to Dismiss Am. Complaint 09/16/2013 – Reply in Support of Mot. to Dismiss Am.
Complaint 12/10/2013 – Order Staying Pending the U.S. Supreme
Court's decision in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., No. 13354
06/30/2104 – Notice of Supplementary Authority by Joseph B. Holland.
07/02/2014 – Consent order granting preliminary injunction.
Western District of Oklahoma
Held: TRO
Granted
Catholic Benefits Association v. Burwell, No., 5:14-cv-00685-R, Judge David L. Russell
07/01/2014 – Complaint 07/01/2014 – Motion for Emergency TRO 07/01/2014 – Brief in Support of TRO 07/01/2014 – Order reassigning case to Judge David L. Russell 07/01/2014 – Order Granting TRO 07/02/2014 – Motion to Convert Emergency TRO to
Preliminary Injunction 07/08/2014 – Order Extending Order on TRO until Court
Rules On Conversion to Preliminary Injunction
Western District
of Oklahoma
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted in Part and Denied in
Part
Appealed to 10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Catholic Benefits Association v. Burwell, No. 5:14-cv-00240-R, Judge David L. Russell
03/12/2014 – Complaint 03/12/2014 – Mot. for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 04/02/2014 – Opp’n to Mot. for Preliminary Injunction by Defendants 04/03/2014 – Amicus Brief by Am. Civil Liberties Union 04/09/2014 – Unopposed Mot. to Continue Discovery and Certain Deadlines by Plaintiffs 04/09/2014 – Reply in Support of Mot. for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs
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04/10/2014 – Ordering Granting Mot. to Continue Discovery and Certain Deadlines 04/17/2014 – Mot. to Certify Class by Plaintiffs 05/06/2014 – Opp’n to Mot. to Certify Class by Defendants 05/08/2014 – Proceedings Held on Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 05/15/2014 – Reply in Supp. Mot. to Certify Class 06/04/2014 – Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 06/18/2014 – Mot. to Amend/Correct Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Mot. for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 06/25/2014 – Opp’n to Motion to Amend/C Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Mot. for Preliminary Injunction by Defendants 06/26/2014 – Order Denying Mot. to Amend Court’s Prior Order on Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 08/01/2014 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants
10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Catholic Benefits Association v. Burwell, No. 14-163 08/04/2014 – Civil Case Docketed (appeal from case No. No. 5:14-cv-00240-R)
Middle District of Florida
Ave Maria School of Law v. Sebelius, No. 2:13-cv-00795-SPC-DNF, assigned to Steven D. Merryday, referred to: Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando
11/12/2013 –Complaint 01/15/2014 – Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File
Response to Complaint by All Defendants 01/15/2014 – Endorsed Order Granting Motion for Extension
of Time to File Response to Complaint by All Defendants
02/12/2014 – Joint Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, Specifically for Briefing Schedule by All Defendants
03/07/2014 – Notice of Pendency of Related Cases 03/07/2014 – Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, Motion
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for Summary Judgment and Memorandum in Support Thereof by All Defendants
04/04/2014 – Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Defendants’ Motion
05/02/2014 – Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment and in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment
05/23/2014 – Reply to Response to Motion re Cross Motion by
Plaintiffs
Northern District of Iowa
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Appealed to 8th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Dordt Coll. v. Sebelius, No. 5:13-cv-04100, assigned to Judge Mark W. Bennett, referred to Magistrate Judge Leonard T. Strand
10/23/2013 – Complaint 12/12/2013 – Unresisted Motion for Extension of Time to
Respond by Defendants 12/12/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to
Respond by Defendants 01/10/2014 – Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
or, in the alternative, Summary Judgment 01/10/2014 – Unresisted Motion for Leave to File Overlength
Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, Summary Judgment
01/13/2014 – Order Granting Leave 01/21/2014 – Unresisted Motion for Extension of Time to File
Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, by Plaintiffs
01/21/2014 – Order Granting Extension of Time to File Response
02/05/2014 – Joint Motion for Extension of Time by Plaintiffs 02/06/2014 – Amicus filed by Liberty, Life, and Law
Foundation in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
02/07/2014 – Unresisted Motion for Leave to File Overlength
Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 02/07/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Leave to File
Overlength Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
02/07/2015 – Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 04/18/2014 – Status Order staying ruling on Motion to
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Dismiss Until the resolution of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga
05/06/2014 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction 05/20/2014 – Brief in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 05/21/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 07/18/2014 – Notice of Appeal as to Preliminary Injunction
Middle District of Florida
Ave Maria School of Law v. Sebelius, No. 2:13-cv-00795-SPC-DNF, assigned to Steven D. Merryday, referred to: Magistrate Judge Carol Mirando
11/12/2013 – Complaint 01/15/2014 – Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File
Response to Complaint by All Defendants 01/15/2014 – Endorsed Order Granting Motion for Extension
of Time to File Response to Complaint by All Defendants
02/12/2014 – Joint Motion for Miscellaneous Relief, Specifically for Briefing Schedule by All Defendants
03/07/2014 – Notice of Pendency of Related Cases 03/07/2014 – Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, Motion
for Summary Judgment and Memorandum in Support Thereof by All Defendants
04/04/2014 – Cross Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition to Defendants’ Motion
05/02/2014 – Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment and in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, for Summary Judgment
05/23/2014 – Reply to Response to Motion re Cross Motion by
Plaintiffs
Northern District of Iowa
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Dordt Coll. v. Sebelius, No. 5:13-cv-04100, assigned to Judge Mark W. Bennett, referred to Magistrate Judge Leonard T. Strand
10/23/2013 – Complaint 12/12/2013 – Unresisted Motion for Extension of Time to
Respond by Defendants 12/12/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to
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Appealed to 8th Cir. Ct. of App.
Respond by Defendants 01/10/2014 – Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim
or, in the alternative, Summary Judgment 01/10/2014 – Unresisted Motion for Leave to File Overlength
Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, Summary Judgment
01/13/2014 – Order Granting Leave 01/21/2014 – Unresisted Motion for Extension of Time to File
Response in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, by Plaintiffs
01/21/2014 – Order Granting Extension of Time to File Response
02/05/2014 – Joint Motion for Extension of Time by Plaintiffs 02/06/2014 – Amicus filed by Liberty, Life, and Law
Foundation in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss
02/07/2014 – Unresisted Motion for Leave to File Overlength
Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 02/07/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Leave to File
Overlength Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss
02/07/2014 – Brief in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 04/18/2014 – Status Order staying ruling on Motion to
Dismiss Until the resolution of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga
05/06/2014 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction 05/20/2014 – Brief in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 05/21/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 07/18/2014 – Notice of Appeal as to Preliminary Injunction
District of Colorado
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted; Case
Stayed Pending Decision in Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
Fellowship of Catholic University Students et al v. Sebelius, No. 1:13-cv-03263-MSK-KMT, referred to Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya
12/03/2013 – Complaint 12/06/2013 – Amended Complaint 01/15/2014 – Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by
Plaintiffs 02/13/2014 – Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Motion for
Partial 02/17/2014 – Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, for
Summary Judgment by Defendants
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02/18/2014 – Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File
Response/Reply as to Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
02/19/2014 – Order Granting Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
03/10/2014 – Reply in Support of Motion for Partial Summary
Judgment 03/11/2014 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 04/23/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 04/23/2015 – Order Staying Discovery Pending Hobby Lobby.
The parties shall have 30 days after the Supreme Court issues its ruling in Hobby Lobby to file supplemental briefing with regard to Motion for Partial Summary Judgment by Plaintiffs
04/23/2014 – Amicus filed by American Civil Liberties Union
in Support of Motion to Dismiss 07/16/2014 – Status Report by Plaintiffs
District of Columbia
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted; Case
Stayed
Bindon v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-01207, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan 08/05/2013 – Complaint 08/07/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Motion for and Memorandum in
Support of Preliminary Injunction 08/13/2013 – Defendants’ Unopposed Motion to Stay
Proceedings 08/13/2013 – Defendants’ Notice of Non-Opposition to
Motion for Preliminary Injunction 08/13/2013 – Minute Order Granting Defendants’
Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Resolution of Gilardi v. HHS (No. 13-5069).
08/14/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Motion to Stay
District of Columbia
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted; Case
Stayed
Stewart v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-01879, Judge Royce C. Lamberth 11/27/2013 – Complaint 02/28/2014 – Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for
Preliminary Injunction and Stay of Proceedings Pending Supreme Court Resolution of Hobby Lobby and Conestoga
04/03/2014 – Order Granting Preliminary Injunction
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and Staying Proceedings
District of Columbia District
Court
March for Life v. Burwell, No. 1:14-cv-01149-RJL, Judge Richard J. Leon
07/07/2014 – Complaint
Eastern District of Virginia
Media Research Center v. Sebelius, No. 14-CV-00379, referred to Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis
04/11/2014 – Complaint 04/30/2014 – Motion for and Memorandum in Support of
Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 05/07/2014 – Motion for Extension of Time to File
Response/Reply by Defendants 05/12/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to
File Response/Reply by Defendants 05/23/2014 – Memorandum in Opposition to Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 05/30/2014 – Reply to Response regarding Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 06/17/2014 – Consent Motion for Time to File Answer 06/18/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to
Answer 07/03/2014 – Opinion and Order Denying Motion for
Preliminary Injunction and Dismissing One Count Without Prejudice for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
07/03/2014 – Order that Plaintiff File Supplemental Brief Relating Solely to Impact of Hobby Lobby on Court’s Resolution of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
07/11/2014 – Brief in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff
07/18/2014 – Memorandum in Opposition of Motion for Preliminary Injunction
Western District of Michigan
Held: Proceedings
stayed
Right to Life of Michigan v. Sebelius, No. 1:13-cv-01202-RJJ, Judge Robert J. Jonker
11/04/2013 – Complaint 11/04/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction, and Motion
for Permanent Injunction 01/13/2014 – Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing by
Defendants and Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Standing by Defendants
01/21/2014 – First Amended Complaint 01/29/2014 – Response and Brief in Opposition to Motion to
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Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction 01/31/2014 – Correct Brief by Plaintiff with Corrected
Exhibits 02/03/2014 – Order Dismissing as Moot Motion to Dismiss for
Lack of Jurisdiction 02/10/2014 – Unopposed Motion to Stay by Defendants 02/11/2014 – Response in Support of Unopposed Motion to
Stay by Plaintiffs 02/14/2014 – Order Granting Motion to Stay 07/17/2014 – Status Conference set for 9/9/2014
Western District of Tennessee
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted;
Proceedings Stayed
Union Univ. v. Sebelius, 1:14-cv-01079-JDB-egb, Referred to Magistrate Judge Edward G. Bryant
04/04/2014 – Complaint 04/04/2014 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction 04/24/2014 – Motion for Temporary Restraining Order 04/29/2014 – Order Granting Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and Staying Proceedings
District of Minnesota
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted;
Proceedings Stayed
Hastings Chrysler Center v. Sebelius, No. 0:14-cv-00265-PAM-JJG, Referred to Magistrate Judge Jeanne J. Graham
01/29/2014 – Complaint 03/07/2014 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Motion
to Stay by Plaintiffs 03/14/2014 – Notice of Non-Opposition to Plaintiff’s Motion
for Preliminary Injunction and Stay of Proceedings by Defendants
03/19/2014 – Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Granting Motion to Stay
05/27/2014 – Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction 05/28/2014 – Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for
Preliminary Injunction
Western District of Michigan
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Denied; Case
Stayed
Appealed to 6th Cir. Ct of App.
Michigan Catholic Conference v. Sebelius, No. 1:13-cv-01247-GJQ, Judge Jordan J. Quist
11/14/2013 – Complaint 11/20/2013 – Motion and Memorandum in Support for
Preliminary Injunction 12/17/2013 – Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, for
Summary Judgments by Defendants 12/17/2013 – Combined Memorandum in Opposition to the
Motion for Preliminary Injunction, and in Support for Motion to Dismiss
12/27/2013 – Order and Opinion Denying Motion for
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Preliminary Injunction 12/27/2013 – Notice of Interlocutory Appeal by Plaintiffs 12/27/2013 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending
Appeal 12/27/2013 – Response in Opposition to Motion for
Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal 12/31/2013 – Joint Motion to Stay District Court Proceedings
Pending Appeal 01/02/2014 – Order Dismissing as Moot Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 01/03/2014 – Order Granting Motion to Stay Proceedings
Pending Appeal
6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: District Court Denial of
Preliminary Injunction Affirmed
Michigan Catholic Conference v. Burwell, No. 13-2723
12/27/2013 - Appeal docketed (from No. 1:13-cv-01247) 12/29/2013 – Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal by Appellants 12/31/2013 – Response in Opposition to Appellants’ Motion
for Miscellaneous Relief 12/31/2013 – Reply Regarding Appellants’ Emergency
Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal 12/31/2013 – Order Granting Motion for Injunction Pending
Appeal 01/13/2014 – Consolidation with case No. 13-6640, Catholic
Diocese of Nashville v. Sebelius 03/04/2014 – Amicus filed by AFSCME, et al. 03/05/2014 – Amicus filed by American Civil Liberties
Union of Michigan, et al. 06/11/2014 – Order Affirming District Court Denial of
Preliminary Injunction
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Western District of Pennsylvania
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Brandt v. Sebelius, No. 2:14-cv-00681-AJS, Judge Arthur J. Schwab
05/27/2014 – Complaint 05/30/2014 – Motion and Brief for Expedited Preliminary
Injunction 06/10/2014 – Brief in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 06/13/2014 – Reply Brief regarding Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 06/20/2014 –Order and Opinion Granting Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 07/14/2014 - Motion to Postpone Permanent Injunction
Hearing by Defendants 07/14/2014 – Response to Motion to Postpone Permanent
Injunction Hearing 07/15/2014 – Text Order Denying Motion to Postpone
Permanent Injunction Hearing in light of short notice and Court’s schedule
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District of Columbia District
Court
Preliminary injunction
granted; Case stayed
Williams et al v. Sebelius et al, No. 1:13-cv-01699, Judge Christopher R. Cooper
10/30/2013 – Complaint 11/19/2014 – Unopposed Mot. for preliminary injunction;
Unopposed Mot. to stay granted until 30 days after ruling in Gilardi
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District of Columbia District
Court
Held: Preliminary injunction
granted; Case stayed
Willis and Willis PLC et al v. Sebelius et al, No. 1:13-cv-01124, Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
07/24/2014 – Complaint 08/23/2013 – Order granting Motion for Preliminary
Injunction and Stay of Proceedings
Eastern District of Michigan
Appealed to 6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Ave Maria Foundation, et al v. Kathleen Sebelius, et al, No. 2:13-cv-15198, Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III
12/20/2013 – Complaint 01/13/2014 – Preliminary Injunction 01/23/2014 – Order to stay proceedings 03/13/2014 – Notice of Appeal by Defendants
6th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Case held in abeyance
Ave Maria Foundation, et al v. Kathleen Sebelius, et al, No. 14-1310
03/13/2014 – Appeal docketed (from No. 2:13-cv-15198) 04/07/2014 – Order to granting motion to consolidate 14-
1183 and 14-1310 and to hold cases in abeyance pending disposition of Catholic Diocese of Nashville v. Sebelius, No. 13-6640, and Michigan Catholic Conference v. Sebelius, No. 13-2723.
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Held: Preliminary Injunction Denied
Appealed to 3rd Cir. Ct. of App.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia et al v. Sebelius et al, No. 2:14-cv-03096, Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter
06/02/2014 – Complaint 06/02/2014 – Motion for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiffs 06/17/2014 – Response in Opp. to Mot. for PI 06/20/2014 – Reply in Further Support of Mot. for PI 06/20/2014 – Motion to Quash 06/22/2014 – Response in Opposition Mot. to Quash
subpoenas 06/23/2014 – Order granting Motion to Quash 06/26/2014 – Plaintiff’s PI denied 06/26/2014 – Opinion 06/26/2014 – Notice of Appeal
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3d Cir. Ct. of App.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia et al v. Sebelius et al, No. 14-3126
06/27/2014 – Case docketed (from No. 2:14-cv-03096) 06/27/2014 – Order granting Appellants’ Mot. for temporary
injunction pending further action by court. Appellants shall file responses to Hobby Lobby by July 7th
7/09/2014 – Appellants’ response to Hobby Lobby
District of Colorado
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Denied; Motion to Dismiss, Motion
for Summary Judgment Denied;
Case Administratively
Closed
Appealed to 10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Little Sisters of the Poor, et al v. Sebelius, No. 1:13-cv-02611-WJM-BNB, Judge William J. Martinez, referred to Magistrate Judge Boyd N. Boland
09/24/2013 – Complaint 10/24/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Motion and Memorandum for
Preliminary Injunction 11/08/2013 – Defendants’ Brief in Opposition to Motion for
Preliminary Injunction 11/08/2013 – Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, Motion for
Summary Judgment 11/15/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion for Preliminary
Injunction 11/22/2013 – Brief in Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to
Dismiss, Motion for Summary Judgment 11/27/2013 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss, Motion
for Summary Judgment 12/27/2013 – Order Denying Preliminary Injunction, and
Denying Motion to Dismiss, Motion for Summary Judgment for Lack of Standing
12/27/2013 – Notice of Appeal as to Order on Motion to Dismiss, Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction, filed by Plaintiffs (Case No. 13-1540)
12/28/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
12/31/2013 – Brief in Opposition to Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
12/31/2013 – Order Denying Appellate Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal
01/14/2014 – Reply to Response to Motion for Preliminary Injunction
01/29/2014 – Order from U.S. Supreme Court re: Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal, Granting Preliminary Injunction
01/30/2014 – Order Denying Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal as Moot
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01/30/2014 – Order That Case be Administratively Closed, Terminating Civil Case. Parties May Seek to Reopen Case Once Pending Appeal is Resolved
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10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Little Sisters of the Poor, et al v. Burwell, et al, No. 13-1540
12/27/2013 – Case docketed (from No. 1:13-cv-02611-WJM-BNB)
12/31/2014 – Order denying appellants’ motion for temporary injunction 02/24/2014 – Appellants’ brief 03/03/2014 – Amicus Brief by Liberty, Life, & Law Foundation 03/03/2014 – Amicus brief U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 03/03/2014 – Amicus brief American Bible Society, et al. 03/03/2014 – Amicus brief Liberty Counsel and Liberty
University 03/03/2014 – Amicus Curiae brief 67 Catholic Theologians and Ethicist 03/03/2014 – Amicus Curiae brief Concerned Women for
America 03/06/2014 – Appellees’ Motion to Consolidate Cases 14-6026
and 14-6028 03/18/2014 – Appellants’ petition for initial hearing en banc 03/31/2014 – Order denying Appellees’ motion to consolidate
cases 03/31/2014 – Appellees’ brief 04/03/2014 – Amicus Curiae brief ACLU et al. 04/07/2014 – Amicus Curiae brief Am. Assoc. Univ. Women et al. 04/07/2014 – Amicus curiae brief NHeLP et al. 04/17/2014 – Appellants’ reply brief 07/22/2014 – Appellee’s supplemental brief 07/22/2014 – Appellant supplemental brief 08/01/2014 – Order requiring Gov’t to file status report on or before Aug. 12 on timetable for promulgation of
“interim final rules” 08/08/2014 – Status report filed by Appellee
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Western District of Oklahoma
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted
Appealed to 10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Reaching Souls International, et al v. Burwell, et al, No. 5:13-cv-01092, Judge Timothy D. DeGiusti
10/11/2013 – Complaint 10/25/2013 – Plaintiff’s Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 10/25/2013 – Mot. to Certify Class 11/15/2013 – Defendants’ Mot. to Dismiss and Opp’n to
Plaintiffs’ Mot. for Preliminary Injunction 11/27/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Combined Reply in Supp. of Mot. for
Preliminary Injunction and Opp’n to Mot. to Dismiss
12/06/2013 – Defendants’ Reply in Supp. of Mot. to Dismiss 12/20/2013 – Order denying Mot. to Dismiss and granting
preliminary injunction 12/23/2013 – Order Denying Mot. to Certify Class 02/11/2014 – Notice of Interlocutory Appeal 03/10/2014 – Order Denying Mot. to Dismiss and Denying
Plaintiffs’ 56(d) Mot.
10th Cir. Ct. of App.
Reaching Souls International, et al v. Burwell, et al, No. 14-6028
02/12/2014 – Case docketed 03/06/2014 – Mot. to consolidate cases 03/31/2014 – Mot to consolidate cases denied 04/14/2014 – Appellants’ brief 04/21/2014 – Amici Brief AAUA et al. 04/21/2014 – Amici Brief ACLU et al. 04/21/2014 – Amici Brief NHeLP 05/19/2014 – Appellee’s Brief 05/23/2014 – Amicus Am. Ctr. for law and justice 05/27/2014 – Amicus brief Ethics and Religious Liberty Comm.
on Southern Baptist Convention 05/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae brief filed by Judicial Crisis
Network and Women Speak for Themselves 05/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae brief filed by American Bible
Society et al. 05/27/2014 – Amicus Curiae brief filed by Alabama Physicians
for Life 05/28/2014 - Amicus Curiae brief filed by Concerned Women for
America 06/24/2014 – Appellants’ Reply Brief 07/22/2014 – Appellants’ Supplemental Reply Brief
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Western District of Oklahoma
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted; Case Stayed
Appealed to 10th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Nazarene University et al v. Sebelius et al, No. 5:13-cv-01015, Judge Stephen P. Friot
09/20/2013 – Complaint 11/27/2013 – Motion Preliminary Injunction 12/17/2013 – Motion to Dismiss 12/23/2013 – Order granting preliminary injunction, denying
Motion to Dismiss 02/11/2014 – Notice of Appeal 03/06/2014 – Order granting Motion to Stay Case
10th Cir. Ct of App.
Nazarene University et al v. Sebelius et al, No. 14-6026
02/11/2014 – Case docketed 03/06/2014 – Motion to consolidate cases 13-1540
& 14-6026 03/31/2014 - Order denying the government's motion to
consolidate appeals 04/07/2014 – Appellant Brief 04/14/2014 - Amicus Curiae brief filed by Feminist Majority
Foundation et al. 04/14/2014 - Amicus Curiae brief filed by ACLU 05/12/2014 – Appellee Reply & Brief 05/16/2014 - Amicus Curiae brief filed by Liberty, Life and Law
Foundation 05/19/2014 - Amicus Curiae brief filed by American Bible
Society et al. 06/13/2014 – Appellant Reply Brief
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Western District of Pennsylvania
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Appealed to 3d Cir. Ct. of App.
Geneva College v. Sebelius et al, No. 2:12-cv-00207, Judge Joy Flowers Conti
02/21/2012 – Complaint 04/30/2012 – Motion to Dismiss 05/31/2012 – First Amended Complaint 05/31/0212 – Opposition to Motion to Dismiss 08/01/2012 – Order denying Mot to Dismiss as moot 08/02/2012 – Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint 09/13/2012 – Response in Opposition Motion to Dismiss
Amended Complaint 10/04/2012 – Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss Amended
Complaint 03/06/2013 – Order granting in part and denying in part Mot to
Dismiss for Lack of jurisdiction 03/11/2013 – Preliminary Injunction 04/19/2013 – Order granting preliminary injunction 05/08/2013 – Order granting Motion to Dismiss in part 05/22/2013 – Motion Preliminary Injunction 06/17/2013 – Notice of Appeal 06/18/2013 – Order granting Prelim Injunction 08/17/2013 – Notice of Appeal 10/18/2013 – 2nd Amended Complaint 11/12/2013 – 2nd Preliminary Injunction 12/03/2013 – Motion to Dismiss 12/03/2013 – Motion for summary judgment 12/23/2013 – Order granting 2nd prelim injunction 01/03/2014 – Response in Opposition to Mot to Dismiss 02/11/2014 – Notice of Appeal 05/27/2014 – Order denying Mot to Dismiss and Summary J.
3rd Cir. Ct. of App.
Geneva College v. Sebelius et al, No. 13-2814
06/21/2013 – Case docketed 08/22/2013 - The actions at Nos. 13-2814 and 13-3536 are
consolidated for all purposes 08/23/2013 - ORDER Motion by Appellants to hold Appeal in
Abeyance Pending the Court's decision in Case No. 13-1144 is denied
01/02/2014 – Order hold in abeyance until Hobby Lobby 05/01/2014 - Court granted Appellants' motion to consolidate
Appeal Nos. 13-3536, 14-1374, 14-1376, and 14-1377
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Northern District of Illinois
Held: Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Appealed to 7th
Cir. Ct. of App.
Triune Health Group, Inc. et al v. United States Department of Health & Human Services et al, No. 13-1748, Judge Andrea R. Wood
08/22/2012 – Complaint 10/14/2012 – Amended Complaint 11/09/2012 – Motion to Dismiss 11/28/2012 – Motion Preliminary Injunction 12/12/2012 – Reply to Motion to Dismiss & Preliminary
Injunction 03/11/2013 – Preliminary Injunction Order
7th Cir. Ct. of App.
Held: Case Stayed
Triune Health Group, Inc. et al v. United States Department of Health & Human Services et al, No. 13-1478
03/14/2013 - ORDER re: "Motion to Hold Appeal in Abeyance Pending this Court's Decision in a Related Appeal." The motion is GRANTED. This appeal will be held in abeyance pending resolution of the appeal in Korte v. Sebelius, No. 12-3841
Northern District of Illinois
Held: Case Stayed and preliminary
injunction granted
Hartenbower et al v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, No. 13-cv-02253, Judge Ruben Castillo
03/26/2013 – Complaint against defendants 04/16/2013 – Unopposed motion by plaintiffs for
preliminary injunction and stay of proceedings.
04/18/2013 – Order Granting Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Stay of Proceedings. All proceedings are stayed until thirty days after the mandate issues from the U.S. Court of Appeals in the consolidate cases of Korte v. Sebelius, No. 12-3841 (7th Cir.) and Grote Indus. LLC v. Sebelius, 13-077 (7th Cir.).
01/10/2014 – Notice of Motion by Geoffrey R. Surtees for presentment of motion to stay before Honorable Ruben Castillo on 1/22/2014.
01/21/2014 – Order granting Plaintiff’s unopposed motion to extend preliminary injunction and stay of proceedings.
Eastern District of
Michigan
Held: Case Stayed
M&N Plastics v. Burwell, No. 13-cv-14754, Judge John Corbett O'Meara
11/18/2013 – Complaint against all defendants 11/18/2013 – Order granting the defendants’ motion to
transfer 01/15/2014 – Joint motion to stay pending the Supreme
Courts ruling in pending the Supreme Courts
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ruling in Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-354 and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius, No. 13-356 by All Plaintiffs.
01/23/2014 – Order granting motion to stay.
Eastern District of
Michigan
Held: Case Stayed
Mersino Dewatering, Inc. V. Burwell, No. 13-CV-15079, Judge Paul D. Borman
12/13/2013 – Complaint against all defendants 12/13/2013 – Order granting motion to transfer case 1/13/2014 – Order reassigning case from District Judge
Sean F. Cox and Magistrate Judge Davis R. Grand to District Judge Paul D. Borman and Magistrate Judge R. Steven Whalen.
04/14/2014 – Joint Motion to stay by all plaintiffs. 04/15/2014 – Order granting joint motion to stay.
District Court for
the District of Columbia
Held: Case Stayed and Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Midwest Fastner Corp. v. Burwell, No. 13-CV-01337, Judge Ellen S. Huvelle
09/05/2013 – Complaint against all defendants 10/08/2013 – Motion for preliminary injunction by
plaintiffs 10/09/2013 – Motion to stay by defendants 10/09/2013 – Opposition to motion to stay by plaintiffs 10/15/2013 – Notice of Non-Opposition to Plaintiffs’
Motion for Preliminary Injunction by defendants
10/16/2013 – Order granting plaintiffs’ unopposed Motion for Preliminary Injunction and defendants’ unopposed Motion to Stay until 30 days after issuance of the mandate in Gilardi v. U.S. Dep’t of Health & Human Services. Clerk is directed to administratively close this case.
U.S. District Court for the District of
Minnesota
Held: Case Stayed and Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Daniel Medford et. al. v. Sebelius et al, No. 13-CV-01726, Judge John R. Tunheim
07/02/2013 – Complaint against all defendants 07/19/2013 – Motion for admission Pro Hac Vice for U.S.
Government Attorney Bradley Humphreys by defendants
07/22/2013 – Order granting motion for admission Pro Hac Vice of U.S. Government Attorney Bradley Philip Humphreys
08/02/2013 – Motion for preliminary injunction and stay by Plaintiffs
08/02/2013 – Notice of hearing on motion for preliminary injunction and stay
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08/12/2013 – Notice by defendants regarding motion for preliminary injunction and stay of non-opposition
08/30/2013 – Order granting motion preliminary injunction
09/11/2013 – Amended order granting motion for preliminary injunction and stay.
09/11/2013 – Second amended order granting motion for preliminary injunction and stay.
District of Minnesota
Held: Preliminary Injunction
Granted; Case Stayed
Feltl and Co., Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-cv-02635, Magistrate Judge Jeffrey J. Keyes
09/25/2013 – Complaint 10/01/2013 – Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction
and Stay 10/17/2013 – Defendants’ Notice of Non-Opposition to
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Stay
11/05/2013 – Order Granting Preliminary Injunction and Staying Case Pending 8th Cir. Ct. of App. Resolution of Issues in O’Brien v. HHS or Annex Medical v. Sebelius, or a Supreme Court Ruling in a Substantially Similar Case
U.S. District Court
for the Western District of Missouri
Held: Stay Lifted; Joint status report
due August 18, 2014.
Randy Reed Automotive, Inc. v. Sebelius et. al, No. 13-CV-06117, District Judge Ortrie D. Smith
10/08/2013 – Complaint against all defendants 10/09/2013 – New notice of inclusion for mediation and
assessment program (MAP). 10/09/2013 – Order directing Clerk of the Court to
randomly assign cases to an Article III District Court Judge for all future proceedings.
10/10/2013 Notice of reassignment from Magistrate Judge E. Larsen to District Judge Ortrie D. Smith.
10/11/2013 – Disclosure of Corporate interest filed by Plaintiffs
11/15/2013 – Motion for preliminary injunction filed by Plaintiffs
11/15/2013 – Consent motion to stay proceedings and notice of non-opposition to Plaintiffs’’ Motion for preliminary injunction on behalf of defendants
12/03/2013 – Order granting (1) Motion for preliminary injunction and (2) Motion to stay proceedings
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07/15/2014 – Order lifting stay and directing parties to file joint status report on their agreement or their separate positions on or before August 18, 2014.
U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia Held: Case Stayed and Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Barron Industries, Inc. v. Burwell, No. 13-CV-01330, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
09/04/2013 – Complaint against all defendants 09/04/2013 – Case assigned to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson 09/23/2013 – Unopposed motion for preliminary
injunction and motion to stay by plaintiffs 09/25/2013 – Order granting Plaintiffs’ unopposed motion
for preliminary injunction and stay of proceedings
U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia Held: Case Stayed and Preliminary
Injunction Granted
C.W. Zumbiel Co. v. US Dep’t of Health & Human Services., No. 13-CV-01611, Judge Reggie B. Walton
10/22/2013 – Complaint against all defendants 10/22/2013 – Case assigned to Judge Reggie B. Walton 11/25/2013 – Unopposed preliminary injunction and
unopposed motion to stay proceedings 11/27/2013 – Minute order granting motion for
preliminary injunction; granting motion to stay
11/27/2013 – Case Stayed
U.S. District Court of Minnesota
Held: Case Stayed and Preliminary
Injunction Granted
SMA LLC et al v. Sebelius, No. 13-CV-1375, Judge Ann D. Montgomery 06/07/2013 – Complaint against defendants 06/13/2013 – Amended complaint 06/27/2013 – Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for U.S.
Government Attorney Bradley Humphreys 07/03/2013 – Motion for Preliminary injunction by
plaintiffs 07/03/2013 – Notice of hearing on motion for preliminary
injunction 07/05/2013 – Notice of Non-Opposition to Plaintiff’s
Motion by defendants 07/08/2013 – Order granting motion for preliminary
injunction U.S. District Court
for Minnesota
Doboszenski & Sons, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 13-CV-03148, Judge Joan N. Ericksen
11/14/2013 – Complaint against defendants
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Held: Case Stayed and Preliminary
Injunction Granted
11/22/2013 – Motion for preliminary injunction and Stay with Expedited handling request by plaintiffs Douglas Doboszenski and Doboszenski & Sons, Inc.
11/22/2013 – Notice of hearing on motion 11/25/2013 – Notice of Non-opposition to plaintiffs’ motion
for preliminary injunction and stay of proceedings by defendants
11/27/2013 – Order granting motion got preliminary injunction. Also granting a stay on all proceedings in this case pending an appeal in either O’brien or Annex Medical, or until the Supreme Court issues a ruling in a substantial similar case, whichever occurs first.
U.S. District Court for Minnesota
Held: Case Stayed and Preliminary
Injunction Granted
Stinson Electric, Inc. v. Sebelius, et. al., No. 14-CV-00830, Judge Patrick J. Schiltz
03/26/2014 – Complaint against all defendants. 04/11/2014 – Motion for preliminary injunction and stay 04/30/2014 – Order granting preliminary injunction and
stay