Ark Encounter, LLC et al v. Stewart et al
Plaintiff: Ark Encounter, LLC, Crosswater Canyon, Inc. and Answers In Genesis, Inc.
Defendant: Bob Stewart
Case Number: 3:2015cv00013
Filed: February 5, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Office: Frankfort Office
County: Franklin
Presiding Judge: Gregory F. VanTatenhove
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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January 25, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 60 OPINION & ORDER: 1. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' claims under Rule 12(b)(6) 18 is DENIED as to all claims except those against Secretary Stewart in his individual capacity; 2. Plaintiffs' claims against Secretary Ste wart in his individual capacity are DISMISSED; 3. Plaintiffs' state law claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to their being pursued in state court, pursuant to Plaintiffs' withdrawal of those claims (R. 36 at 22 ); and 4. Plaintiffs&# 039; Motion for Preliminary Injunction 15 is GRANTED in PART as follows: The Commonwealth of Kentucky and its Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet are enjoined from applying the KTD Act in a way that excludes AE, LLC from the program based on its religious purpose and message or based on its desire to utilize any Title VII exception for which it qualifies concerning the hiring of its personnel. Signed by Judge Gregory F. VanTatenhove on 1/25/2016.(CBD)cc: COR
October 30, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 56 MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER: 1. The proposed intervenors' motion to intervene 19 is DENIED. 2. Should, however, the putative intervenors wish to file a memorandum stating their position, their counsel is invited to brief the case as amicus c uriae. If the putative intervenors wish to participate in this way, their counsel should file a motion seeking leave to file such a memorandum, attaching the amicus brief as an exhibit, within twenty-one (21) days of the entry of this Order. 3. The Request for Clarification concerning the July 1, 2015 hearing 47 is DENIED AS MOOT. Signed by Judge Gregory F. VanTatenhove on 10/30/2015.(CBD)cc: COR
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Plaintiff: Ark Encounter, LLC
Represented By: Robert B. Craig
Represented By: James Murray Dickerson, Jr.
Represented By: J. Michael Johnson
Represented By: Nathan W. Kellum
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Plaintiff: Crosswater Canyon, Inc.
Represented By: Robert B. Craig
Represented By: James Murray Dickerson, Jr.
Represented By: J. Michael Johnson
Represented By: Nathan W. Kellum
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Plaintiff: Answers In Genesis, Inc.
Represented By: Robert B. Craig
Represented By: James Murray Dickerson, Jr.
Represented By: J. Michael Johnson
Represented By: Nathan W. Kellum
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Defendant: Bob Stewart
Represented By: Douglas L. McSwain
Represented By: Deborah H. Patterson
Represented By: Virginia H. Snell
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