Foothill Church, et al. v. Rouillard
Plaintiff: Foothill Church, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills and Shepherd of the Hills Church
Defendant: Michelle Rouillard
Case Number: 2:2015cv02165
Filed: October 16, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: Sacramento
Presiding Judge: Edmund F. Brennan
Presiding Judge: Kimberly J. Mueller
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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May 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 145 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/9/23 ORDERING Defendant Watanabe to pay to Plaintiffs a total of $500,000 in attorneys' fees and costs (including $10,000 for local counsel and $490,000 for counsel Alliance Defending Freedom). (See order for further details) (Kastilahn, A)
April 7, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 143 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/6/2023 EXTENDING the deadline to file motion for Attorney Fees to 6/1/2023. (Perdue, C.)
March 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 141 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/1/2023 EXTENDING deadline to file a motion for attorney fees to be filed on or before 4/17/2023. (Perdue, C.)
February 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 138 ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 02/02/2023 GRANTING Plaintiffs' Request for a Permanent Injunction on their Free Exercise Clause claim and ORDERS Defendant to consider Requests and Proposals from the Churches for abo rtion care coverage comporting with their religious beliefs, and to approve or provide feedback on the proposed coverage within 30 days. If and when Defendant approves coverage language comporting with the Churches' beliefs, she must Request the Employer's Plan submit an Amended Evidence of Coverage document containing the approved language within 30 days. (Rodriguez, E)
September 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 134 ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 9/26/2022. The Motion for Extension of Time 133 is GRANTED, and the Court hereby orders the following deadlines and schedule in this matter: Supplemental Briefs on the Scope of the Remedy are due October 3, 2022 and Responsive Briefs on the Scope of the Remedy are due October 17, 2022. (Andrews, P)
August 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 129 ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/24/22 GRANTING 112 Motion for leave to file an amicus brief, GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART 110 Motion for Summary Judgment and GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART [ 111] Motion for Summary Judgment. No later than 30 days after the entry of this order, the parties are directed to file supplemental briefing no longer than 15 pages each on the remedies and scope of injunctive relief sought. Any responsive briefs the parties wish to file are due 14 days thereafter. (Kaminski, H)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 120 ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 04/25/22 GRANTING 115 Application for Pro Hac Vice. Added attorney Kelly Colleen Holt, PHV for The California Catholic Conference. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Licea Chavez, V)
February 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 109 ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 02/04/2022 ORDERING the following Summary Judgment Briefing Schedule: Initial Motions for Summary Judgment & Statements of Undisputed Facts 04/01/2022; Responses in Opposition 04/29/2022; Replies in Support 05/13/2022; Hearing on Summary Judgment Motions 06/17/2022. (Rodriguez, E)
January 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 108 PROTECTIVE ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 1/14/2022 ORDERING Stipulated Protective Order is APPROVED.(Reader, L)
September 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 98 PRO HAC VICE ORDER signed by Chief District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 9/3/21 GRANTING 97 Application for Pro Hac Vice. Added attorney Jacob E. Reed, PHV for Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, Foothill Church and Shepherd of the Hills Church. The Pro Hac Vice attorney is directed to request electronic filing access through PACER. (Kaminski, H)
March 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 86 ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/6/2019 GRANTING 75 Motion to Dismiss. The court DISMISSES plaintiffs' claims without leave to amend. CASE CLOSED. (York, M)
December 3, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 85 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 12/3/18 ORDERING discovery cutoff CONTINUED to 8/30/2019; Designation of Expert Witnesses CONTINUED to 9/13/2019; Supplemental Expert Disclosures CONTINUED to 10/25/2019; Completion of Expert Discovery CONTINUED to 11/27/2019; Hearing date on dispositive motions CONTINUED to 1/17/2020. This amendment does not alter any other portions of the initial scheduling order 51 . (Kaminski, H)
June 1, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 83 ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/31/2018 ORDERING Discovery due by 3/1/2019; Expert Disclosures due by 3/15/2019; Rebuttal Expert Disclosures by 4/29/2019; Completion of Expert Discovery by 5/31/2019; Hearing on Dispositive Motions shall be on 7/12/2019 at 10:00 AM; this amendment does not alter any other portions of the initial scheduling order 51 . (Reader, L)
November 7, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 74 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 11/7/2017 ORDERING the Director's deadline to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint, and briefing and hearing on the Director's antic ipated motion to dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint, are set as follows: 12/6/2017: Motion to Dismiss or other response due; 1/5/2018: Opposition to Motion to Dismiss due; 1/26/2018: Reply re Motion Dismiss due; 2/9/2018: Hearing on Motion to Dismiss. The previous Order amending the Scheduling Order (ECF No. 67 ) is MODIFIED as follows: Designation of Expert Witnesses due by 9/14/2018; Discovery due by 8/31/2018; Dispositive Motions heard by 1/11/2019. (Zignago, K.)
September 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 71 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 9/11/17. The Court hereby GRATS Plaintiffs an additional 30 days to file any amended complaint, EXTENDING the time to file to 10/23/17. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
September 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 68 ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/31/17 ORDERING that Defendant's MOTION to DISMISS for failure to state a claim 47 is GRANTED. The court DISMISSES Plaintiffs' claims with leave to amend. Plaintiffs shall file an amended complaint, if any, within twenty-one (21) days of the date this order is filed. (Mena-Sanchez, L)
August 14, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 67 STIPULATION AND ORDER TO MODIFY SCHEDULING ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/11/17 ORDERING that the Discovery cutoff is RESET to 3/2/18; Expert Disclosures RESET to 3/16/18; Hearing on Dispositive Motions RESET to 7/13/18; Final Pretrial Conference, and Trial dates are VACATED. To be RESET after the court resolves any dispositive motions. This amendment does not alter any other portions of the initial scheduling order (ECF No. 51 ). (Becknal, R)
May 19, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 65 SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE SCHEDULING ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 5/18/2017 ORDERING discovery cutoff CONTINUED to 11/30/2017; Designation of expert witnesses CONTINUED to 12/15/2017; Supplemental expert disclosures CONTINUED t o 1/31/2018; Completion of expert discovery CONTINUED to 3/2/2018; Hearing date on dispositive motions CONTINUED to 4/20/2018; Filing of joint pretrial conference statement CONTINUED to 7/20/2018; Final pretrial conference CONTINUED to 8/10/2018 at 10:00 AM; Due date for trial briefs CONTINUED to 9/10/2018; Trial CONTINUED to 10/1/2018 at 09:00 AM. (Zignago, K.)
March 1, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 63 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 3/1/2017 ORDERING that the Court hereby MODIFIES the dates and deadlines set out in the 51 Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Order as follows: 8/31/2017: Close of discovery; 9/15/2017 : Expert Disclosures Due; 10/6/2017: Supplemental Expert Disclosures Due; 11/3/2017: Close of Expert Discovery; 1/12/2018: Last Date for Hearing on Dispositive Motions; 4/27/2018: Parties Submit Joint Pretrial Conference Statement; 5/18/2018: Final Pretrial Conference; 6/11/2018: Trial Briefs Due; 6/25/2018: Trial at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom No. 3. All other provisions of the Pretrial Scheduling Order remain in effect. (Zignago, K.)
August 3, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 43 ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 08/03/16 ORDERING that the Initial Scheduling Conference is RESET for 9/1/2016 at 02:30 PM in Courtroom 3 (KJM) before District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller. The parties shall file a joint status report within 7 days prior to the scheduling conference. (Benson, A)
July 11, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 7/11/2016 GRANTING 21 Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a claim. The court DISMISSES plaintiffs' Establishment Clause and Free Speech claims without leave to amend as futile. However, the court GRANTS plaintiffs leave to amend their free exercise and equal protection claims. Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint, if any, within 21 days of the filed date of this order. This Order resolves 21 , 22 , 36 , 37 , and 38 . (Donati, J)
April 8, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 29 AMENDED STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 4/8/2016 ORDERING the Director may file a reply brief to her motion to dismiss of up to 4 pages.(Donati, J)
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Plaintiff: Foothill Church
Represented By: Jeremiah Galus, PHV
Represented By: David Jonathan Hacker
Represented By: Michael Casey Mattox, PHV
Represented By: Alexander Miles Medina
Represented By: Erik Stanley, PHV
Represented By: Kevin Hayden Theriot, PHV
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Plaintiff: Calvary Chapel Chino Hills
Represented By: Jeremiah Galus, PHV
Represented By: David Jonathan Hacker
Represented By: Michael Casey Mattox, PHV
Represented By: Alexander Miles Medina
Represented By: Erik Stanley, PHV
Represented By: Kevin Hayden Theriot, PHV
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Plaintiff: Shepherd of the Hills Church
Represented By: Jeremiah Galus, PHV
Represented By: David Jonathan Hacker
Represented By: Michael Casey Mattox, PHV
Represented By: Alexander Miles Medina
Represented By: Erik Stanley, PHV
Represented By: Kevin Hayden Theriot, PHV
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Defendant: Michelle Rouillard
Represented By: Joshua Sondheimer
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