Ulusemre, et al v. Kansas State Department of Education, et al

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Ulusemre, et al v. Kansas State Department of Education, et al

Defendant:	MICHELLE DOMBROSKY, MELISSA HILLMAN, MARK SCHMIDT, SUZANNE MARTIN, MARY BROWN, MEAGHAN GRABER, KRISTIN KELLERMAN, STEPHANIE CLELAND, LILY BORDONI, TONYA MERRIGAN, DAN CARNEY, AMY FARTHING, ELIZABETH NEWELL, MAURY HERNANDEZ, CADE CHACE, KELLY NORTHUP, PEGGY SALTS, POLLY BLAIR, KELLY BECK, JOANN WOLTMAN, CLIFFORD COHEN, CRISTA GRIMWOOD, DIANA DURKIN, ANGELA GUPTA and KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Appellant:	TOLGA ULUSEMRE and XIAOLEI XU
Counter-Claimant:	BLUE VALLEY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Case Number:	26-3161
Filed:	July 22, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Civil Rights

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July 22, 2026	Filing 1 [11301390] Civil case docketed. Preliminary record filed. DATE RECEIVED: 07/22/2026 Notice of appearance due on 08/05/2026 for Kelly Beck, Polly Blair, Blue Valley Board of Education, Lily Bordoni, Mary Brown, Dan Carney, Cade Chace, Stephanie Cleland, Clifford Cohen, Michelle Dombrosky, Diana Durkin, Amy Farthing, Meaghan Graber, Crista Grimwood, Angela Gupta, Maury Hernandez, Melissa Hillman, Kansas State Department of Education, Kristin Kellerman, Suzanne Martin, Tonya Merrigan, Elizabeth Newell, Kelly Northup, Peggy Salts and Mark Schmidt. Notice of appearance and Fee or ifp forms due 08/21/2026 for Tolga Ulusemre and Xiaolei Xu. [26-3161] [Entered: 07/22/2026 03:48 PM]

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Filing 1 [11301390] Civil case docketed. Preliminary record filed. DATE RECEIVED: 07/22/2026 Notice of appearance due on 08/05/2026 for Kelly Beck, Polly Blair, Blue Valley Board of Education, Lily Bordoni, Mary Brown, Dan Carney, Cade Chace, Stephanie Cleland, Clifford Cohen, Michelle Dombrosky, Diana Durkin, Amy Farthing, Meaghan Graber, Crista Grimwood, Angela Gupta, Maury Hernandez, Melissa Hillman, Kansas State Department of Education, Kristin Kellerman, Suzanne Martin, Tonya Merrigan, Elizabeth Newell, Kelly Northup, Peggy Salts and Mark Schmidt. Notice of appearance and Fee or ifp forms due 08/21/2026 for Tolga Ulusemre and Xiaolei Xu. [26-3161] [Entered: 07/22/2026 03:48 PM]

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Appellant: TOLGA ULUSEMRE
Represented By:	Tolga Ulusemre
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Appellant: XIAOLEI XU
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Defendant: MICHELLE DOMBROSKY
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Defendant: MELISSA HILLMAN
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Defendant: MARK SCHMIDT
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Defendant: STEPHANIE CLELAND
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Defendant: LILY BORDONI
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Defendant: AMY FARTHING
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Defendant: ELIZABETH NEWELL
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Defendant: MAURY HERNANDEZ
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Defendant: CADE CHACE
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Defendant: KELLY NORTHUP
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Defendant: PEGGY SALTS
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Defendant: POLLY BLAIR
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Defendant: KELLY BECK
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Defendant: KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Counter-claimant: BLUE VALLEY BOARD OF EDUCATION
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