William Merryman v. Town of Orange Park, et al
Plaintiff: WILLIAM GREGORY MERRYMAN
Defendant: TOWN OF ORANGE PARK, WILLIAM WHITSON, RANDY ANDERSON, WINNETTE SANDLIN, GLEN TAYLOR, DOUG BENEFIELD, KEN VOGEL, SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP, LAWSIKIA HODGES and YASH B. DAVE
Unknown: SERVICE
Case Number: 25-13654
Filed: October 20, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Americans w/Disabilities Act-Empl

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Date Filed Description
March 25, 2026 William Merryman v. Town of Orange Park, et al

Docket Report

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March 25, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Judgment entered as to Appellant William Gregory Merryman. [Entered: 03/25/2026 09:28 AM]
March 25, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Opinion issued by court as to Appellant William Gregory Merryman. Decision: Dismissed. Opinion type: Non-Published. Opinion method: Per Curiam. The opinion is also available through the Court's Opinions page at this link # http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions . [Entered: 03/25/2026 09:24 AM]
March 13, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER: Motion for injunction pending appeal filed by Appellant William Gregory Merryman is DENIED. [ # 8 ]; Appellants Motion to Deem Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal Ripe; Alternatively, to Treat It as Renewed and Accept Supplemental Exhibits contains two requests for relief. Appellants request to treat his motion for an injunction pending appeal as ripe for review is DENIED AS MOOT. Appellants request to accept his supplemental exhibits is GRANTED. [ # 10 ] RSR, KCN and EJK (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 03/13/2026 03:11 PM]
March 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Susan S. Erdelyi for Appellees Town of Orange Park, William Whitson, Randy Anderson, Winnette Sandlin, Glen Taylor, Doug Benefield, Ken Vogel, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Lawsikia Hodges and Yash B. Dave. Appellee's Brief due on 04/22/2026 as to Appellee Town of Orange Park.. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 03/10/2026 04:49 PM]
February 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION MOOT: Motion to proceed in forma pauperis is MOOT [ # 11 ] Fee has been paid for this appeal 01/26/2026. Motion filed by Appellant William Gregory Merryman. [Entered: 02/27/2026 03:12 PM]
February 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Briefing Notice issued to Appellee Town of Orange Park. Appellee's brief is due on or before 03/23/2026. [Entered: 02/20/2026 09:55 AM]
January 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 Appellate fee was paid on 01/26/2026 as to Appellant William Gregory Merryman. [Entered: 01/26/2026 03:21 PM]
December 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Notice regarding inability to file district court recusal motion due to electronic-filing bar filed by Party William Gregory Merryman. [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 12/10/2025 05:05 PM]
December 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 Notice of time-certain prejudice occurring on December 15, 2025 absent injunctive relief RE:8; Emergency Motion for Injunction Pending Appeal filed by Party William Gregory Merryman. [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 12/09/2025 10:20 AM]
December 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Appendix filed [2 VOLUMES] by Appellant William Gregory Merryman. [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 12/09/2025 09:29 AM]
December 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Appellant's brief filed by William Gregory Merryman. [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 12/02/2025 12:01 AM]
November 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Susan S. Erdelyi for Appellees Randy Anderson, Doug Benefield, Yash B. Dave, Lawsikia Hodges, Winnette Sandlin, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Glen Taylor, Town of Orange Park, Ken Vogel and William Whitson. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-13654] (ECF: Susan Erdelyi) [Entered: 11/17/2025 05:27 PM]
November 17, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 12 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Susan S. Erdelyi for Randy Anderson, Doug Benefield, Yash B. Dave, Lawsikia Hodges, Winnette Sandlin, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Glen Taylor, Town of Orange Park, Ken Vogel and William Whitson. Related cases? No. [25-13654] (ECF: Susan Erdelyi) [Entered: 11/17/2025 05:25 PM]
November 13, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION to proceed IFP filed by Appellant William Gregory Merryman. Motion is Unopposed [11] [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 11/13/2025 09:47 AM]
November 13, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION to adopt motions or responses filed by William Gregory Merryman. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [10] [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 11/13/2025 08:36 AM]
November 11, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Notice of district court case reassignment and renumbering. District case has been reassigned to Judge Jordan E. Pratt. Chief Judge Marcia Morales Howard no longer assigned. New case number 3:25-cv-00730-JEP-MCR filed by Party William Gregory Merryman. [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 11/11/2025 06:11 PM]
November 11, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 EMERGENCY MOTION for injunction pending appeal filed by William Gregory Merryman. Motion is Opposed. [8] [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 11/11/2025 05:55 PM]
November 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Notice of appellant's filing of a Renewed Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal in the Middle District of Florida filed by Party William Gregory Merryman. [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 11/05/2025 11:20 AM]
November 5, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Notice of appellant's October 27, 2025 filing of Motion for Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal in the Middle District of Florida and intent to file for relief in this Court after November 7, 2025 filed by Party William Gregory Merryman. [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 11/05/2025 11:17 AM]
October 30, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 USDC order denying IFP as to Appellant William Gregory Merryman was filed on 10/30/2025. Docket Entry 50. [Entered: 10/30/2025 11:17 AM]
October 22, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Party William Gregory Merryman. On the same day the CIP is served, any filer represented by counsel must also complete the court's web-based stock ticker symbol certificate at the link here http://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/web-based-cip or on the court's website. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1(b). [25-13654] (ECF: William Merryman) [Entered: 10/22/2025 09:47 AM]
October 20, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE TO PARTIES: Due to the large number of parties associated with this appeal, not all parties from the district court docket have been entered on this Court's docket at this time. The parties may consult the relevant notice(s) of appeal, other case documents, and the district court docket to identify all parties. If any party objects to not having all parties listed on the docket, the party may file an objection stating its reasoning within 14 days after the date of this notice. [Entered: 10/20/2025 03:50 PM]
October 20, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 1 CIVIL APPEAL DOCKETED. Notice of appeal filed by Appellant William Gregory Merryman on 10/17/2025. Fee Status: IFP Pending. USDC motion pending: MOTION to Proceed In Forma Pauperis DE 42 filed on 10/17/2025. Awaiting Appellant's Certificate of Interested Persons due on or before 11/07/2025 as to Appellant William Gregory Merryman. Awaiting Appellee's Certificate of Interested Persons due on or before 11/17/2025 as to Appellee Town of Orange Park. [Entered: 10/20/2025 03:47 PM]

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Plaintiff: WILLIAM GREGORY MERRYMAN
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