Kevin Searcy v. Pfizer, Inc., et al
Plaintiff: KEVIN C. SEARCY, as Personal Representative and Administrator of the Estate of Isaiah Searcy, deceased
Defendant: PFIZER, INC., THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY FOR BAPTIST HEALTH, an Affiliate of UAB Health System, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY FOR BAPTIST HEALTH, an Affiliate of UAB Health System d.b.a. Baptist Medical Center South, BIONTECH, SE, THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY FOR BAPTIST HEALTH, an Affiliate of UAB Health System d.b.a. Baptist Medical Center East, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Case Number: 25-14198
Filed: December 1, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Health Care / Pharma
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Date Filed Document Text
April 24, 2026 Filing 41 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Ashley Burkett for Appellee Pfizer Inc. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Ashley Burkett) [Entered: 04/24/2026 11:31 AM]
April 21, 2026 Filing 40 Over the phone 30-day extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Frederick G. Helmsing, Jr. for Appellee BioNTech, SE. Appellee's brief is now due on 06/10/2026 as to Appellee BioNTech, SE. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 04/21/2026 11:30 AM]
April 21, 2026 Filing 39 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney James Flynn Mozingo for Appellee The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health. Appellee's Brief due on 06/10/2026 as to Appellee The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health.. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 04/21/2026 11:24 AM]
April 21, 2026 Filing 38 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Mr. Douglas C. Dreier for Appellees Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary, Department of Defense. Appellees' Brief due on 06/10/2026 as to Appellees Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary, Department of Defense. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 04/21/2026 10:46 AM]
April 21, 2026 Filing 37 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney William Chadwick Lamar, Jr. for Appellee Pfizer, Inc. Appellee's Brief due on 06/10/2026 as to Appellee Pfizer, Inc. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 04/21/2026 10:29 AM]
April 16, 2026 Filing 36 Appendix filed [IV VOLUMES] by Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. [25-14198] (ECF: Mark Sabel) [Entered: 04/16/2026 05:23 PM]
April 10, 2026 Filing 35 Appellant's brief filed by Kevin C. Searcy. [25-14198] (ECF: Mark Sabel) [Entered: 04/10/2026 11:35 PM]
April 1, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER: The motion for an extension of time to and including April 10, 2026, to file Appellants initial brief is GRANTED, with the appendix due 7 days after the filing of the brief. [ # 33 ] KCN (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 04/01/2026 08:28 AM]
March 27, 2026 Filing 33 MOTION for extension of time to file appellant's brief to 04/10/2026 filed by Kevin C. Searcy. Motion is Unopposed. [33] [25-14198] (ECF: Mark Sabel) [Entered: 03/27/2026 02:47 PM]
February 12, 2026 Filing 32 Over the phone extension granted by clerk as to Attorney Mark Sabel for Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. Appellants brief due on 03/27/2026 as to Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. Appendix due on 04/03/2026 as to Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. Any request for a second or subsequent extension of time shall be subject to 11th Cir. R. 31-2(d). [Entered: 02/12/2026 11:57 AM]
January 21, 2026 Filing 31 Briefing Notice issued to Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. The appellant's brief is due on or before 02/25/2026. The appendix is due no later than 7 days from the filing of the appellant's brief. [Entered: 01/21/2026 02:39 PM]
January 21, 2026 Filing 30 TRANSCRIPTS FILED. Transcript Order: Court Reporter: Katie Sears-Silas, Filer: Kevin C. Searcy, Dt. all Trans. Filed: 01/16/2026, Proceeding Type and Date: Other Hearings 08/05/2024 , Other Hearings 11/20/2024. Court Reporter: Patricia Starkie, Dt. all Trans. Filed: 01/16/2026, Proceeding Type and Date: Other Hearings 01/31/2024. [Entered: 01/21/2026 02:38 PM]
January 8, 2026 Filing 29 Court Reporter acknowledgment not filed. Letter issued to Court Reporter Patricia Starkie as to Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. Transcript is due to be filed in District Court 30 days from 12/15/2025. [Entered: 01/08/2026 02:48 PM]
January 5, 2026 Filing 28 Court Reporter Acknowledgment filed. Transcript Order: Katie Sears-Silas, 12/15/2025, Kevin C. Searcy, Other Hearings 08/05/2024 , Other Hearings 11/20/2024. [Entered: 01/05/2026 03:20 PM]
December 31, 2025 Filing 27 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Jeffrey Horowitz for PFE. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Jeffrey Horowitz) [Entered: 12/31/2025 03:11 PM]
December 31, 2025 Filing 26 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by William Hoffman for PFE. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: William Hoffman) [Entered: 12/31/2025 02:56 PM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 25 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Sharon Douglass Mayo for PFE. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Sharon Mayo) [Entered: 12/30/2025 06:44 PM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 24 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by William Chadwick Lamar, Jr. for PFE. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: William Lamar) [Entered: 12/30/2025 11:12 AM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 23 Notice of deficient Appearance of Counsel filed by William Chadwick Lamar, Jr. for Pfizer. An attorney may not electronically file through another person's ECF account. See 11th Cir. R. 25-3(e). [Entered: 12/30/2025 07:40 AM]
December 29, 2025 Filing 22 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by David J. Weiner Appellee Pfizer Inc. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: David Weiner) [Entered: 12/29/2025 03:43 PM]
December 29, 2025 Filing 21 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Pfizer, Inc.. 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). [25-14198] (ECF: Lindsey Boney) [Entered: 12/29/2025 03:32 PM]
December 29, 2025 Filing 20 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by W. Chadwick Lamar, Jr. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Lindsey Boney) [Entered: 12/29/2025 03:30 PM]
December 29, 2025 Filing 19 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Lindsey Boney, IV for PFE. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Lindsey Boney) [Entered: 12/29/2025 03:29 PM]
December 29, 2025 Filing 18 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney James Flynn Mozingo for Appellees The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health and The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health. 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). [25-14198] (ECF: James Mozingo) [Entered: 12/29/2025 03:13 PM]
December 29, 2025 Filing 17 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Mr. Douglas C. Dreier for Appellees Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary, Department of Defense. 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). [25-14198] (ECF: Douglas Dreier) [Entered: 12/29/2025 01:31 PM]
December 29, 2025 Filing 16 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by. 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). [25-14198] (ECF: Frederick Helmsing) [Entered: 12/29/2025 12:24 PM]
December 24, 2025 Filing 15 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Michael X. Imbroscio for BioNTech SE Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Michael Imbroscio) [Entered: 12/24/2025 10:56 AM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 14 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Frederick G. Helmsing, Jr. for BioNTech, SE. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Frederick Helmsing) [Entered: 12/23/2025 05:16 PM]
December 22, 2025 Filing 13 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Mark Sabel for Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. 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). [25-14198] (ECF: Mark Sabel) [Entered: 12/22/2025 01:21 PM]
December 22, 2025 Filing 12 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Mark Sabel for Kevin C. Searcy. You have failed to file the CIP. If you are an appellant or petitioner, pursuant to 11th Cir. Rules 26.1-5(c) and 42-1(b), this appeal will be dismissed without further notice upon the expiration of 14 days from the date of this notice unless you remedy the default(s). If you are an appellee or respondent, pursuant to 11th Cir. R. 26.1-5(c), no action may be taken on your filings until you comply with the CIP rules. [Entered: 12/22/2025 12:09 PM]
December 22, 2025 Filing 11 Notice that no action will be taken on Motion for extension of time to file civil appeal statement form [ # 8 ], Motion for extension to file TOF [ # 8 ] filed by Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): You have failed to comply with this Court's rules on Certificates of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statements. See 11th Cir. R. 26.1-1.. [Entered: 12/22/2025 09:35 AM]
December 20, 2025 Filing 10 TRANSCRIPT ORDER FORM SUBMITTED by Attorney Mark Sabel for Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. Transcript(s) ordered. [25-14198] (ECF: Mark Sabel) [Entered: 12/20/2025 12:43 AM]
December 20, 2025 Filing 9 Civil Appeal Statement filed by Attorney Mark Sabel for Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Mark Sabel) [Entered: 12/20/2025 12:05 AM]
December 19, 2025 Filing 8 MOTION for extension of time to file a Civil Appeal Statement form to 12/19/2025, for extension of time to file a Transcript Order Form to 12/19/2025 filed by Kevin C. Searcy. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [8] [25-14198] (ECF: Mark Sabel) [Entered: 12/19/2025 11:55 PM]
December 17, 2025 Filing 7 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Brad Hinshelwood for Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense; Secretary, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; U.S. Department of Defense; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Bradley Hinshelwood) [Entered: 12/17/2025 12:52 PM]
December 17, 2025 Filing 6 TRANSCRIPT ORDER FORM PROCESSED. Transcript Order: Filer: Kevin C. Searcy, Court Reporter: Katie Sears-Silas, Proceeding Type and Date: Other Hearings 08/05/2024 , Other Hearings 11/20/2024 ; Transcript Order: Court Reporter: Patricia Starkie, Proceeding Type and Date: Other Hearings 01/31/2024. [Entered: 12/17/2025 12:32 PM]
December 15, 2025 Filing 5 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Mark Sabel, for Appellant Kevin C. Searcy as Personal Representative and Administrator of the Estate of Isaiah Searcy, deceased. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Mark Sabel) [Entered: 12/15/2025 08:10 PM]
December 11, 2025 Filing 4 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by James E. Williams for The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health and The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: James Williams) [Entered: 12/11/2025 01:47 PM]
December 11, 2025 Filing 3 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by James Flynn Mozingo for The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health and The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health. Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: James Mozingo) [Entered: 12/11/2025 10:54 AM]
December 4, 2025 Filing 2 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Douglas C. Dreier for Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense; Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Department of Defense; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Related cases? No. [25-14198] (ECF: Douglas Dreier) [Entered: 12/04/2025 04:05 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 1 CIVIL APPEAL DOCKETED. Notice of appeal filed by Appellant Kevin C. Searcy on 11/21/2025. Fee Status: Fee Paid. Awaiting Appellant's Certificate of Interested Persons due on or before 12/19/2025 as to Appellant Kevin C. Searcy. Awaiting Appellee's Certificate of Interested Persons due on or before 12/29/2025 as to Appellees Pfizer, Inc., Secretary, Department of Defense and The Health Care Authority for Baptist Health. [Entered: 12/01/2025 02:57 PM]

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Plaintiff: KEVIN C. SEARCY, as Personal Representative and Administrator of the Estate of Isaiah Searcy, deceased
Represented By: Mark Sabel
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Defendant: PFIZER, INC.
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Defendant: THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY FOR BAPTIST HEALTH, an Affiliate of UAB Health System
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