Kathleen Watrel v. W. Cooper, et al
Plaintiff: KATHLEEN ANN WATREL
Defendant: W. COLLINS COOPER, MICHAEL KALIL, CHARLIE COFER, EMILY RUSE, MARY HICKSON, CECILIA FANNON BIRK, STEPHEN WATREL, COKER LAW PA, JAMES R. HOLLAND, II, HOLLAND LAW LLC, MARY SUZANNE BASS, ERIC CHASE ROBERSON, BRIAN ROBERTS and ROBERTS AND REITER P.A.
Case Number: 26-10430
Filed: February 9, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 6, 2026 Filing 27 Appendix filed [1 VOLUMES] by Appellant Kathleen Ann Watrel. [26-10430] (ECF: Kathleen Watrel) [Entered: 04/06/2026 03:28 PM]
April 5, 2026 Filing 26 Appellant's brief filed by Kathleen Ann Watrel. [26-10430] (ECF: Kathleen Watrel) [Entered: 04/05/2026 02:25 PM]
April 3, 2026 Filing 25 Notice that no action will be taken on Motion to reinstate appeal [ # 24 ] filed by Appellant Kathleen Ann Watrel. Reason(s) no action being taken on filing(s): The deficiencies that caused this case to be dismissed have not been remedied. The appellant's brief was not attached with the motion to reinstate the appeal. See 11th Cir. R. 27-5. [Entered: 04/03/2026 09:25 AM]
April 2, 2026 Filing 24 MOTION to reinstate appeal filed by Kathleen Ann Watrel. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [24] [26-10430] (ECF: Kathleen Watrel) [Entered: 04/02/2026 09:04 PM]
March 25, 2026 Filing 23 MOTION MOOT: Motion to file excess words/pages is MOOT [ # 20 ]; Motion to direct appellees to file amended CIP and direct counsel to update web-based CIP is MOOT [ # 17 ] due to clerk's order filed 03/25/26. Case has been dismissed. Motions filed by Appellant Kathleen Ann Watrel. [Entered: 03/25/2026 09:59 AM]
March 25, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER: Pursuant to the 11th Cir. R. 42-2(c), this appeal is hereby DISMISSED for want of prosecution because the appellant Kathleen Ann Watrel has failed to file an appellant's brief within the time fixed by the rules [Entered: 03/25/2026 09:55 AM]
March 24, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER: Appellants Motion to Vacate Dismissal and Remand with Instructions to Transfer is DENIED. [ # 5 ]; Appellants Motion to Stay Briefing and Hold Appeal in Abeyance Pending Resolution of ECF No. 5 is DENIED AS MOOT. [ # 14 ] BCG, BL and NGA (See attached order for complete text) [Entered: 03/24/2026 02:26 PM]
March 14, 2026 Filing 20 MOTION for excess words/pages filed by Kathleen Ann Watrel. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [20] [26-10430] (ECF: Kathleen Watrel) [Entered: 03/14/2026 08:55 AM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 19 RESPONSE to Motion filed by Appellant Kathleen Ann Watrel [ # 5 ], Motion filed by Appellant Kathleen Ann Watrel [ # 14 ] filed by Attorney Wiley Braxton Gillam, IV for Appellees Coker Law PA and Stephen Watrel. [26-10430] (ECF: Wiley Gillam) [Entered: 03/13/2026 02:22 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 18 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Attorney Broderick L. Taylor for Appellees Mary Suzanne Bass, Cecilia Fannon Birk, Charlie Cofer, W. Collins Cooper, Mary Hickson, Michael Kalil, Eric Chase Roberson and Emily Ruse. 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). [26-10430] (ECF: Broderick Taylor) [Entered: 03/10/2026 01:45 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 17 MOTION Direct Appellees to file amended CIP and direct counsel to complete or update web-based CIP filed by Kathleen Ann Watrel. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [17] --[Edited 03/11/2026 by NLR] (ECF: Kathleen Watrel) [Entered: 03/10/2026 12:21 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 16 NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS (CIP) DEFICIENCY issued to Broderick L. Taylor for W. Collins Cooper, Mary Suzanne Bass, Charlie Cofer, Michael Kalil, Emily Ruse, Mary Hickson, Cecilia Fannon Birk and Eric Chase Roberson. You have failed to file the CIP and failed to complete the Web-Based CIP on the Court's website. 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: 03/10/2026 09:24 AM]
March 9, 2026 Filing 15 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). [26-10430] (ECF: Wiley Gillam) [Entered: 03/09/2026 04:57 PM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 14 MOTION to stay the briefing schedule filed by Kathleen Ann Watrel. Motion is Opposed. [14] [26-10430] (ECF: Kathleen Watrel) [Entered: 03/04/2026 09:17 AM]
February 24, 2026 Filing 13 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Geddes D. Anderson, Jr. for Holland Law LLC and James R. Holland, II. Related cases? No. [26-10430] (ECF: Geddes Anderson) [Entered: 02/24/2026 11:13 AM]
February 23, 2026 Filing 12 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Patrick W. Joyce for Coker Law PA and Stephen Watrel. Related cases? No. [26-10430] (ECF: Patrick Joyce) [Entered: 02/23/2026 04:23 PM]
February 23, 2026 Filing 11 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). [26-10430] (ECF: Gerald Giurato) [Entered: 02/23/2026 02:38 PM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 10 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Broderick Taylor for Hon. Mary Suzanne Bass Hon. Eric Roberson Judge W. Collins Cooper, Judge Michael Kalil, Charlie Cofer, Emily Ruse, Mary Hickson and Cecilia Fannon Birk Related cases? Yes. [26-10430] (ECF: Broderick Taylor) [Entered: 02/20/2026 05:24 PM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 9 Appearance of counsel form has not been processed. According to our records, Wiley Braxton Gillam for Stephen Watrel and Coker Law PA is not a member of the Eleventh Circuit bar. See FRAP 46, and the accompanying circuit rules. [Entered: 02/20/2026 12:41 PM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 8 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Wiley Braxton Gillam for Coker Law PA and Stephen Watrel. Related cases? No. [26-10430] (ECF: Wiley Gillam) [Entered: 02/20/2026 09:41 AM]
February 18, 2026 Filing 7 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Vanessa Gray for Holland Law LLC and James R. Holland, II. Related cases? No. [26-10430] (ECF: Vanessa Gray) [Entered: 02/18/2026 03:56 PM]
February 18, 2026 Filing 6 APPEARANCE of Counsel Form filed by Gerald Giurato for Holland Law LLC and James R. Holland, II. Related cases? No. [26-10430] (ECF: Gerald Giurato) [Entered: 02/18/2026 03:25 PM]
February 11, 2026 Filing 5 MOTION to vacate court's order filed by Kathleen Ann Watrel. Opposition to Motion is Unknown. [5] [26-10430] (ECF: Kathleen Watrel) [Entered: 02/11/2026 05:05 PM]
February 11, 2026 Filing 4 Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by Kathleen Watrel pro se. 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). [26-10430] (ECF: Kathleen Watrel) [Entered: 02/11/2026 04:42 PM]
February 9, 2026 Filing 3 Briefing Notice issued to Appellant Kathleen Ann Watrel. The appellant's brief is due on or before 03/23/2026. The appendix is due no later than 7 days from the filing of the appellant's brief. [Entered: 02/09/2026 02:54 PM]
February 9, 2026 Filing 2 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: 02/09/2026 02:50 PM]
February 9, 2026 Filing 1 CIVIL APPEAL DOCKETED. Notice of appeal filed by Appellant Kathleen Ann Watrel on 02/09/2026. Fee Status: Fee Paid. See attached docketing notice for important information, including deadlines. [Entered: 02/09/2026 02:47 PM]

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Plaintiff: KATHLEEN ANN WATREL
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Defendant: W. COLLINS COOPER
Represented By: Florida Attorney General Service
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