O. E. v. Advocates for Arts
Plaintiff: C. E., on behalf of their son, O.E., parent 1, C. E., on behalf of their son, O.E., parent 2 and O. E., on behalf of their son, O.E., parent 1
Defendant: Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation, doing business as Willow School
Case Number: 26-30174
Filed: March 30, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Amer w/Disabilities Act - Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 24, 2026 Filing 49 COURT ACTION withdrawing Motion to expedite appeal filed by Appellant O. E. [ # 47 ] [26-30174] (SR) [Entered: 09/24/2026 02:44 PM]
September 24, 2026 Filing 48 OPPOSED CORRECTED MOTION to expedite the appeal [48]. Date of Service: 09/24/2026 Response/Opposition due on 10/05/2026. [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: OPPOSED CORRECTED MOTION filed by Appellant O. E. to expedite the appeal [48]. Date of Service: 09/22/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 09/24/2026 02:05 PM]
September 22, 2026 Filing 47 WITHDRAWN OPPOSED MOTION to expedite the appeal [47]. Date of service: 09/22/2026 Document is insufficient for the following reasons: Certificate of Service and Certificate of Compliance required. Sufficient Mtn/Resp/Reply due on 10/02/2026 for Appellant O. E. [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: OPPOSED MOTION filed by Appellant O. E. to expedite the appeal [47]. Date of service: 09/22/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 09/22/2026 04:52 PM]
September 16, 2026 Filing 42 APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF FILED Reply Brief deadline satisfied [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF FILED by O. E.. Date of service: 09/16/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 09/16/2026 05:14 PM]
August 31, 2026 Filing 41 PROPOSED SUFFICIENT BRIEF filed by Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation in 26-30174 [ # 40 ] Brief has been deemed sufficient. [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: PROPOSED SUFFICIENT BRIEF filed by Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation [ # 40 ] Date of service: 08/31/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Raymond Chandler Lewis ) [Entered: 08/31/2026 03:50 PM]
August 27, 2026 Filing 40 SUFFICIENT APPELLEE'S BRIEF FILED Sufficient Brief deadline satisfied [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: APPELLEE'S BRIEF FILED insufficient. Brief requires ID citations that reference the record on appeal to be removed. Instructions to Attorney: PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED NOTICE FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REMEDY THE DEFAULT. E/Res's Brief deadline satisfied. Sufficient Brief due on 09/10/2026 for Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation.. Reply Brief due on 09/17/2026 for Appellant O. E. [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: APPELLEE'S BRIEF FILED by Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation. Date of service: 08/27/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Raymond Chandler Lewis ) [Entered: 08/27/2026 02:21 PM]
July 13, 2026 Filing 39 PROPOSED SUFFICIENT RECORD EXCERPTS filed by Appellants O. E. and O. E. [ # 29 ] Date of service: 07/13/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 07/13/2026 04:39 PM]
July 9, 2026 Filing 38 DOCUMENT RECEIVED - NO ACTION TAKEN. No action will be taken at this time on the Record Excerpts received from Appellant O. E. because document must be filed using the event 'proposed sufficient record excerpts'. Sufficient record excerpts must be filed ASAP as deadline for filing same is today. [26-30174] (RLL) [Entered: 07/13/2026 04:28 PM]
July 9, 2026 Filing 36 CLERK ORDER granting Motion to extend time to file appellee's brief filed by Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation. [ # 30 ] Appellee's Brief due on 08/27/2026 for Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation. [26-30174] (RLL) [Entered: 07/09/2026 09:13 AM]
July 8, 2026 Filing 34 DOCUMENT RECEIVED - NO ACTION TAKEN. No action will be taken at this time on the Record Excepts received from Appellant O. E. because document must be filed using the event 'proposed sufficient record excerpts'. Sufficient record excerpts remain due by 07/13/2026. [26-30174] (RLL) [Entered: 07/09/2026 09:05 AM]
July 7, 2026 Filing 30 OPPOSED MOTION filed by Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation to extend time to file brief of appellee until 08/27/2026 [30]. Date of service: 07/07/2026. [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: LEVEL 1 EXTENSION REQUESTED by Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation for filing OPPOSED MOTION FOR LEVEL 1 EXTENSION OF BRIEFING DEADLINE BY APPELLEES until 08/27/2026 [26-30174] (Raymond Chandler Lewis ) [Entered: 07/07/2026 10:01 PM]
June 28, 2026 Filing 29 SUFFICIENT RECORD EXCERPTS FILED. Sufficient Record Excerpts deadline satisfied. [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: RECORD EXCERPTS FILED by Appellant O. E.. Record Excerpts NOT Sufficient as they require tabs which correspond to the numbers assigned in the table of contents. Instructions to Attorney: PLEASE READ THE ATTACHED NOTICE FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO REMEDY THE DEFAULT. Sufficient Record Excerpts due on 07/13/2026 for Appellant O. E. [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: RECORD EXCERPTS FILED by Appellant O. E.. Date of service: 06/28/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 06/28/2026 08:13 AM]
June 28, 2026 Filing 28 APPELLANT'S BRIEF FILED A/Pet's Brief deadline satisfied. Appellee's Brief due on 07/28/2026 for Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: APPELLANT'S BRIEF FILED by O. E.. Date of service: 06/28/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 06/28/2026 08:11 AM]
June 5, 2026 Filing 27 CLERK ORDER granting Motion to amend caption filed by Appellants C. E. and C. E. [ # 21 ] [26-30174] (MVM) [Entered: 06/05/2026 03:24 PM]
June 5, 2026 Filing 26 CASE CAPTION updated. Appellant C. E. in 26-30174 substituted by Appellant O. E. in 26-30174, Involvement terminated for Appellant C. E. in 26-30174. [26-30174] (MVM) [Entered: 06/05/2026 03:22 PM]
June 3, 2026 Filing 21 UNOPPOSED MOTION filed by Appellants C. E. and C. E. to amend caption [21]. Date of service: 06/03/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 06/03/2026 02:12 PM]
May 19, 2026 Filing 20 BRIEFING NOTICE ISSUED A/Pet's Brief Due on 06/29/2026 for Appellant C. E.. and Appellant C. E.. [26-30174] (PAC) [Entered: 05/19/2026 04:21 PM]
May 19, 2026 Filing 19 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL FILED. Admitted Exhibits on File in District Court? No. Video/Audio Exhibits on File in District Court? No Electronic ROA deadline satisfied. [26-30174] (PAC) [Entered: 05/19/2026 04:20 PM]
May 5, 2026 Filing 18 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL REQUESTED from District Court for 2:25-CV-1054. Electronic ROA due on 05/20/2026. [26-30174] (RLL) [Entered: 05/05/2026 04:08 PM]
April 30, 2026 Filing 17 TRANSCRIPT ORDER received advising transcript unnecessary as it is already filed. Transcript Order ddl satisfied. [26-30174] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: TRANSCRIPT ORDER received from Appellants C. E. and C. E. advising transcript unnecessary as it is already filed. Date of Service: 04/30/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellant: Edmunds; Attorney for Appellees: Lessell, Lewis, Wendling [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 04/30/2026 10:05 AM]
April 22, 2026 Filing 15 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Casey Bordelon Wendling for party(s) Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation, in case 26-30174. [26-30174] (RLL) [Entered: 04/22/2026 08:30 AM]
April 22, 2026 Filing 14 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Melissa M. Lessell for Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation in 26-30174. [26-30174] (RLL) [Entered: 04/22/2026 08:29 AM]
April 20, 2026 Filing 13 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-30174] (Casey Bordelon Wendling ) [Entered: 04/20/2026 02:33 PM]
April 18, 2026 Filing 12 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-30174] (Melissa M. Lessell ) [Entered: 04/18/2026 09:54 AM]
April 17, 2026 Filing 10 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Raymond Chandler Lewis for party(s) Appellee Advocates for Arts-Based Education Corporation, in case 26-30174. [26-30174] (RLL) [Entered: 04/17/2026 10:15 AM]
April 17, 2026 Filing 9 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Christopher F. Edmunds for party Appellant C. E., in case 26-30174 [26-30174] (JAK) [Entered: 04/17/2026 09:31 AM]
April 16, 2026 Filing 8 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-30174] (Raymond Chandler Lewis ) [Entered: 04/16/2026 11:39 AM]
April 15, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE RECEIVED that the transcript ordered by Appellants C. E. and C. E. is complete and has been filed in the District Court. [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 04/15/2026 12:51 PM]
April 15, 2026 Filing 6 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Christopher F. Edmunds for C. E. and C. E. for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-30174] (Christopher F. Edmunds ) [Entered: 04/15/2026 12:50 PM]
April 14, 2026 Filing 5 INITIAL CASE CHECK by Attorney Advisor complete. Action: Case OK to Process. [5] Initial AA Check Due satisfied.. Transcript order due on 04/29/2026 for Appellant C. E. [26-30174] (KJ) [Entered: 04/14/2026 09:25 AM]
March 30, 2026 Filing 1 CIVIL RIGHTS CASE docketed. NOA filed by Appellants C. E. and C. E. [26-30174] (KJ) [Entered: 03/30/2026 02:11 PM]

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Plaintiff: C. E., on behalf of their son, O.E., parent 1
Represented By: Christopher F. Edmunds
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Plaintiff: C. E., on behalf of their son, O.E., parent 2
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