L. v. Martin
| L. M. L., on behalf of themselves and all those similarly situated and K. G. S., on behalf of themselves and all those similarly situated |
| Freeman F. Martin, in his official capacity as Director of the State of Texas Department of Public Safety |
| United States of America and Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas |
| 26-50418 |
| May 20, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit |
| Other Civil Rights |
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| Filing 80 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) David A. Donatti for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50418 Attorney(s) David A. Donatti for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50469 [26-50418, 26-50469] (NMF) [Entered: 06/30/2026 04:52 PM] |
| Filing 79 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-50418, 26-50469] (David A. Donatti ) [Entered: 06/29/2026 02:02 PM] |
| Filing 77 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Dustin Wade Rynders for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50418 Attorney(s) Dustin Wade Rynders for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50469 [26-50418, 26-50469] (CAG) [Entered: 06/29/2026 01:11 PM] |
| Filing 76 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Daniel Hatoum for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50418 Attorney(s) Daniel Hatoum for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50469 [26-50418, 26-50469] (CAG) [Entered: 06/29/2026 01:07 PM] |
| Filing 75 COURT REPORTER ACKNOWLEDGMENT received from April Balcombe. [26-50418, 26-50469] (April Cora Balcombe ) [Entered: 06/29/2026 12:19 PM] |
| Filing 74 ELECTRONIC RECORD ON APPEAL REQUESTED from District Court for 1:26-CV-1170. Electronic ROA due on 07/09/2026. [26-50418] (LEF) [Entered: 06/24/2026 04:01 PM] |
| Filing 73 FEE PAID by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin. Fee deadline satisfied [26-50469] (LEF) [Entered: 06/24/2026 04:00 PM] |
| Filing 72 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-50418] (Dustin Wade Rynders ) [Entered: 06/23/2026 04:42 PM] |
| Filing 71 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-50418] (Daniel Hatoum ) [Entered: 06/23/2026 04:37 PM] |
| Filing 70 LETTER filed fee paid. [26-50469, 26-50418] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: LETTER filed by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin in 26-50469, 26-50418 letter re. check for docketing fee. Date of Service: 06/23/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Bryant, Duncan, Ortner, Peterson; Attorney for Appellees: Dolling, Gibson Kumar, Rivera Nelson, Wofsy; Attorney for Amici Curiae: Ezell, Hayes [26-50469, 26-50418] (Daniel Ortner ) [Entered: 06/23/2026 04:01 PM] |
| Filing 68 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Carolina Rivera Nelson for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50418 Attorney(s) Carolina Rivera Nelson for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50469 [26-50418, 26-50469] (PAC) [Entered: 06/11/2026 09:52 AM] |
| Filing 67 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-50418, 26-50469] (Carolina Rivera Nelson ) [Entered: 06/10/2026 02:58 PM] |
| Filing 64 TRANSCRIPT ORDER received from Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin advising transcript unnecessary as it is already filed. Transcript Order ddl satisfied [26-50418] (MBC) [Entered: 06/09/2026 03:18 PM] |
| Filing 62 COURT ORDER consolidating cases 26-50418 and 26-50469 for briefing and oral argument purposes [26-50469, 26-50418] (LEF) [Entered: 06/09/2026 02:45 PM] |
| Filing 59 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Cody Wofsy for Appellee K. G. S. in 26-50418, Attorney Cody Wofsy for Appellee L. M. L. in 26-50418 [26-50418] (CAS) [Entered: 06/08/2026 03:25 PM] |
| Filing 58 ATTORNEY TRANSCRIPT ORDER form filed by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martinfor the Court to process. Date of service: 06/04/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Bryant, Duncan, Ortner, Peterson; Attorney for Appellees: Dolling, Gibson Kumar, Wofsy; Attorney for Amici Curiae: Ezell, Hayes. [26-50418] (Monroe David Bryant Jr.) [Entered: 06/04/2026 03:03 PM] |
| Filing 57 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Cody Wofsy for Mr. L. M. L. and Ms. K. G. S. for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-50418] (Cody Wofsy ) [Entered: 06/04/2026 11:01 AM] |
| Filing 55 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Zachary Dolling for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50418 [26-50418] (NMF) [Entered: 06/01/2026 04:41 PM] |
| Filing 54 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-50418] (Zachary Dolling ) [Entered: 05/29/2026 03:59 PM] |
| Filing 52 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Kate Gibson Kumar for party(s) Appellee K. G. S. Appellee L. M. L., in case 26-50418 [26-50418] (NMF) [Entered: 05/29/2026 03:08 PM] |
| Filing 51 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF FILED by Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas. Consent is Not Necessary as a Motion has been Granted. [26-50418] (MBC) [Entered: 05/29/2026 02:48 PM] |
| Filing 50 COURT ORDER granting opposed Motion for stay of the injunction pending appeal filed by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin [ # 13 ] [26-50418] (MBC) [Entered: 05/29/2026 02:44 PM] |
| Filing 48 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Trevor W. Ezell for Amicus Curiae Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas in 26-50418 [26-50418] (MBC) [Entered: 05/29/2026 02:09 PM] |
| Filing 47 COURT ORDER granting Motion to file amicus brief filed by Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas [ # 38 ] filed by Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas in 26-50418 [26-50418] (MBC) [Entered: 05/29/2026 02:05 PM] |
| Filing 38 MOTION by Not Party Greg Abbott, Governor of the State of Texas to file amicus brief [38] [26-50418] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: MOTION by Governor of Texas to file amicus brief [38] Date of service: 05/28/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Bryant, Duncan, Ortner, Peterson; Attorney for Amicus Curiae: Hayes; Attorney for Appellee: Wofsy [26-50418] (Trevor W. Ezell ) [Entered: 05/28/2026 11:44 PM] |
| Filing 37 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-50418] (Trevor W. Ezell ) [Entered: 05/28/2026 11:37 PM] |
| Filing 35 REPLY filed by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin [35] to the Response/Opposition filed by Appellees Mr. L. M. L. and Ms. K. G. S. [ # 17 ], to the Motion filed by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin [ # 13 ]. Date of Service: 05/28/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Bryant, Duncan, Ortner, Peterson; Attorney for Amicus Curiae: Hayes; Attorney for Appellee: Wofsy. [26-50418] (Daniel Ortner ) [Entered: 05/28/2026 03:32 PM] |
| Filing 34 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-50418] (Kate Gibson Kumar ) [Entered: 05/27/2026 01:44 PM] |
| Filing 32 AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF FILED by USA. Consent is Not Necessary as a Motion has been Granted. [26-50418] (MBC) [Entered: 05/27/2026 10:33 AM] |
| Filing 31 COURT ORDER granting Motion to file amicus brief filed by USA in support of motion for stay pending appeal [ # 16 ] 26-50418] (MBC) [Entered: 05/27/2026 10:28 AM] |
| Filing 30 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Benjamin Timothy Hayes for Not Party USA in 26-50418 [26-50418] (NMF) [Entered: 05/27/2026 08:58 AM] |
| Filing 28 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Douglass Bowie Duncan for party(s) Appellant Freeman F. Martin, in case 26-50418 [26-50418] (NMF) [Entered: 05/27/2026 08:56 AM] |
| Filing 26 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) William R. Peterson for party(s) Appellant Freeman F. Martin, in case 26-50418 [26-50418] (NMF) [Entered: 05/26/2026 04:58 PM] |
| Filing 17 RESPONSE/OPPOSITION [17] to the Motion for stay pending appeal filed by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin in 26-50418 [ # 13 ]Response/Opposition deadline satisfied. Date of Service: 05/23/2026. [26-50418] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: RESPONSE/OPPOSITION filed by Mr. L. M. L. and Ms. K. G. S. [17] to the Motion for stay pending appeal filed by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin [ # 13 ] Date of Service: 05/23/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Bryant, Ortner; Attorney for Appellee: Wofsy. [26-50418] (Cody Wofsy ) [Entered: 05/23/2026 10:03 AM] |
| Filing 16 MOTION by Not Party USA to file amicus brief [16] [26-50418] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: MOTION by United States of America to file amicus brief [16] Date of service: 05/22/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Bryant, Ortner; Attorney for Appellee: Wofsy [26-50418] (Benjamin Timothy Hayes ) [Entered: 05/22/2026 04:31 PM] |
| Filing 14 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-50418] (Benjamin Timothy Hayes ) [Entered: 05/22/2026 09:53 AM] |
| Filing 13 OPPOSED MOTION for stay pending appeal [13]. Date of service: 05/21/2026 Response/Opposition due on 06/01/2026. [26-50418] REVIEWED AND/OR EDITED - The original text prior to review appeared as follows: OPPOSED MOTION filed by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin to stay order of the Western District of Texas dated 05/14/2026 [13]. Date of service: 05/21/2026 via email - Attorney for Appellants: Bryant, Ortner; Attorney for Appellee: Wofsy [26-50418] (Daniel Ortner ) [Entered: 05/21/2026 07:04 PM] |
| Filing 12 INITIAL CASE CHECK by Attorney Advisor complete. Action: Case OK to Process. [12] Initial AA Check Due satisfied. Transcript order due on 06/05/2026 for Appellant Freeman F. Martin [26-50418] (NMF) [Entered: 05/21/2026 03:52 PM] |
| Filing 11 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-50418] (Douglass Bowie Duncan ) [Entered: 05/21/2026 02:48 PM] |
| Filing 10 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-50418] (William R. Peterson ) [Entered: 05/21/2026 02:35 PM] |
| Filing 9 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney Monroe David Bryant Jr. for Appellant Freeman F. Martin in 26-50418 [26-50418] (CAG) [Entered: 05/21/2026 12:57 PM] |
| Filing 7 APPEARANCE FORM received from Mr. Monroe David Bryant, Jr. for Mr. Freeman F. Martin for the court's review. Lead Counsel? No. [26-50418] (Monroe David Bryant Jr.) [Entered: 05/21/2026 12:20 PM] |
| Filing 5 APPEARANCE FORM FILED by Attorney(s) Daniel Ortner for party(s) Appellant Freeman F. Martin, in case 26-50418 [26-50418] (CAS) [Entered: 05/21/2026 10:31 AM] |
| Filing 4 APPEARANCE FORM for the court's review. Lead Counsel? Yes. [26-50418] (Daniel Ortner ) [Entered: 05/21/2026 09:44 AM] |
| Filing 1 CIVIL RIGHTS CASE docketed. NOA filed by Appellant Mr. Freeman F. Martin [26-50418] (CAG) [Entered: 05/20/2026 03:00 PM] |
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