Joseph Fischer, et al v. Karen Thomas, et al
| JOSEPH FISCHER, FISCHER FOR SUPREME COURT COMMITTEE and ROBERT A. WINTER, JR. |
| HONORABLE EDDY COLEMAN, as Member, Judicial Conduct Commission, HONORABLE JOE E. ELLIS, as Member, Judicial Conduct Commission, HONORABLE JANET LIVELY MCCAULEY, as Member, Judicial Conduct Commission, JIMMY SHAFFER, as Executive Secretary, Judicial Conduct Commission, HONORABLE R. MICHAEL SULLIVAN, as Member, Judicial Conduct Commission, JEFF S. TAYLOR, as Member, Judicial Conduct Commission and HONORABLE KAREN A. THOMAS, as Member, Judicial Conduct Commission |
| KENTUCKY SUPREME COURT |
| 25-5400 |
| April 30, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Civil Rights: Other |
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| Filing 24 RULING LETTER SENT granting Plaintiffs/Appellees/Cross - Appellants' motion to extend time to file SECOND brief by 21 days [ # 23 ] filed by Mr. Christopher David Wiest. in 25-5385, resetting briefing schedule: second brief now due 11/25/2025. third brief now due 12/26/2025. fourth brief now due 01/16/2026. [25-5385, 25-5400] (RGF) [Entered: 10/16/2025 08:55 AM] |
| Filing 23 MOTION filed by Mr. Christopher David Wiest for Fischer For Supreme Court Committee, Joseph Fischer and Robert A. Winter, Jr. in 25-5385, Mr. Christopher David Wiest for Joseph Fischer, Fischer For Supreme Court Committee and Robert A. Winter, Jr. in 25-5400 to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 10/14/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400] (CDW) [Entered: 10/14/2025 02:32 PM] |
| Filing 22 RULING LETTER SENT granting Plaintiffs/Appellees/Cross Appellant's first motion to extend time to file brief by 40 days [ # 21 ] filed by Mr. Christopher David Wiest., resetting briefing schedule: second brief now due 11/04/2025. third brief now due 12/05/2025. fourth brief now due 12/26/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400] (RGF) [Entered: 09/16/2025 11:54 AM] |
| Filing 21 MOTION filed by Mr. Christopher David Wiest for Fischer For Supreme Court Committee, Joseph Fischer and Robert A. Winter, Jr. in 25-5385, Mr. Christopher David Wiest for Joseph Fischer, Fischer For Supreme Court Committee and Robert A. Winter, Jr. in 25-5400 to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 09/15/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400] (CDW) [Entered: 09/15/2025 12:58 PM] |
| Filing 20 MOTION to file AMICUS BRIEF filed by Bethany A. Breetz for Kentucky Supreme Court. Certificate of Service: 09/02/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400] (BAB) [Entered: 09/02/2025 04:39 PM] |
| Filing 19 TENDERED AMICUS BRIEF filed by Kentucky Supreme Court in 25-5385, 25-5400 , without parties' consent. Certificate of Service:09/02/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400]--[Edited 09/03/2025 by RGF] (BAB) [Entered: 09/02/2025 04:31 PM] |
| Filing 18 AMICUS APPEARANCE filed for Kentucky Supreme Court by Bethany A. Breetz. Certificate of Service: 09/02/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400] (BAB) [Entered: 09/02/2025 04:15 PM] |
| Filing 17 FIRST BRIEF filed by Mr. Jeffrey C. Mando for Eddy Coleman, Joe E. Ellis, Janet Lively McCauley, Jimmy Shaffer, R. Michael Sullivan, Jeff S. Taylor and Karen A. Thomas in 25-5385, 25-5400. Certificate of Service: 08/25/2025. Argument Request: requested. [25-5385, 25-5400] (JCM) [Entered: 08/25/2025 04:59 PM] |
| Filing 16 RULING LETTER SENT granting appellants' motion to extend time to file brief by 21 days [ # 15 ] filed by Mr. Jeffrey C. Mando. in 25-5385, resetting briefing schedule: first brief now due 08/25/2025. second brief now due 09/25/2025. third brief now due 10/27/2025. fourth brief now due 11/17/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400] (RGF) [Entered: 08/04/2025 08:11 AM] |
| Filing 15 MOTION filed by Mr. Jeffrey C. Mando for Eddy Coleman, Joe E. Ellis, Janet Lively McCauley, Jimmy Shaffer, R. Michael Sullivan, Jeff S. Taylor and Karen A. Thomas in 25-5385, 25-5400 to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 07/29/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400] (JCM) [Entered: 07/29/2025 01:39 PM] |
| Filing 14 Miscellaneous letter sent regarding the amended caption for this cross appeal. (RGF) [Entered: 06/30/2025 11:56 AM] |
| Filing 13 RULING LETTER SENT granting defendant-appellant cross appellees' first motion to extend time to file brief by 56 days [ # 12 ] filed by Mr. Jeffrey C. Mando., resetting briefing schedule: first brief now due 08/04/2025. second brief now due 09/03/2025. third brief now due 10/03/2025. fourth brief now due 10/24/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400] (RGF) [Entered: 06/10/2025 09:19 AM] |
| Filing 12 MOTION filed by Mr. Jeffrey C. Mando for Eddy Coleman, Joe E. Ellis, Janet Lively McCauley, Jimmy Shaffer, R. Michael Sullivan, Jeff S. Taylor and Karen A. Thomas in 25-5400, 25-5385 to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 06/09/2025. [25-5400, 25-5385] (JCM) [Entered: 06/09/2025 02:52 PM] |
| Filing 11 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Cross-Appellees Karen A. Thomas, R. Michael Sullivan, Eddy Coleman, Jeff S. Taylor, Joe E. Ellis, Janet Lively McCauley and Jimmy Shaffer by Olivia F. Amlung. Certificate of Service: 05/05/2025. [25-5400] (OFA) [Entered: 05/05/2025 03:52 PM] |
| Filing 10 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. Christopher David Wiest for Appellees Cross-Appellants Fischer For Supreme Court Committee, Joseph Fischer and Robert A. Winter, Jr.. Is this case a cross-appeal? Yes ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? Yes ; Case Name: Fischer, et. al. v. Thomas, et. al. , Citation: 22-5938 ; Was this case mediated through the court's program: NO ; Parties Against Whom this Appeal is Being Taken: Eddy Coleman, Joe E. Ellis, Janet Lively McCauley, Jimmy Shaffer, R. Michael Sullivan, Jeff S. Taylor and Karen A. Thomas ; Issues: We intend to raise that the district court erred in not addressing Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and challenge to Rule 4.1(A)(3), because it was fairly raised by the pleadings and discovery in the case, and Defendants applied it or attempted to apply it to Plaintiffs' protected speech; moreover the district court erred in not finding Rule 4.1(A)(3) unconstitutional, facially or as applied to Plaintiffs' speech. And we reserve the right to raise other issues as may be apparent during briefing. . Certificate of Service: 05/02/2025. [25-5400] (CDW) [Entered: 05/02/2025 10:25 AM] |
| Filing 9 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Christopher Wiest ; Fischer For Supreme Court Committee, Joseph Fischer and Robert A. Winter, Jr. in 25-5400, 25-5385 makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? NO 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? NO Certificate of Service: 05/02/2025. [25-5400, 25-5385] (CDW) [Entered: 05/02/2025 10:13 AM] |
| Filing 8 TRANSCRIPT ORDER filed - transcript is already on file in the District Court Clerks Office. Filed by Mr. Christopher David Wiest for Fischer For Supreme Court Committee, Joseph Fischer and Robert A. Winter, Jr.. Certificate of Service: 05/02/2025. [25-5400] (CDW) [Entered: 05/02/2025 10:12 AM] |
| Filing 7 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Cross-Appellants Fischer For Supreme Court Committee, Joseph Fischer and Robert A. Winter, Jr. by Christopher Wiest. Certificate of Service: 05/02/2025. [25-5400] (CDW) [Entered: 05/02/2025 10:11 AM] |
| Filing 6 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Cross-Appellants Fischer For Supreme Court Committee, Joseph Fischer and Robert A. Winter, Jr. by Thomas B Bruns. Certificate of Service: 05/02/2025. [25-5400] (TBB) [Entered: 05/02/2025 07:39 AM] |
| Filing 5 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Jeffrey C. Mando ; Eddy Coleman, Joe E. Ellis, Janet Lively McCauley, Jimmy Shaffer, R. Michael Sullivan, Jeff S. Taylor and Karen A. Thomas makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? no 2. Is there a publicly owned corporation, not a party to the appeal, with a financial interest in the outcome? no Certificate of Service: 05/01/2025. [25-5400] (JCM) [Entered: 05/01/2025 09:02 AM] |
| Filing 4 APPEARANCE filed for Appellants Cross-Appellees Eddy Coleman, Joe E. Ellis, Janet Lively McCauley, Jimmy Shaffer, R. Michael Sullivan, Jeff S. Taylor and Karen A. Thomas by Jeffrey C. Mando. Certificate of Service: 05/01/2025. [25-5400] (JCM) [Entered: 05/01/2025 09:02 AM] |
| Filing 3 AMENDED -- REPLACES BRIEFING SCHEDULE FILED APRIL 29, 2025 IN case 25-5385 ------BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: first brief due 06/09/2025. second brief due 07/09/2025. third brief due 08/08/2025. fourth brief due 08/22/2025. [25-5385, 25-5400] (RGF) [Entered: 04/30/2025 02:41 PM] |
| Filing 2 The case manager for this case is: Mr. Roy G. Ford (513) 564-7016 (RGF) [Entered: 04/30/2025 02:38 PM] |
| Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellees Cross-Appellants Joseph Fischer, Fischer For Supreme Court Committee and Robert A. Winter, Jr.. Transcript needed: n. (RGF) [Entered: 04/30/2025 02:36 PM] |
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