Lewis Powell v. City of La Vergne, TN, et al
Plaintiff: LEWIS POWELL
Defendant: CITY OF LA VERGNE, TN, JASON COLE, Mayor, ANDREW PATTON and BURREL DAVIS
Case Number: 25-6040
Filed: November 13, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 4, 2026 Filing 26 APPELLEE BRIEF filed by Mr. Austin Ryan Simmons for City of La Vergne, TN, Jason Cole and Andrew Patton. Certificate of Service: 05/04/2026. Argument Request: not requested. [25-6040] (ARS) [Entered: 05/04/2026 05:21 PM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 25 APPELLEE BRIEF filed by Ms. McKenna Williams for Burrel Davis. Certificate of Service: 05/04/2026. Argument Request: not requested. [25-6040] (MW) [Entered: 05/04/2026 05:01 PM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 24 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: A. Ryan Simmons ; City of La Vergne, TN, Jason Cole and Andrew Patton makes the following disclosure: 1. Is said party a subsidiary or affiliate of a publicly owned corporation? No 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: 05/04/2026. [25-6040] (ARS) [Entered: 05/04/2026 09:46 AM]
April 3, 2026 Filing 23 RULING LETTER SENT: appellee brief now due 05/04/2026. (PJE) [Entered: 04/03/2026 01:09 PM]
April 2, 2026 Filing 22 CORRECTED APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Mr. Paul Andrew Justice, III for Lewis Powell.. Certificate of Service: 04/02/2026. Argument Request: requested. [25-6040] (PAJ) [Entered: 04/02/2026 11:24 PM]
March 26, 2026 Filing 21 BRIEFING LETTER SENT requesting brief corrections from Mr. Paul Andrew Justice, III for Lewis Powell because lower court case number on cover page is incorrect. Corrected brief due: 04/02/2026. (RLB) [Entered: 03/26/2026 11:32 AM]
March 25, 2026 Filing 20 ***BRIEF LOCKED - SEE CORRECTION LETTER SENT 3/26/26 #21*** APPELLANT BRIEF filed by Mr. Paul Andrew Justice, III for Lewis Powell. Certificate of Service: 03/25/2026. Argument Request: requested. [25-6040]--[Edited 03/26/2026 by RLB] (PAJ) [Entered: 03/25/2026 11:59 PM]
March 23, 2026 Filing 19 2 DAY EXTENSION: APPELLANT brief now due 03/25/2026 [25-6040] (PAJ) [Entered: 03/23/2026 09:32 PM]
March 16, 2026 Filing 18 RULING LETTER SENT GRANTING Appellant's motion to extend time to file brief [ # 16 ] filed by Mr. Paul Andrew Justice, III. Reset briefing: appellant brief now due 03/23/2026; appellee brief now due 04/22/2026. (PJE) [Entered: 03/16/2026 10:21 AM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 16 MOTION filed by Mr. Paul Andrew Justice, III for Lewis Powell to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 03/13/2026. [25-6040] (PAJ) [Entered: 03/13/2026 02:07 PM]
February 12, 2026 Filing 15 RULING LETTER SENT GRANTIING appellant's motion to extend time to file brief [ # 14 ] filed by Mr. Paul Andrew Justice, III Reset briefing: appellant brief now due 03/13/2026; appellee brief now due 04/13/2026. (PJE) [Entered: 02/12/2026 07:16 AM]
February 11, 2026 Filing 14 MOTION filed by Mr. Paul Andrew Justice, III for Lewis Powell to extend time to file brief. Certificate of Service: 02/11/2026. [25-6040] (PAJ) [Entered: 02/11/2026 03:58 PM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 13 Mediation Office is no longer involved in this appeal. (MLB) [Entered: 12/23/2025 02:22 PM]
December 22, 2025 Filing 12 BRIEFING LETTER SENT by Mediation Office, resetting briefing schedule: appellant brief now due 02/11/2026. appellee brief now due 03/12/2026. (LMR) [Entered: 12/22/2025 03:21 PM]
December 2, 2025 Filing 11 BRIEFING LETTER SENT: appellant brief due 01/12/2026; appellee brief due 02/10/2026. (PJE) [Entered: 12/02/2025 11:24 AM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 10 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. Paul Andrew Justice, III for Appellant Lewis Powell. Is this case a cross-appeal? No ; Has this case or a related one been before this court previously? No ; Please identify the party(ies) the appeal is being taken against: City of La Vergne, TN, Jason Cole, Burrel Davis and Andrew Patton ; Issues: 1. Did the court wrongly grant summary judgment to the Defendants (and/or deny it to the Plaintiff) on the claim for Violation of the Informational Right to Privacy? 2. Did the court wrongly grant summary judgment to the Defendants on the claim for Violation of the Right to Intimate Association? 3. Did the court wrongly grant summary judgment to the Defendants on the claim for the Violation of the Right to Free Speech? 4. Did the court wrongly grant summary judgment to the Defendants on the claim for Violation of Equal Protection? 5. Did the court wrongly grant summary judgment to the Defendants on the claim for Defamation? . Certificate of Service: 12/01/2025. [25-6040] (PAJ) [Entered: 12/01/2025 06:49 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 9 TRANSCRIPT ORDER filed - no hearings held in District Court. Filed by Mr. Paul Andrew Justice, III for Lewis Powell. Certificate of Service: 12/01/2025. [25-6040] (PAJ) [Entered: 12/01/2025 06:40 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 8 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Paul Andrew Justice, III ; Lewis Powell 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? Not as far as the Plaintiff is concerned Certificate of Service: 12/01/2025. [25-6040] (PAJ) [Entered: 12/01/2025 06:40 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 7 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Lewis Powell by Paul Andrew Justice, III. Certificate of Service: 12/01/2025. [25-6040] (PAJ) [Entered: 12/01/2025 06:38 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 6 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees City of La Vergne, TN, Jason Cole and Andrew Patton by Austin Ryan Simmons. Certificate of Service: 12/01/2025. [25-6040] (ARS) [Entered: 12/01/2025 04:30 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 5 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Burrel Davis by McKenna G. Williams. Certificate of Service: 12/01/2025. [25-6040] (MW) [Entered: 12/01/2025 04:02 PM]
December 1, 2025 Filing 4 APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Burrel Davis by Robert M. Burns. Certificate of Service: 12/01/2025. [25-6040] (RMB) [Entered: 12/01/2025 04:00 PM]
November 20, 2025 Filing 3 VIDEO CONFERENCE: The Mediation conference has been rescheduled for 12/22/2025 at 2:00 PM (ET) with Scott Coburn. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 11/20/2025 02:45 PM]
November 14, 2025 Filing 2 MEDIATION OFFICE is involved in this appeal. VIDEO CONFERENCE: A Mediation conference has been scheduled for 12/15/2025 at 2:00 PM (ET) with Scott Coburn. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 11/14/2025 11:57 AM]
November 13, 2025 Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Lewis Powell. Transcript needed: y. (PJE) [Entered: 11/13/2025 12:27 PM]

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Plaintiff: LEWIS POWELL
Represented By: Paul Andrew Justice III
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Defendant: CITY OF LA VERGNE, TN
Represented By: Austin Ryan Simmons
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Defendant: JASON COLE, Mayor
Represented By: Austin Ryan Simmons
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