Perry Bates v. TVA, et al
| PERRY BATES |
| TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, JOE RITSCH, Chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, BETH GEER, Official Capacity as a member of the TVA Board of Directors, BETH HARWELL, Official Capacity as a member of the TVA Board of Directors, BOBBY KLEIN, Official Capacity as a member of the TVA Board of Directors, MICHELLE MOORE, Official Capacity as a member of the TVA Board of Directors, BRIAN NOLAND, Official Capacity as a member of the TVA Board of Directors, BILL RENICK, Official Capacity as a member of the TVA Board of Directors and WADE WHITE, Official Capacity as a member of the TVA Board of Directors |
| 26-5350 |
| April 23, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
| Civil Rights: Jobs |
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| Filing 16 Mediation Office is no longer involved in this appeal. (MLB) [Entered: 05/21/2026 01:04 PM] |
| Filing 15 ***DOCUMENT LOCKED - COUNSEL INSTRUCTED TO REFILE USING HIS OWN PACER ACCOUNT*** APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Mr. Perry Bates by Michael A. Royster. Certificate of Service: 05/13/2026. [26-5350]--[Edited 05/13/2026 by VLP] (SS) [Entered: 05/13/2026 03:20 PM] |
| Filing 14 BRIEFING LETTER SENT setting briefing schedule: appellant brief due 06/22/2026;. appellee brief due 07/22/2026; (VLP) [Entered: 05/12/2026 12:59 PM] |
| Filing 13 CIVIL APPEAL STATEMENT OF PARTIES AND ISSUES filed by Attorney Mr. Shaun Southworth for Appellant Mr. Perry Bates. 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: Mr. Perry Bates ; Issues: Parties against whom appeal is taken: Appellees Tennessee Valley Authority; TVA Board of Directors; Joe Ritsch, Chair; and Board members Beth Geer, Beth Harwell, Bobby Klein, Michelle Moore, Brian Noland, Bill Renick, and Wade White, in their official cap acities. Issues: 1. Whether the district court erred in granting summary judgment on Appellant's Rehabilitation Act failure-to-accommodate claim where genuine disputes of material fact exist as to whether TVA reasonably accommodated his disability between December 2017 and June 2018, including the revocation of medical clearances, the charging of annual leave without consent, the April 19 and April 25, 2018 denials of modified work, the May 16, 2018 placement on leave-without-pay, and the post-May 23, 2018 delay in return to work. 2. Whether the district court erred in granting summary judgment on Appellant's Title VII and Rehabilitation Act disparate-treatment, hostile-work-environment, and retaliation claims, including its conclusions that Appellant suff . Certificate of Service: 05/12/2026. [26-5350] (SS) [Entered: 05/12/2026 12:54 PM] |
| Filing 12 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Shaun Southworth ; Mr. Perry Bates 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: 05/12/2026. [26-5350] (SS) [Entered: 05/12/2026 12:51 PM] |
| Filing 11 APPEARANCE filed for Appellant Mr. Perry Bates by Shaun Southworth. Certificate of Service: 05/12/2026. [26-5350] (SS) [Entered: 05/12/2026 12:48 PM] |
| Filing 10 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Ms. Beth Geer, Beth Harwell, Mr. Bobby Klein, Ms. Michelle Moore, Brian Noland, Mr. Bill Renick, Mr. Joe Ritsch, Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, TVA and Wade White by Lamont A. Belk. Certificate of Service: 05/04/2026. [26-5350] (LB) [Entered: 05/04/2026 04:47 PM] |
| Filing 9 ***DOCUMENT LOCKED- COUNSEL INSTRUCTED TO REFILE AND LIST ALL PARTIES IN WHOM HE REPRESENTS AND USE ADDITIONAL SHEET OF PAPER IF NECESSARY*** APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Ms. Beth Geer, Beth Harwell, Mr. Bobby Klein, Ms. Michelle Moore, Brian Noland, Mr. Bill Renick, Mr. Joe Ritsch, Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, TVA and Wade White by Lamont A. Belk. Certificate of Service: 05/04/2026. [26-5350]--[Edited 05/04/2026 by VLP] (LB) [Entered: 05/04/2026 04:37 PM] |
| Filing 8 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Hailey Victoria Townsend Fox ; TVA, Ms. Beth Geer, Beth Harwell, Mr. Bobby Klein, Ms. Michelle Moore, Brian Noland, Mr. Bill Renick, Mr. Joe Ritsch, Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors and Wade White 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: 05/04/2026. [26-5350] (HVT) [Entered: 05/04/2026 04:32 PM] |
| Filing 7 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Name of Counsel: Lamont A. Belk ; Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors 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: 05/04/2026. [26-5350] (LB) [Entered: 05/04/2026 04:29 PM] |
| Filing 6 ***DOCUMENT LOCKED- COUNSEL INSTRUCTED TO REFILE AND LIST ALL PARTIES IN WHOM HE REPRESENTS AND USE ADDITIONAL SHEET OF PAPER IF NECESSARY*** APPEARANCE filed for Appellee Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors by Lamont A. Belk. Certificate of Service: 05/04/2026. [26-5350]--[Edited 05/04/2026 by VLP] (LB) [Entered: 05/04/2026 04:24 PM] |
| Filing 5 NOTIFICATION of PACER docket error for appearance form , [ # 4 ], filed by Ms. Hailey Victoria Townsend Fox for TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, Beth Harwell, Brian Noland, Wade White, Mr. Joe Ritsch, Ms. Beth Geer, Mr. Bobby Klein, Ms. Michelle Moore and Mr. Bill Renick. Attorneys must use their personal PACER account to file any document and are not permitted to use their account to file on behalf of another attorney. Please refile using your own account within 24 hours. (MMP) [Entered: 04/27/2026 01:53 PM] |
| Filing 4 ***LOCKED***APPEARANCE filed for Appellees Ms. Beth Geer, Beth Harwell, Mr. Bobby Klein, Ms. Michelle Moore, Brian Noland, Mr. Bill Renick, Mr. Joe Ritsch, Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, TVA and Wade White by Lamont A. Belk. Certificate of Service: 04/27/2026. [26-5350] (HVT) [Entered: 04/27/2026 12:53 PM] |
| Filing 3 APPEARANCE filed for Appellees TVA, Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, Wade White, Ms. Beth Geer, Beth Harwell, Mr. Bobby Klein, Ms. Michelle Moore, Brian Noland, Mr. Bill Renick and Mr. Joe Ritsch by Hailey V. Townsend Fox. Certificate of Service: 04/27/2026. [26-5350] (HVT) [Entered: 04/27/2026 12:51 PM] |
| Filing 2 MEDIATION OFFICE is involved in this appeal. VIDEO CONFERENCE: A Mediation conference has been scheduled for 05/20/2026 at 9:30 AM (ET) with Scott Coburn. [Please open notice for important details and deadlines.] (LMR) [Entered: 04/24/2026 01:12 PM] |
| Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellant Mr. Perry Bates. Transcript needed: n. (VLP) [Entered: 04/23/2026 11:03 AM] |
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