SE Synod Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church, et al v. Steven Finney, et al

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SE Synod Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church, et al v. Steven Finney, et al

Plaintiff:	JOHN DOE, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons, GARRETT CAUSEY, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons and SOUTHEASTERN SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA
Defendant:	HANS SCHWENDIMANN, All in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, CHRIS STANFORD, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, STEVEN JOHN MULROY, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, DANNY H. GOODMAN, JR., in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, FREDERICK AGEE, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, COLIN JOHNSON, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, JODY PICKENS, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, MARK EDWARD DAVIDSON, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, NEIL THOMPSON, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, RAY CROUCH, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, BRENT COOPER, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, STACEY EDMONSON, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, GLENN R. FUNK, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, ROBERT J. NASH, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, RAY WHITLEY, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, ROBERT J. CARTER, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, JENNINGS HUTSON JONES, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, JASON LAWSON, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, CRAIG NORTHCOTT, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, BRYANT C. DUNAWAY, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, COURTNEY LYNCH, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, COTY WAMP, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, STEPHEN M. HATCHETT, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, JARED EFFLER, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, RUSSELL JOHNSON, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, DAVE CLARK, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, CHARME P. ALLEN, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, RYAN K. DESMOND, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, JIMMY DUNN, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, DAN E. ARMSTRONG, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee, BARRY P. STAUBUS, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee and STEVEN R. FINNEY, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee
Case Number:	26-5990
Filed:	November 3, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Civil Rights: Other

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Date Filed	Document Text
November 3, 2026	Filing 1 Civil Case Docketed. Notice filed by Appellants Garrett Causey, John Doe and Southeastern Synod Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church In America. Transcript needed: n. (RGF) [Entered: 11/03/2026 03:15 PM]

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Defendant: DAN E. ARMSTRONG, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee
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Defendant: BARRY P. STAUBUS, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee
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Defendant: STEVEN R. FINNEY, in their official capacities as the district attorneys general of Tennessee
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Plaintiff: JOHN DOE, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons
Represented By:	Elizabeth Cruikshank
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Plaintiff: GARRETT CAUSEY, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated persons
Represented By:	Elizabeth Cruikshank
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Plaintiff: SOUTHEASTERN SYNOD OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA
Represented By:	Elizabeth Cruikshank
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