F. F. v. Valley View Community Unit School District No. 36, et al
| F. F., a minor, by and through her next friend and father, James Ellard Fisher |
| VALLEY VIEW COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 365-U; WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, KEITH WOOD, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Schools for the Valley View Community Unit School District 365U and JASON PASCAVAGE, in his official capacity as Principal of Bolingbrook High School |
| 25-2735 |
| October 1, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit |
| Civil Rights |
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| F. F. v Valley View Community Unit School District No. 36 |
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| Filing 28 Case argued by Mr. Ajay Gupta for Appellant F. F. and Darcy L. Proctor for Appellees Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois, Keith Wood and Jason Pascavage. [28] [7500670] [25-2735] (GW) [Entered: 01/27/2026 10:04 AM] |
| Filing 27 Case heard and taken under advisement by panel: Amy J. St. Eve, Circuit Judge; Thomas L. Kirsch, II, Circuit Judge and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judge. [27] [7500669] [25-2735] (GW) [Entered: 01/27/2026 10:03 AM] |
| Filing 26 Received argument confirmation per argument email form for Attorney Mr. Ajay Gupta for Appellant F. F.. [26] [7499450] [25-2735] (CAH) [Entered: 01/21/2026 08:36 AM] |
| Filing 25 Received argument confirmation per argument email form for Attorney Darcy L. Proctor for Appellees Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois, Keith Wood and Jason Pascavage. [25] [7499147] [25-2735] (CAH) [Entered: 01/20/2026 10:30 AM] |
| Filing 24 Paper copies of appellant reply brief filed by Appellant F. F.. DIST. [24] [7495532] [25-2735] (CAH) [Entered: 12/30/2025 02:28 PM] |
| Filing 23 Appellant's reply brief filed by Appellant F. F.. Paper copies due on 01/05/2026. [23] [7495010] [25-2735] (EF) [Entered: 12/29/2025 09:20 AM] |
| Filing 22 Submitted appellant reply brief by Ajay Gupta for Appellant F. F.. [22] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7494960] [25-2735] (Gupta, Ajay) [Entered: 12/26/2025 09:28 PM] |
| Filing 21 Argument set for Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in the Main Courtroom, Room 2721, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. Each side limited to 15 minutes. [21] [7492645] [25-2735] (SK) [Entered: 12/12/2025 04:14 PM] |
| Filing 20 Paper copies of appellee brief filed by Appellees Jason Pascavage, Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois and Keith Wood. [20] [7492230] [25-2735] (CAH) [Entered: 12/11/2025 11:45 AM] |
| Filing 19 Appellee's brief filed by Appellees Jason Pascavage, Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois and Keith Wood. Paper copies due on 12/12/2025. [19] [7491149] [25-2735] (CAH) [Entered: 12/05/2025 02:06 PM] |
| Filing 18 Submitted appellee brief by Darcy L. Proctor for Appellees Jason Pascavage, Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois and Keith Wood. [18] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7491148] [25-2735] (Proctor, Darcy) [Entered: 12/05/2025 02:00 PM] |
Filing 17
ORDER re: 1. Motion for extension of time to file appellees' response brief, filed on 11/7/2025. 2. Response in opposition to appellees' motion for extension of time to file response, filed on 11/10/2025. The motion is GRANTED. Briefing will proceed as follows: Appellees' brief due on or before 12/05/2025 for Jason Pascavage, Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois and Keith Wood. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 12/26/2025 for Appellant F. F. [ # 16 ] [ # 15 ] CDH [17] [7486235] [25-2735] (FP) [Entered: 11/10/2025 02:40 PM]
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| Filing 16 Filed Response in Opposition by Appellant F. F. to Defendants-Appellees' Motion for Extension of Time to File Response Brief. [16][7486026] [25-2735] (Gupta, Ajay) [Entered: 11/10/2025 06:35 AM] |
| Filing 15 Motion filed by Appellees Jason Pascavage, Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois and Keith Wood to extend time to file appellee brief. [15] [7485981] [25-2735] (Proctor, Darcy) [Entered: 11/07/2025 04:09 PM] |
| Filing 14 Paper copies of appellant brief filed by Appellant F. F.. [14] [7482396] [25-2735] (GW) [Entered: 10/22/2025 03:11 PM] |
| Filing 13 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Alexander Myers for Appellees Jason Pascavage, Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois and Keith Wood. [13] [7481358] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2735]--[Docket updated 10/17/2025 by JR to add Attorney Myers.] (Myers, Alexander) [Entered: 10/17/2025 11:36 AM] |
| Filing 12 Appellant's brief filed by Appellant F. F.. Appellee's brief due on or before 11/14/2025 for Jason Pascavage, Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois and Keith Wood. Paper copies due on 10/22/2025. REMINDER: If a case is designated to proceed to oral argument, hearing notices will be mailed shortly before the date of oral argument. Please note that counsel's unavailability for oral argument must be submitted by letter, filed electronically with the Clerk's Office, and should be made by no later than seven days after the filing of the appellee's brief. See Cir. R. 34(b)(3), (4). The court's calendar is located at https://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/cal/argcalendar.pdf. Once scheduled, oral argument is rescheduled only in extraordinary circumstances. See Cir. R. 34(b)(4), (e). [12] [7480987] [25-2735] (LJ) [Entered: 10/16/2025 08:59 AM] |
| Filing 11 Submitted appellant brief by Ajay Gupta for Appellant F. F.. [11] NOTE: Access to this entry is limited to counsel of record. Once the document is approved by the court, it will be filed onto the court's docket as a separate entry which will be open to the public. [7480978] [25-2735] (Gupta, Ajay) [Entered: 10/15/2025 11:06 PM] |
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Filing 10
ORDER re: 1. Motion for expedited briefing schedule and oral argument. 2. Response in opposition to motion seeking an expedited briefing schedule. 3. Reply in support of motion for expedited briefing schedule and oral argument. [ # 6 ] [ # 7 ] [ # 8 ] The request for an expedited briefing schedule is DENIED. The appellant has not demonstrated good cause for entering the proposed briefing schedule. See Fed. R. App. P. 2(a). Appellant may file her opening brief before the current deadline of November 10, 2025, and appellees brief will be due 30 days after service of appellants brief. See Fed. R. App. P. 31(a)(1). Oral argument in this appeal will be held during the week of January 27-30, 2026, and will be scheduled by separate court order. CLH [10] [7480880] [25-2735] (PS) [Entered: 10/15/2025 02:20 PM]
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| Filing 9 Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellant F. F. [9] [7478923] [25-2735] (AP) [Entered: 10/06/2025 10:37 AM] |
| Filing 8 Filed Reply by Appellant F. F. to DEFENDANTS' RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION TO PLAINITFFS-APPELLANTS' MOTION SEEKING AN EXPEDITED BRIEFING SCHEDULE. [8][7478756] [25-2735] (Gupta, Ajay) [Entered: 10/03/2025 02:13 PM] |
| Filing 7 Filed Response in Opposition by Appellee Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois to PLAINITFFS-APPELLANTS' MOTION SEEKING AN EXPEDITED BRIEFING SCHEDULE. [7][7478691] [25-2735] (Proctor, Darcy) [Entered: 10/03/2025 11:12 AM] |
| Filing 6 Motion filed by Appellant F. F. for expedited briefing schedule and oral argument. [6] [7478604] [25-2735]--[Text updated 10/03/2025 by JR.] (Gupta, Ajay) [Entered: 10/02/2025 11:39 PM] |
| Filing 5 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Darcy L. Proctor for Appellee Keith Wood. [5] [7478530] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2735] (Proctor, Darcy) [Entered: 10/02/2025 02:49 PM] |
| Filing 4 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney John M. O'Driscoll for Appellees Keith Wood and Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois. [4] [7478523] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2735]--[Edited 10/02/2025 by FP to reflect that atty. Driscoll is added to the docket.] (O'Driscoll, John) [Entered: 10/02/2025 02:40 PM] |
| Filing 3 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Darcy L. Proctor for Appellee Valley View Community Unit School District No. 365-U; Will County, Illinois. [3] [7478515] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2735] (Proctor, Darcy) [Entered: 10/02/2025 02:21 PM] |
| Filing 2 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Ajay Gupta for Appellant F. F.. [2] [7478494] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [25-2735] (Gupta, Ajay) [Entered: 10/02/2025 12:51 PM] |
| Filing 1 Private civil case docketed. Fee paid. Docketing statement filed. Transcript information sheet due by 10/15/2025. Appellant's brief due on or before 11/10/2025 for F. F. [1] [7478457] [25-2735] (AD) [Entered: 10/02/2025 11:53 AM] |
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| Plaintiff: F. F., a minor, by and through her next friend and father, James Ellard Fisher | |
| Represented By: | Ajay Gupta |
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| Defendant: VALLEY VIEW COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 365-U; WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS | |
| Represented By: | Darcy L. Proctor |
| Represented By: | John M. O'Driscoll |
| Represented By: | Alexander Thomas Myers |
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| Defendant: KEITH WOOD, in his official capacity as Superintendent of Schools for the Valley View Community Unit School District 365U | |
| Represented By: | Darcy L. Proctor |
| Represented By: | John M. O'Driscoll |
| Represented By: | Alexander Thomas Myers |
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| Defendant: JASON PASCAVAGE, in his official capacity as Principal of Bolingbrook High School | |
| Represented By: | Darcy L. Proctor |
| Represented By: | John M. O'Driscoll |
| Represented By: | Alexander Thomas Myers |
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