Michelle Kidd, et al v. Maria Pappas
Plaintiff: MICHELLE KIDD, GOYCE H. RATES, SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT and PALENQUE LSNA
Defendant: MARIA PAPPAS, in her capacity as Treasurer of Cook County, Illinois, and Trustee of the Indemnity Fund;
Case Number: 26-1027
Filed: January 8, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 1, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Order issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellees' brief. [ # 21 ] Appellees' brief due on or before 08/14/2026 for Michelle Kidd, Palenque Lsna, Goyce H. Rates and Southwest Organizing Project. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 09/04/2026 for Appellant Maria Pappas. CDH [22] [7537035] [26-1027] (HTP) [Entered: 07/01/2026 02:41 PM]
July 1, 2026 Filing 21 Motion filed by Appellees Michelle Kidd, Palenque Lsna, Goyce H. Rates and Southwest Organizing Project to extend time to file appellee brief. [21] [7536946] [26-1027] (Yingling, Michael) [Entered: 07/01/2026 12:25 PM]
June 30, 2026 Filing 20 Filed Appellant Maria Pappas Citation of Additional Authority, per Circuit Rule 28(e). [20] [7536606] [26-1027] (Byrer, Jonathon) [Entered: 06/30/2026 01:46 PM]
June 29, 2026 Filing 19 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney M. Patrick Yingling for Appellees Michelle Kidd, Palenque Lsna, Goyce H. Rates and Southwest Organizing Project. [19] [7536249] (L-No; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1027]--[Docket updated 06/30/2026 by JR to add Attorney Yingling.] (Yingling, Michael) [Entered: 06/29/2026 02:48 PM]
June 17, 2026 Filing 18 Paper copies of appellant brief filed by Appellant Maria Pappas. [18] [7533628] [26-1027] (SK) [Entered: 06/17/2026 12:30 PM]
June 15, 2026 Filing 17 Appellant's brief filed by Appellant Maria Pappas. Paper copies due on 06/22/2026. 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). [17] [7532941] [26-1027] (NHV) [Entered: 06/15/2026 02:53 PM]
June 15, 2026 Filing 16 Submitted appellant brief by Jonathon D. Byrer for Appellant Maria Pappas. [16] 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. [7532924] [26-1027] (Byrer, Jonathon) [Entered: 06/15/2026 02:26 PM]
May 11, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellant's brief. [ # 14 ] Appellant's brief due on or before 06/15/2026 for Maria Pappas. Appellees' brief due on or before 07/15/2026 for Michelle Kidd, Palenque Lsna, Goyce H. Rates and Southwest Organizing Project. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 08/05/2026 for Appellant Maria Pappas. the motion is GRANTED. In light of the number of extensions granted to the appellant in this appeal, counsel is expected to make this appeal a priority. JXK [15] [7524667] [26-1027]--[Edited 05/11/2026 by CG to reflect updated docket text.] (CG) [Entered: 05/11/2026 03:58 PM]
May 8, 2026 Filing 14 Motion filed by Appellant Maria Pappas to extend time to file appellant brief. [14] [7524207] [26-1027] (Byrer, Jonathon) [Entered: 05/08/2026 10:59 AM]
April 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Order issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellant's brief. [ # 12 ] Appellant's brief due on or before 05/15/2026 for Maria Pappas. Appellees' brief due on or before 06/15/2026 for Michelle Kidd, Palenque Lsna, Goyce H. Rates and Southwest Organizing Project. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 07/06/2026 for Appellant Maria Pappas. CDH [13] [7517083] [26-1027] (FP) [Entered: 04/10/2026 02:18 PM]
April 8, 2026 Filing 12 Motion filed by Appellant Maria Pappas to extend time to file appellant brief. [12] [7516412] [26-1027] (Byrer, Jonathon) [Entered: 04/08/2026 03:11 PM]
April 3, 2026 Filing 11 Appearance form filed by Attorney Jonathon D. Byrer for Appellant Maria Pappas. [11] [7515303] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1027]--[Edited 04/03/2026 by PS - docket updated to reflect the addition of counsel.] (Byrer, Jonathon) [Entered: 04/03/2026 10:30 AM]
March 12, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellant's brief. [ # 9 ] Appellant's brief due on or before 04/15/2026 for Maria Pappas. Appellees' brief due on or before 05/15/2026 for Michelle Kidd, Palenque Lsna, Goyce H. Rates and Southwest Organizing Project. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 06/05/2026 for Appellant Maria Pappas. CDH [10] [7510593] [26-1027] (AD) [Entered: 03/12/2026 02:38 PM]
March 10, 2026 Filing 9 Motion filed by Appellant Maria Pappas to extend time to file appellant brief. [9] [7510036] [26-1027] (O'Brien, Anthony) [Entered: 03/10/2026 03:30 PM]
March 9, 2026 Filing 8 Appearance form filed by Attorney Anthony O'Brien for Appellant Maria Pappas. [8] [7509657] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-Yes) [26-1027]--[Edited 03/09/2026 by FP to reflect that atty. O'Brien is added to the docket.] (O'Brien, Anthony) [Entered: 03/09/2026 01:59 PM]
February 6, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER issued GRANTING motion to extend time to file appellant's brief. [ # 6 ] Appellant's brief due on or before 03/16/2026 for Maria Pappas. Appellees' brief due on or before 04/20/2026 for Michelle Kidd, Palenque Lsna, Goyce H. Rates and Southwest Organizing Project. Appellant's reply brief, if any, is due on or before 05/11/2026 for Appellant Maria Pappas. CDH [7] [7503244] [26-1027] (CG) [Entered: 02/06/2026 03:25 PM]
February 6, 2026 Filing 6 Motion filed by Appellant Maria Pappas to extend time to file appellant brief. [6] [7503114] [26-1027] (Morrison, David) [Entered: 02/06/2026 10:30 AM]
January 27, 2026 Filing 5 Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney Brian D. Roche for Appellees Goyce H. Rates, Palenque Lsna, Michelle Kidd and Southwest Organizing Project. [5] [7500869] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1027] (Roche, Brian) [Entered: 01/27/2026 04:36 PM]
January 20, 2026 Filing 4 Filed Seventh Circuit Transcript Information Sheet by Appellant Maria Pappas. [4] [7499301] [26-1027] (HTP) [Entered: 01/20/2026 03:27 PM]
January 13, 2026 Filing 3 Docketing Statement filed by Appellant Maria Pappas. Prior or Related proceedings: No. [3] [7498155] [26-1027] (Morrison, David) [Entered: 01/13/2026 04:14 PM]
January 13, 2026 Filing 2 Added Attorney David E. Morrison for Appellant Maria Pappas, in case 26-1027 per disclosure statement. Circuit Rule 26.1 Disclosure Statement and Appearance filed by Attorney David E. Morrison for Appellant Maria Pappas. [2] [7498150] (L-Yes; E-Yes; R-No) [26-1027]--[Edited 01/13/2026 by MAN to reflect addition of counsel] (Morrison, David) [Entered: 01/13/2026 04:02 PM]
January 8, 2026 Filing 1 Private civil case docketed. Fee paid. Transcript information sheet due by 01/22/2026. Docketing Statement due for Appellant Maria Pappas by 01/13/2026. Appellant's brief due on or before 02/17/2026 for Maria Pappas. [1] [7497191] [26-1027] (FP) [Entered: 01/08/2026 03:44 PM]

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Plaintiff: MICHELLE KIDD
Represented By: Brian D. Roche
Represented By: Michael Patrick Yingling
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Plaintiff: GOYCE H. RATES
Represented By: Brian D. Roche
Represented By: Michael Patrick Yingling
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Plaintiff: SOUTHWEST ORGANIZING PROJECT
Represented By: Brian D. Roche
Represented By: Michael Patrick Yingling
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Plaintiff: PALENQUE LSNA
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Represented By: Michael Patrick Yingling
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Defendant: MARIA PAPPAS, in her capacity as Treasurer of Cook County, Illinois, and Trustee of the Indemnity Fund;
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