Chino Valley Unified School District, et al. v. Newsom, et al.
| CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, OSCAR AVILA, MONICA BOTTS, JASON CRAIG, KRISTI HAYS, COLE MANN, GHEORGHE ROSCA, JR., LESLIE SAWYER, VICTOR ROMERO, ANDERSON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT and ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION |
| ROB BONTA, TONY THURMOND and GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA |
| ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM ET AL., AMICUS GROUP, CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL. V. NEWSOM, ET AL, CENTER FOR AMERICAN LIBERTY, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES, NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW and PUBLIC COUNSEL |
| 25-3686 |
| June 11, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit |
| Constitutionality of State Statutes |
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| Filing 41 CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 39 by American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California; et al., is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 12/11/2025 10:13 AM] |
| Filing 40 ADDED Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties, National Center for Youth Law, and Public Counsel. [Entered: 12/11/2025 10:12 AM] |
| Filing 39 AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. [Entered: 12/10/2025 07:50 PM] |
| Filing 38 TERMINATED participation of Counsel for Appellee Darrell W. Spence, representing Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee Rob Bonta, Appellee Tony Thurmond. Attorney not admitted to practice in this court. Parties have other counsel. [Entered: 12/10/2025 02:04 PM] |
Filing 37
ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 34) granted. Amended briefing schedule: . Optional Reply Brief due 1/23/2026. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 12/03/2025 11:15 AM]
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| Filing 36 CLERK ACTION: Answering Brief submitted at DE 35 by Appellees is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 12/03/2025 09:20 AM] |
| Filing 35 ANSWERING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee Rob Bonta, Appellee Tony Thurmond. [Entered: 12/02/2025 12:13 PM] |
| Filing 34 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellant Chino Valley Unified School District, Appellant Oscar Avila, Appellant Monica Botts, Appellant Jason Craig, Appellant Kristi Hays, Appellant Cole Mann, Appellant Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., Appellant Leslie Sawyer, Appellant Victor Romero, Appellant Anderson Union High School District, Appellant Orange County Board of Education. [Entered: 12/02/2025 08:11 AM] |
| Filing 33 TEXT ORDER FILED. The motion (Docket Entry No. 30) for an extension of time to file the answering brief is granted. The answering brief is due December 3, 2025. The optional reply brief is due 21 days after the answering brief is served. [Entered: 10/20/2025 02:41 PM] |
| Filing 32 TERMINATED participation of Counsel for Appellant Dean McGee, representing Appellant Anderson Union High School District, Appellant Chino Valley Unified School District, Appellant Cole Mann, Appellant Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., Appellant Jason Craig, Appellant Kristi Hays, Appellant Leslie Sawyer, Appellant Monica Botts, Appellant Orange County Board of Education, Appellant Oscar Avila, Appellant Victor Romero. [Entered: 10/20/2025 11:37 AM] |
| Filing 31 NOTICE of Withdrawal as Counsel filed by Dean McGee. Counsel withdrawing on behalf of other attorney(s): Yes [[-]]. Party proceeding without counsel: No. [-]. [Entered: 10/20/2025 06:30 AM] |
| Filing 30 MOTION to Extend Time to File Brief filed by Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee Rob Bonta, Appellee Tony Thurmond. [Entered: 10/10/2025 04:40 PM] |
| Filing 29 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Julie Veroff [Entered: 09/25/2025 12:46 PM] |
| Filing 28 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Julie Veroff for Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee Rob Bonta, Appellee Tony Thurmond. [Entered: 09/25/2025 11:15 AM] |
| Filing 27 ADDED Counsel for Appellant Dean McGee [Entered: 09/16/2025 08:04 AM] |
| Filing 26 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Dean McGee for Appellant Anderson Union High School District, Appellant Chino Valley Unified School District, Appellant Cole Mann, Appellant Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., Appellant Jason Craig, Appellant Kristi Hays, Appellant Leslie Sawyer, Appellant Monica Botts, Appellant Orange County Board of Education, Appellant Oscar Avila, Appellant Victor Romero. [Entered: 09/15/2025 06:51 PM] |
| Filing 25 CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 23 by Center for American Liberty is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 09/12/2025 02:18 PM] |
| Filing 24 ADDED Amicus Curiae Center for American Liberty. [Entered: 09/12/2025 02:17 PM] |
| Filing 22 CLERK ACTION: Amicus Brief submitted at DE 15 by Advancing American Freedom; et al., is filed. No paper copies are required. [Entered: 09/11/2025 03:40 PM] |
| Filing 21 ADDED Amici Curiae Advancing American Freedom et al. [Entered: 09/11/2025 03:39 PM] |
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Filing 20
ORDER FILED. Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief (DE 19) granted FOR ALL PARTIES. Amended briefing schedule: Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 11/3/2025. Optional Reply Brief due 21 days after service of Answering Brief. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. [Entered: 09/11/2025 11:50 AM]
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| Filing 19 Streamlined Request for Extension of Time to File Brief filed by Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee Rob Bonta, Appellee Tony Thurmond. [Entered: 09/11/2025 11:30 AM] |
| Filing 23 AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by Center for American Liberty.--[COURT UPDATE: Backdated to reflect original date of submission of brief] [Entered: 09/12/2025 10:40 AM] [Edited: 09/12/2025 02:19 PM] |
| Filing 16 DEFECTIVE --- AMICUS BRIEF and MOTION for leave to file amicus brief filed by Center for American Liberty. (Incorrect entry, see DE 23) [Entered: 09/09/2025 04:03 PM] [Edited: 09/12/2025 02:18 PM] |
| Filing 15 AMICUS BRIEF by government or with consent submitted for filing by Advancing American Freedom. [Entered: 09/09/2025 02:01 PM] |
| Filing 18 Paper copies (3) of Excerpts of Record in 1 Volume submitted at DE 13 by Appellant Chino Valley Unified School District, Appellant Oscar Avila, Appellant Monica Botts, Appellant Jason Craig, Appellant Kristi Hays, Appellant Cole Mann, Appellant Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., Appellant Leslie Sawyer, Appellant Victor Romero, Appellant Anderson Union High School District, Appellant Orange County Board of Education received. [Entered: 09/11/2025 09:43 AM] |
| Filing 17 Paper copies (6) of Opening Brief submitted at DE 12 by Appellant Chino Valley Unified School District, Appellant Oscar Avila, Appellant Monica Botts, Appellant Jason Craig, Appellant Kristi Hays, Appellant Cole Mann, Appellant Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., Appellant Leslie Sawyer, Appellant Victor Romero, Appellant Anderson Union High School District, Appellant Orange County Board of Education received. [Entered: 09/11/2025 09:40 AM] |
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Filing 14
ORDER FILED. Opening Brief submitted at DE 12 by Appellants is filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellants must file 6 copies of the brief in paper format bound with blue front cover pages. Each copy must include certification at the end that the copy is identical to the electronic version. The excerpts of record submitted at DE 13 by Appellants are filed. Within 7 days of this order, Appellants must file 3 copies of the excerpts in paper format securely bound on the left side, with white front covers. The paper copies must be sent to the Clerks principal office. [Entered: 09/02/2025 04:46 PM]
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| Filing 13 EXCERPTS OF RECORD submitted for filing by Appellant Chino Valley Unified School District, Appellant Oscar Avila, Appellant Monica Botts, Appellant Jason Craig, Appellant Kristi Hays, Appellant Cole Mann, Appellant Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., Appellant Leslie Sawyer, Appellant Victor Romero, Appellant Anderson Union High School District, Appellant Orange County Board of Education.--[COURT ENTERED FILING to correct DE 12] [Entered: 09/02/2025 04:42 PM] |
| Filing 12 OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Chino Valley Unified School District, Appellant Oscar Avila, Appellant Monica Botts, Appellant Jason Craig, Appellant Kristi Hays, Appellant Cole Mann, Appellant Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., Appellant Leslie Sawyer, Appellant Victor Romero, Appellant Anderson Union High School District, Appellant Orange County Board of Education.--[COURT UPDATE: Removed excerpts as of 9/2/2025, see DE 13] [Entered: 09/02/2025 02:03 PM] [Edited: 09/02/2025 04:43 PM] |
| Filing 11 Attorney Cara Newlon as Counsel for Appellee substituted for Attorney Samuel Thomas Harbourt. [Entered: 07/09/2025 10:27 AM] |
| Filing 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Cara Newlon for Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee Rob Bonta, Appellee Tony Thurmond replacing Samuel Thomas Harbourt. [Entered: 07/09/2025 10:10 AM] |
| Filing 9 DEFECTIVE---NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Cara Newlon for Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee Rob Bonta, Appellee Tony Thurmond replacing Emmanuelle S. Soichet, Jennifer Ann Bunshoft, Darin L. Wessel, Kevin Lee Quade, Darrell W. Spence.[Filed correctly in entry#10] [Entered: 07/09/2025 09:54 AM] [Edited: 07/09/2025 10:29 AM] |
| Filing 8 RELEASED FROM MEDIATION (text only). This case is released from the Mediation Program. [Entered: 07/01/2025 12:36 PM] |
| Filing 7 ADDED Counsel for Appellee Samuel Thomas Harbourt [Entered: 07/01/2025 12:10 PM] |
| Filing 6 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Samuel Thomas Harbourt for Appellee Gavin Newsom, Appellee Rob Bonta, Appellee Tony Thurmond. [Entered: 07/01/2025 11:14 AM] |
| Filing 5 NOTICE of Transcript Designation filed by Appellant Chino Valley Unified School District, Appellant Oscar Avila, Appellant Monica Botts, Appellant Jason Craig, Appellant Kristi Hays, Appellant Cole Mann, Appellant Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., Appellant Leslie Sawyer, Appellant Victor Romero, Appellant Anderson Union High School District, Appellant Orange County Board of Education. [Entered: 06/23/2025 02:37 PM] |
| Filing 4 MEDIATION ORDER: By 6/27/2025, counsel to email Circuit Mediator regarding settlement potential. Include Ninth Circuit case name and number in subject line. This communication will be kept confidential, if requested, and should not be filed with the court. The existing briefing schedule remains in effect. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. [Entered: 06/20/2025 11:06 AM] |
| Filing 3 MEDIATION QUESTIONNAIRE filed by Appellant Chino Valley Unified School District, Appellant Oscar Avila, Appellant Monica Botts, Appellant Jason Craig, Appellant Kristi Hays, Appellant Cole Mann, Appellant Gheorghe Rosca, Jr., Appellant Leslie Sawyer, Appellant Victor Romero, Appellant Anderson Union High School District, Appellant Orange County Board of Education. To submit pertinent confidential information directly to the Circuit Mediators, please email #[email protected] and include the case name and number in the subject line. Confidential submissions may include any information relevant to mediation of the case and settlement potential, including, but not limited to, settlement history, ongoing or potential settlement discussions, non-litigated party related issues, other pending actions, and timing considerations that may impact mediation efforts. [Entered: 06/16/2025 12:28 PM] |
| Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Mediation Questionnaire due (Appellant) 6/16/2025, Appeal Transcript Order Due (Appellant) 6/23/2025, Appeal Transcript Due (Appellant) 7/23/2025, Appeal Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 9/2/2025, Appeal Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 10/2/2025. For appeal no. 25-3686, 2:24-cv-01941-DJC-JDP. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 06/11/2025 02:21 PM] |
| Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:24-cv-01941-DJC-JDP has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 25-3686 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 06/11/2025 02:12 PM] |
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