Ashley Kellett v. DOJ, et al

Ashley Kellett v. DOJ, et al

Plaintiff:	Ashley Kellett
Defendant:	United States Department of Justice, in its official capacity, Office for Civil Rights Under the Department of Health and Human Services, in its official capacity, Jeff Landry, in his individual and official capacities as Governor of Louisiana, Louisiana State Board of Nursing, in its official capacity, Louisiana Department of Health, in its official capacity, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, in its official capacity, Louisiana State Bar Association, in its official capacity, Louisiana Supreme Court, in its official capacity, Louisiana Office of Special Counsel, in its official capacity, Louisiana Judiciary Commission, in its official capacity, St. Marys Residential Training Academy, in its official capacity, Livingston Parish School Board, in its official capacity, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in its official capacity, United States Department of Health and Human Services, in its official capacity, Jason Herbert, in his individual and official capacities, Friday Ellis, in his individual and official capacities, Guy Ernest Bradberry, Judge; in his individual and official capacities as Judge of the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal, Elizabeth Wolfe, Judge; in her individual and official capacities as a Judge of the 21st Judicial District Court, William Harvell Burris, Judge; in his individual and official capacities, William J. Burris, Judge; in his individual and official capacities, Blair Edwards, Judge; in her individual and official capacities as a Judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeal, Brenda Ricks, Judge; in her individual and official capacities, Erika Sledge, Judge; in her individual and official capacities, Jeffrey Johnson, Judge; in his individual and official capacities, Jeffrey Cashe, Judge; in his individual and official capacities, Liz Murrill, Attorney General; in her individual and official capacities as Attorney General of Louisiana, Stephen Street, Louisiana Office of Inspector General, Josie Gibson, in her individual and official capacities, Yolanda Cezar, in her individual and official capacities and Denise Hawkins, in her individual and official capacities
Case Number:	26-5135
Filed:	April 24, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Other Civil Rights

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Date Filed	Document Text
June 12, 2026	NOTICE [2179254] received from the Clerk of the U.S. District Court leave to proceed in forma pauperis in the district court is granted [Case Number 26-5135: IFP] [26-5135, 26-5130] [Entered: 06/17/2026 11:26 AM]
April 27, 2026	CLERK'S ORDER [2170612] filed consolidating cases 26-5135 (Consolidation started 04/27/2026) with 26-5130 [26-5130, 26-5135] [Entered: 04/27/2026 03:45 PM]
April 24, 2026	US CIVIL CASE docketed. [26-5135] [Entered: 04/24/2026 12:21 PM]
April 24, 2026	NOTICE OF APPEAL [2170303] seeking review of a decision by the U.S. District Court in 1:25-cv-02267-UNA filed by Ashley Kellett. Appeal assigned USCA Case Number: 26-5135. [26-5135] [Entered: 04/24/2026 12:22 PM]

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Plaintiff: Ashley Kellett
Represented By:	Ashley Kellett
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Defendant: United States Department of Justice, in its official capacity
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Defendant: Office for Civil Rights Under the Department of Health and Human Services, in its official capacity
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