West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom et al v. Christiansen et al
Plaintiff: West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom, Andrew Waldron, Pator Chris Figaretti and Judd Uhl
Defendant: Dr. Matthew Christiansen, Belinda Moss and Mindy Wilson
Amicus Curiae: West Virginia Attorney General
Case Number: 5:2023cv00158
Filed: April 26, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Presiding Judge: John Preston Bailey
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1343 Violation of Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 31, 2023 Filing 49 MEMORANDUM in Support by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom re #48 MOTION for Summary Judgment . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Chris Figaretti, #2 Exhibit Declaration of Judd Uhl, #3 Exhibit Declaration of Attorney Aaron Siri)(Bryan, John)
May 31, 2023 Filing 48 MOTION for Summary Judgment by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Plaintiff's Statement of Uncontroverted Facts)(Bryan, John)
May 25, 2023 Filing 47 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Andrew Waldron (Bryan, John) Modified filers on on 5/26/2023 as Notice only pertains to Plaintiff Waldron; NEF Regenerated (nmm).
May 19, 2023 Filing 46 MEMORANDUM Amicus Brief by West Virginia Attorney General . (Krivonyak, Chanin)
May 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 45 ORDER DENYING #4 MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. #28 Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae is GRANTED. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/18/23. (lmm)
May 12, 2023 Filing 44 REPLY to Response to Motion re #4 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Consideration filed by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom. (Bryan, John)
May 11, 2023 Filing 43 TRANSCRIPT PURCHASE ORDER by Matthew Christiansen for proceedings held on 5/10/2023 before Judge Bailey. (ck)
May 10, 2023 Filing 42 TRANSCRIPT PURCHASE ORDER by West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom for proceedings held on 5/10/2023 before Judge Bailey. (ck)
May 10, 2023 Filing 41 TRANSCRIPT of motion hearing held on 5/10/2023, before Judge Bailey. Court Reporter/Transcriber Cindy Knecht, Telephone number 304.234.3968. Parties have five business days to file a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript will become available via PACER to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days.. Redaction Request due 5/31/2023. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 6/12/2023. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/8/2023. (ck)
May 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER granting #36 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Suzanne Heywood. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/10/23. (lmm)
May 10, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE. Motion for Summary Judgment shall be filed no later than 5/31/23. Response due by 6/30/2023. Reply due by 7/14/2023. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/10/23. (lmm)
May 10, 2023 Filing 38 MINUTE ENTRY: ***NOTICE*** THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE. IT IS FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ONLY. A Hearing was held before District Judge John Preston Bailey re #4 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Consideration filed by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom on 5/10/2023. (Court Reporter Cindy Knecht.) (bjt)
May 10, 2023 Filing 37 PHV Filing fee for Suzanne Heywood: $ 200.00, receipt number WVNW003266 (lmm)
May 10, 2023 Filing 36 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Suzanne Heywood by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom, West Virginia Attorney General. (Bryan, John)
May 9, 2023 Filing 35 RESPONSE in Opposition re #4 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Consideration filed by Matthew Christiansen. (Hissam, Michael)
May 9, 2023 Filing 34 PLAINTIFFS' VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF CLAIMS AGAINST DEFENDANT MINDY WILSON. Mindy Wilson (in her official capacity as the Principal Administrator of the Jefferson Elementary Center) terminated. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/9/23. (lmm)
May 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 33 STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER OF DISMISSAL OF BELINDA MOSS. #26 Motion to Dismiss is withdrawn as moot. Belinda Moss is dismissed without prejudice. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/9/23. (lmm)
May 9, 2023 Filing 32 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom (Bryan, John)
May 9, 2023 Filing 31 STIPULATION of Dismissal of Belinda Moss by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom. (Bryan, John)
May 9, 2023 Filing 30 NOTICE of Appearance by Richard S Boothby on behalf of Mindy Wilson (Boothby, Richard)
May 9, 2023 Filing 29 RESPONSE in Opposition re #4 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Consideration filed by Mindy Wilson. (Boothby, Richard)
May 9, 2023 Filing 28 MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curiae by West Virginia Attorney General. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Amicus Brief)(Krivonyak, Chanin)
May 9, 2023 Filing 27 Memorandum in Support re #26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM or in the Alternative, Response to Motion for Expedited Consideration filed by Belinda Moss. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Manning, Jacob)
May 9, 2023 Filing 26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM or in the Alternative, Response to Motion for Expedited Consideration by Belinda Moss. (Manning, Jacob)
May 9, 2023 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Steven R. Compton on behalf of Matthew Christiansen (Compton, Steven)
May 8, 2023 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew C. Robey on behalf of Matthew Christiansen (Robey, Andrew)
May 8, 2023 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Jonathan Zak Ritchie on behalf of Matthew Christiansen (Ritchie, Jonathan)
May 8, 2023 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael B. Hissam on behalf of Matthew Christiansen (Hissam, Michael)
May 5, 2023 Filing 21 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General for WV served on 5/4/2023. (Bryan, John) Modified on 5/5/2023 to edit docket text, NEF regenerated. (ag)
May 4, 2023 Filing 20 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Matthew Christiansen served on 5/3/2023. (Bryan, John)
May 4, 2023 Filing 19 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Belinda Moss served on 5/3/2023. (Bryan, John)
May 4, 2023 Filing 18 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Mindy Wilson served on 5/3/2023. (Bryan, John)
May 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting #10 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Elizabeth Brehm. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/3/23. (lmm)
May 3, 2023 Filing 16 PHV Filing fee for Attorney Brehm: $ 200.00, receipt number WVNW003255 (lmm)
May 3, 2023 Filing 15 PHV Filing fees for Attorneys Siri, Moller & Wiest: $ 600.00, receipt number WVNW003254 (lmm)
May 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER granting #7 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Aaron Siri. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/3/23. (lmm)
May 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #8 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Walker Moller. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/3/23. (lmm)
May 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER granting #9 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Christopher Wiest. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/3/23. (lmm)
May 2, 2023 Filing 10 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Elizabeth Brehm by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom. (Bryan, John)
May 2, 2023 Filing 9 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Christopher Wiest by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Bryan, John)
May 2, 2023 Filing 8 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Walker Moller by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom. (Bryan, John)
May 2, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Aaron Siri by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom. (Bryan, John)
May 2, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER SETTING HEARING re #4 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Consideration. Motion Hearing set for 5/10/2023 10:00 AM in Wheeling District Judge Courtroom, North before District Judge John Preston Bailey. Signed by District Judge John Preston Bailey on 5/2/23. (lmm)
April 28, 2023 Filing 5 Memorandum in Support re #4 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Consideration filed by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom. (Bryan, John)
April 28, 2023 Filing 4 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Expedited Consideration by Chris Figaretti, Judd Uhl, Andrew Waldron, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit)(Bryan, John)
April 27, 2023 Filing 2 VERIFICATION OF ATTORNEY ADMISSION for Attorneys Siri, Brehm, Moller, Heywood and Wiest. (lmm)
April 26, 2023 Filing 1 VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF against All Defendants, filed by Andrew Waldron, Judd Uhl, West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom, Chris Figaretti. Filing Fee $402. Receipt #AWVNDC-3699930. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Pastor Figaretti Enrollment Request, #2 Exhibit 2 - Uhl Religious Exemption Request, #3 Exhibit 3 - Waldron Religious Exemption Request, #4 Exhibit 4 - West Virginia Medical Exemption Request Form, #5 Civil Cover Sheet)(lmm)

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Plaintiff: West Virgina Parents for Religious Freedom
Represented By: Aaron Siri
Represented By: Christopher Wiest
Represented By: Elizabeth A. Brehm
Represented By: John H. Bryan
Represented By: Suzanne Heywood
Represented By: Walker D. Moller
Represented By: Christopher D Wiest
Represented By: Suzanne Marie Heywood
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Plaintiff: Andrew Waldron
Represented By: Aaron Siri
Represented By: Christopher Wiest
Represented By: Elizabeth A. Brehm
Represented By: John H. Bryan
Represented By: Suzanne Heywood
Represented By: Walker D. Moller
Represented By: Suzanne Marie Heywood
Represented By: Christopher D Wiest
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Plaintiff: Pator Chris Figaretti
Represented By: Aaron Siri
Represented By: Christopher Wiest
Represented By: Elizabeth A. Brehm
Represented By: John H. Bryan
Represented By: Suzanne Heywood
Represented By: Walker D. Moller
Represented By: Christopher D Wiest
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Plaintiff: Judd Uhl
Represented By: Aaron Siri
Represented By: Christopher Wiest
Represented By: Elizabeth A. Brehm
Represented By: John H. Bryan
Represented By: Suzanne Heywood
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Represented By: Christopher D Wiest
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Defendant: Dr. Matthew Christiansen
Represented By: Michael B. Hissam
Represented By: Steven R. Compton
Represented By: Andrew C. Robey
Represented By: Jonathan Zak Ritchie
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Defendant: Belinda Moss
Represented By: Jacob A. Manning
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Defendant: Mindy Wilson
Represented By: Richard S Boothby
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Amicus curiae: West Virginia Attorney General
Represented By: Chanin W. Krivonyak
Represented By: Sean M. Whelan
Represented By: Suzanne Marie Heywood
Represented By: John H. Bryan
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