W., S. et al v. Evers, Tony et al
Filing
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Transmission of Notice of Appeal, Docketing Statement, Order, Judgment and Docket Sheet to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals re: 137 Notice of Appeal, (Attachments: # 1 Docketing Statement, # 2 Order, # 3 Judgment, # 4 Docket Sheet) (lak)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
S.W., a minor, et al,
Plaintiffs,
-vsCase No: 14-CV-792
Tony Evers, in his official capacity
as Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction, et al
Defendants.
DOCKETING STATEMENT
______________________________________________________________________________
I.
JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT COURT
The action was originally filed in district court and brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2201, 42
U.S.C. §§12132 and 12133 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The District Court has jurisdiction pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1331 because this action arises under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution, and under federal disability law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act and
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
II.
JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
This appeal is taken from the final judgment of the U.S. District Court for the Western
District of Wisconsin entered on October 16, 2017, by the Honorable William Conley. The
United States Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to decide this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
The district court decided and denied all Plaintiffs’ federal claims on the merits, with the
exception of R.W. and E.W.’s claim for injunctive relief under the Americans with Disability
Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12132, and Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. § 794(a), which was dismissed as
moot. There are no claims left for disposition in the district court.
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The Notice of Appeal was filed with the District Court on October 31, 2017.
WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW & LIBERTY,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Dated: October 31, 2017
/S/ RICHARD M. ESENBERG
Counsel of Record
Richard M. Esenberg, WI Bar No. 1005622
414-727-6367; rick@will-law.org
1139 East Knapp Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202-2828
414-727-9455; FAX: 414-727-6385
Additional Appellate Counsel
Brian McGrath, WI Bar No. 1016840
414-727-7412; brian@will-law.org
Charles J. Szafir, WI Bar No. 1088577
414-727-6373; cj@will-law.org
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on October 31, 2017, I electronically filed the foregoing with the
Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which sent notification of such filing to the
following:
Sarah A. Zylstra, State Bar Number: 1033159
szylstra@boardmanclark.com
M. Tess O’Brien-Heinzen, State Bar Number: 1022788
tobrien@boardmanclark.com
JoAnn M. Hart, State Bar Number: 1008827
jhart@boardmanclark.com
Boardman & Clark LLP
Attorneys for Defendants Elkhorn Area School District and Greendale School District
Jennifer L. Barwinski, (1049871)
jbarwinski@kasdorf.com
Jeffrey A. Schmeckpeper, (1016723)
jschmeckpeper@kasdorf.com
Heather D. Mogden, (1086936)
hmogden@kasdorf.com
Dustin T. Woehl, (1036759)
dwoehl@kasdorf.com
Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C.
Attorneys for Defendants, Muskego-Norway School District and Paris J1 School District
Kevin C. Pollard (Bar No. 1074929)
kpollard@buelowvetter.com
Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet, LLC
Attorneys for Shorewood School District
Anthony D. Russomanno, Assistant Attorney General, State Bar #1076050
russomannoad@doj.state.wi.us
Maura FJ Whelan, Assistant Attorney General, State Bar #1027974
whelanmf@doj.state.wi.us
Charlotte Gibson, Assistant Attorney General, State Bar #1038845
gibsoncj@doj.state.wi.us
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Attorneys for Defendants DPI and Evers
Dated: October 31, 2017
/S/ RICHARD M. ESENBERG
Richard M. Esenberg, WI Bar No. 1005622
414-727-6367; rick@will-law.org
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