W., S. et al v. Evers, Tony et al

Filing 139

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)

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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. 1 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 2 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 3

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