ARC OF IOWA v. REYNOLDS

4:21-cv-00264.

566 F.Supp.3d 921 (2021)

The ARC OF IOWA; Charmaine Alexander, Individually and on Behalf of C.B.; Johnathan Craig, Individually and on Behalf of E.C. and J.C.; Michelle Croft, Individually and on Behalf of J.J.B.; Amanda Devereaux, Individually and on Behalf of P.D.; Carissa Froyum Roise, Individually and on Behalf of H.J.F.R.; Lidija Geest, Individually and on Behalf of K.G.; Melissa Hadden, Individually and on Behalf of V.M.H.; Heather Lynn Preston, Individually and on Behalf of M.P. and S.P.; Lisa Hardisty Sithonnorath, Individually and on Behalf of A.S.; Rebekah Stewart, Individually on Behalf of E.M.S.; Erin Vercande, Individually and on Behalf of S.V., Plaintiffs, v. Kim REYNOLDS, in Her Official Capacity as Governor of Iowa; Ann Lebo, in Her Official Capacity as Director of the Iowa Department of Education; Ankeny Community School District; Council Bluffs Community School District; Davenport Community School District; Decorah Community School District; Denver Community School District; Des Moines Public Schools; Iowa City Community School District; Johnston Community School District; Linn Mar Community School District; Waterloo Community School District, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Iowa, Central Division.

Signed October 8, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita N. Bettis Austen , Leah Denise Patton , Shefali Aurora , ACLU of Iowa Foundation, Catherine Elizabeth Johnson , Cynthia Ann Miller , Disability Rights Iowa, Des Moines, IA, Jim T. Duff , Thomas J. Duff , Duff Law Firm, P.L.C., West Des Moines, IA, John Arak Freedman , Pro Hac Vice, Arnold & Porter LLP, Shira Wakschlag , Pro Hac Vice, The Arc of the United States, Washington, DC, Louise Frances Melling , Pro Hac Vice, American Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY, Susan Phyllis Mizner , Pro Hac Vice, American Civil Liberties Union, San Francisco, CA, for Plaintiffs.

Samuel P. Langholz , Jeffrey S. Thompson , Attorney General of Iowa, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants Kim Reynolds, Ann Lebo.

Kristy Michelle Latta , Miriam D. Van Heukelem , Ahlers & Cooney PC, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants Ankeny Community School District, Davenport Community School District, Decorah Community School District, Denver Community School District, Des Moines Public Schools, Johnston Community School District, Linn Mar Community School District, Waterloo Community School District.

Timothy A. Clausen , Klass Law Firm LLP, Sioux City, IA, Kristy Michelle Latta , Miriam D. Van Heukelem , Ahlers & Cooney PC, Des Moines, IA, for Defendant Council Bluffs Community School District.

Charles Joseph Holland , Crystal K. Raiber , Holland, Michael, Raiber & Sittig PLC, Iowa City, IA, for Defendant Iowa City Community School District.


ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

Before the Court is Plaintiffs' Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief against all Defendants, and Plaintiffs' Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction, both filed on September 3, 2021. ECF Nos. 1, 3. After an adversarial...

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