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COUSINS v. SCHOOL BD. OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA

Case No. 6:22-cv-1312-WWB-LHP.

636 F.Supp.3d 1360 (2022)

Jennifer COUSINS, Matthew Cousins, P.C., M.C., S.C., N.C., Will Larkins, David Dinan, Vikranth Reddy Gongidi, K.R.D., R.R.D. and CenterLink, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. The SCHOOL BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, the School Board of Indian River County, Florida, the School Board of Duval County, Florida and the School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division.

Signed October 20, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela Vigil , Baker & McKenzie, Miami, FL, Bacardi L. Jackson , Samuel T.S. Boyd , Southern Poverty Law Center, Miami, FL, Camilla B. Taylor , Pro Hac Vice, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Chicago, IL, Jennifer Vail , Pro Hac Vice, Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, AL, Jodi Lynn Siegel , Simone Michelle Chriss , Southern Legal Counsel, Inc., Gainesville, FL, Kell L. Olson , Pro Hac Vice, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Tucson, AZ, L. Andrew S. Riccio , Debra A. Dandeneau , Baker & McKenzie, LLP, New York, NY, Paul David Castillo , Pro Hac Vice, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Dallas, TX, Scott Daniel McCoy , Southern Poverty Law Center, Tallahassee, FL, for Plaintiffs.

Howard S. Marks , Sheena A. Thakrar , Burr & Forman LLP, Orlando, FL, for Defendant The School Board of Orange County, Florida.

Matthew Joseph Carson , Jeffrey Slanker , Robert Jacob Sniffen , Terry Joseph Harmon , Sniffen & Spellman, PA, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant The School Board of Indian River County, Florida.

Jon Robert Phillips , Laura J. Boeckman , City of Jacksonville Office of General Counsel, Jacksonville, FL, for Defendant The School Board of Duval County, Florida.

Anna Patricia Morales-Christiansen , Jon Erik Bell , Sean Fahey , Palm Beach County School District, Office of The General Counsel, West Palm Beach, FL, for Defendant The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida.

Daniel Bell , Henry Charles Whitaker , Anita J. Patel , Florida Attorney General's Office, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendants Thomas R. Grady, Ben Gibson, Monesia Brown, Esther Byrd, Grazie P. Christie, Ryan Petty, Joe York.

ORDER

Plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of Chapter 22-22, 2022 Laws of Florida (H.B. 1557), codified as amended at Fla. Stat. § 1001.42, and seek injunctive relief, as well as nominal and compensatory damages, against each Defendant. (See generally<...

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