HUNTER v. UNITED STATES DEPT. OF EDUC.

Case No. 6:21-cv-00474-AA.

650 F.Supp.3d 1104 (2023)

Elizabeth HUNTER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Defendants, and Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, et al., Defendant-Intervenors.

United States District Court, D. Oregon, Eugene Division.

Signed January 12, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alletta S. Brenner , Misha Isaak , Perkins Coie, LLP, Portland, OR, Joseph Cline Baxter , The Religious Exemption Accountability Project, Portland, OR, Timothy R. Volpert , Tim Volpert PC, Portland, OR, Paul J.C. Southwick , Paul Southwick Law, LLC, Portland, OR, for Plaintiffs Elizabeth Hunter, Veronica Bonifacio Penales, Alex Duron, Zayn Silva, Rachel Moulton, Victoria Joy Bacon, Avery Bonestroo, Hayden Brown, Brooke C., Gary Campbell, Tristan Campbell, Natalie Carter, Rachel Held, Lauren Hoekstra, Chandler Horning, Louis James, Jonathan Jones, Ashtin Markowski, Cameron Martinez, MacKenzie McCann, Darren McDonald, Scott McSwain, Faith Millender, Jaycen Montgomery, Journey Mueller, Jake Picker, Danielle Powell, Megan Steffen, Spencer J. Vigil, Lucas Wilson, Audrey Wojnarowisch, Daniel Tidwell-Davis, Devin Bryant, Saren Criag, Jamie Lord, Consolata Bryant, Justin Tidwell-Davis, Mortimer Halligan.

Alletta S. Brenner , Misha Isaak , Perkins Coie, LLP, Portland, OR, Timothy R. Volpert , Tim Volpert PC, Portland, OR, Paul J.C. Southwick , Paul Southwick Law, LLC, Portland, OR, for Plaintiffs Nathan Brittsan, Joanna Maxon.

Carol Federighi , Hilarie Snyder , Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Defendants United States Department of Education, Suzanne Goldberg.

Kristen Waggoner , Mark Lippelmann , Pro Hac Vice, Ryan J. Tucker , Pro Hac Vice, Alliance Defending Freedom, Scottsdale, AZ, David A. Cortman , Pro Hac Vice, Alliance Defending Freedom, Lawrenceville, GA, for Defendant-Intervenors Western Baptist College, William Jessup University, Phoenix Seminary.

Herbert G. Grey , Herbert G. Grey , Attorney at Law, Beaverton, OR, Gene Schaerr , Pro Hac Vice, Joshua James Prince , Pro Hac Vice, Schaerr Jaffe LLP, Washington, DC, Nicholas P. Miller , Pro Hac Vice, Schaerre-Jaffe, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Intervenor Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.

Shawn M. Lindsay , JurisLaw LLP, Lake Oswego, OR, Christian Brian Corrigan , Pro Hac Vice, Montana Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General, Helena, MT, for Amici State of Montana, State of Alabama, State of Arizona, State of Arkansas, State of Indiana, State of Kansas, State of Kentucky, State of Louisiana, State of Mississippi, State of Nebraska, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of Texas, State of Utah.

Christopher A. Perdue , Oregon Department of Justice, Salem, OR, for Amicus State of Oregon.


OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiffs are students who have attended religious colleges and universities nationwide. Plaintiffs bring this putative class action against the United States Department of Education ("the Department") and Suzanne Goldberg1 in her official capacity as Acting Assistant...

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