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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO 

JOINT STATUS REPORT 

 On March 26, 2021, the Court temporarily stayed briefing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for Fees 

and Costs (ECF No. 87) and ordered the parties to file a joint status report regarding their 

negotiations over the fee motion and Defendants’ compliance with this Court’s December 16, 2020 

injunction. (ECF No. 90). 

The parties exchanged position statements on April 2, 2021, and met for a conference on 

April 5, 2021. The parties believe that negotiations remain productive at this time. The parties can 

confidentially provide additional details regarding the conference to the Court if required. The 

parties have agreed to continue working towards a resolution of the fee motion and Defendants’ 

compliance with the Court’s order and have another conference set for April 13, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. 

The parties respectfully propose to file another status report on or before April 14, 2021. 

 

STACIE RAY, 

et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

STEPHANIE McCLOUD, 

et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:18-cv-00272 

Judge: Michael Watson 

Magistrate Judge: Chelsey Vascura 

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Dated April 7, 2021 Respectfully Submitted, 

/s/ Albert J. Lucas /s/ Elizabeth M. Bonham 

Albert J. Lucas (0007676) 

Jason J. Blake (0087692) 

CALFEE, HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP 

1200 Huntington Center 

41 S. High Street 

Columbus, OH 43215 

Telephone: (614) 621-1500 

Fax: (614) 621-0100 

alucas@calfee.com

jblake@calfee.com

Attorneys for Defendants 

Elizabeth Bonham (0093733) 

Freda Levenson (0045916) 

Susan Becker (0010205) 

ACLU of Ohio 

4506 Chester Ave. 

Cleveland, OH 44103 

Phone: (614) 586-1972 

Facsimile: (614) 586-1974 

Email: ebonham@acluohio.org 

Email: flevenson@acluohio.org 

Email: sbecker@acluohio.org 

David Carey (0088787) 

ACLU of Ohio Foundation 

1108 City Park Avenue 

Columbus, OH 43206 

Phone: 614-586-1972 

Fax: 614-586-1974 

dcarey@acluohio.org 

John Knight* (Illinois Bar No. 6201433) 

American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois 

180 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2300 

Chicago, IL 60601 

Phone: (312) 201-9740 

Facsimile: (312) 288-5225 

Email: jknight@aclu-il.org

Malita Picasso* 

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 

125 Broad St. 

New York, NY 10004 

Phone: (212) 549-2569 

Facsimile: (212) 549-2650 

Email: mpicasso@aclu.org 

Kara Ingelhart* (Illinois Bar No. 6321949) 

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, 

Inc. 

105 W. Adams St., 26th Fl. 

Chicago, IL 60603 

Phone: (312) 663-4413 

Facsimile: (312) 663-4307 

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Email: kingelhart@lambdalegal.org 

Peter C. Renn* (California Bar No. 247633) 

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, 

Inc. 

4221 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 280 

Los Angeles, CA 90010 

Phone: (213) 382-7600 

Facsimile: (213) 351-6050 

Email: prenn@lambdalegal.org 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

*Admitted Pro Hac Vice

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

 I certify that on April 7. 2021, I filed the foregoing electronically. Notice of this filing 

will be sent to all parties for whom counsel has entered an appearance by operation of the 

Court’s electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court’s system. 

/s/ Elizabeth M. Bonham

Elizabeth Bonham (0093733) 

Attorney for Plaintiffs 

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