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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO

JOINT STATUS REPORT

On July 16, 2021, this Court made its order that the parties file a status report in lieu of 

briefing Plaintiffs’ fee motion, detailing the status of their fee negotiations after the Court’s 

December 16, 2020 injunction in this case. (ECF No. 92)

Negotiations over Plaintiffs’ fee motion remain productive. Since the April 22, 2021 Joint 

Status Report, parties have conferred and exchanged counteroffers. Most recently, Plaintiffs 

provided a counteroffer on July 7, 2021. Unless the case has been resolved, the parties respectfully 

request a status conference be set for August 5, 2021, to discuss the pending fee motion. A 

proposed order is attached. 

Dated July 26, 2021

Respectfully Submitted,

(signatures on following page)

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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/s/ Jason J. Blake (by consent) /s/ Freda Levenson

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

Freda Levenson (0045916) 

Susan Becker (0010205)

ACLU of Ohio 

4506 Chester Ave. 

Cleveland, OH 44103 

Phone: (614) 469-3200

Facsimile: (614) 469-3361

Email: flevenson@acluohio.org 

Email: sbecker@acluohio.org

Email: ebonham@acluohio.org 

David Carey (0088787)

ACLU of Ohio Foundation

1108 City Park Avenue

Columbus, OH 43206

Phone: 614-586-1969

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.

65 E. Wacker, Suite 2000.

Chicago, IL 60601

Phone: (312) 663-4413

Facsimile: (312) 663-4307

Email: kingelhart@lambdalegal.org

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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

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on July 26, 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/ Freda Levenson

Freda Levenson (0045916)

Attorney for Plaintiffs

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