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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO 

NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY 

 Plaintiffs respectfully provide the Court with notice of supplemental authority, Bostock v. 

Clayton County, ___ S. Ct. _____, No. 17-1618, 2020 WL 3146686 (U.S. June 15, 2020), which 

was decided after dispositive motions in the above-captioned case were fully briefed. 

In their summary judgment briefing, Plaintiffs cited the Sixth Circuit decision, Equal 

Employment Opportunity Comm'n v. R.G. &. G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc., 884 F.3d 560, 

569 (6th Cir. 2018). See ECF No. 69, PAGEID#2710. This decision was affirmed by the 

Supreme Court of the United States sub nom. Bostock v. Clayton County.

Respectfully submitted, 

 

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 

/s/ Elizabeth Bonham 

Elizabeth Bonham (0093733) 

Freda Levenson (0045916) 

Susan Becker (0010205) 

ACLU of Ohio 

4506 Chester Ave. 

Cleveland, OH 44103 

STACIE RAY, 

et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LANCE HIMES, 

et al., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 2:18-cv-00272 

Judge: Michael Watson 

Magistrate Judge: Chelsey Vascura 

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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 

Jennifer S. Roach (0074143) 

Thompson Hine, LLP. 

127 Public Square 

Suite 3900 

Cleveland, OH 44114 

Phone: (216) 566-5885 

Fax: (216) 566-5800 

Email: Jennifer.Roach@thompsonhine.com 

*Admitted Pro Hac Vice

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 

Suite 203 

Columbus, OH 43206 

Phone: (614) 586-1969 

Fax: (614) 586-1974 

Email: 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 

Gabriel Arkles* (New York Bar No. 

4391918) 

American Civil Liberties Union 

Foundation 

125 Broad St. 

New York, NY 10004 

Phone: (212) 549-2569 

Facsimile: (212) 549-2650 

Email: garkles@aclu.org 

 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on June 29, 2020, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk 

of the Court for the for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio using the 

CM/ECF system and a copy was served on counsel for all parties through that system. 

/s/Elizabeth Bonham 

Elizabeth Bonham (0093733) 

Counsel for Plaintiffs 

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