Brice et al v. Community Strategies Inc

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
JOANN BRICE, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
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v. 	) 	Case No. CIV-25-1208-SLP
COMMUNITY STRATEGIES, INC.,
d/b/a EPIC CHARTER SCHOOLS,
Defendant.
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O R D E R
Before the Court is Defendant Community Strategies, Inc. d/b/a Epic Charter
Schools’ Motion to Withdraw its Motion to Dismiss. [Doc. No. 23]. Defendant requests
to withdraw its Motion to Dismiss [Doc. No. 14] which argued for entitlement to Eleventh
Amendment immunity, in light of a recent opinion from the United States Supreme Court.
See Mot. [Doc. No. 23] at 1 (citing Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, Nos. 24-
1021 and 24-1113, 607 U.S. ----, --- S. Ct. ---, 2026 WL 598450 (2026)). 	Defendant’s
Motion is GRANTED.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Withdraw [Doc. No.
23] is GRANTED and the Motion to Dismiss [Doc. No. 14] is WITHDRAWN.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is set for a Status/Scheduling
Conference on April 3, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. in Courtroom 304. The parties are required
to file the Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan no later than March 30, 2026. 	See
LCvR 16.1(a)(1) and Appendix II. The conference shall be attended by counsel with
authority to make appropriate decisions. See LCvR 16.1(b)(4). In addition to the matters
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addressed in the Joint Status Report and Discovery Plan, the parties shall also confer in
good faith prior to the conference regarding whether any or all of the three related cases1
before the Court should be consolidated, either in their entirety or for limited purposes
(such as discovery). During these discussions, the parties should keep in mind principles
of judicial economy and efficiency.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 16 th day of March, 2026.
1 Freeman v. Community Strategies, Inc. d/b/a Epic Charter Schools, Case No. 5:25-CV-00170-
SLP; Brice, et al. v. Community Strategies, Inc. d/b/a Epic Charter Schools, Case No. 5:25-CV-
01208-SLP; Brooks, et al. v. Community Strategies, Inc. d/b/a Epic Charter Schools, Case No.
5:25-CV-01209-SLP.
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