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Case Information: 2019-000648
Court:	Court of Appeals	Classification:	Appeal - Common Pleas - Other
Short Title:	Jefferson Davis, Jr. v. Ellen Weaver	Case Status:	Remittitur
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Filed Date:	04/16/2019	Oral Argument Date:
Disposition Date:	03/09/2022	Disposition Type:	Opinion
Remittitur Date:	03/25/2022
Lower Court or Tribunal:	Richland (2018CP4002425)

- Party Information
Appellate Role	Party Name	Former	Attorney(s)
Appellant	Jefferson Davis, Jr.	N	Self Represented
Respondent	Access Opportunity South Carolina	N	James Harold Goldin, Sr.
Respondent	Melanie Barton	N	Christopher S. Elliott (Former) Kelley S. Cannon (Former) Kenneth Allen Davis Tierney Felicia Dukes
Respondent	Jason Bedrick	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr.
Respondent	Cato Institute	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr. Miles Edward Coleman
Respondent	Phillip Cease	N	William Hammond Jordan (Former) Mark V. Gende Brandon Robert Gottschall
Respondent	Chad Connelly	N	Self Represented
Respondent	Doris Cubitt	N	Kelley S. Cannon (Former) Andrew Elliott Haselden
Respondent	Jim DeMint	N	Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr. M. Dawes Cooke, Jr.
Respondent	Tony Denny	N	Alan Grant Jones James Harold Goldin, Sr. (Former) R. Hawthorne Barrett
Respondent	John Doe(s) 1-40	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr.
Respondent	First Impressions, Inc.	N	Benjamin Parker Mustian
Respondent	First Tuesday Strategies, LLC	N	Joseph M. McCulloch, Jr. Kathy R. Schillaci
Respondent	Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc.	N	Christopher J. Daniels
Respondent	Institute of Management Consultants USA	N	Jennifer Foulk Nutter Deborah Harrison Sheffield
Respondent	Stephen D. Kirkland	N	Douglas Walker MacKelcan, III Skyler Cole Wilson William Joseph Farley, III (Former)
Respondent	Nate Leupp	N	Self Represented
Respondent	John McCormick	N	Self Represented
Respondent	Neil J. Mellen	N	Self Represented
Respondent	Randy Page	N	Geoffrey Kelly Chambers
Respondent	Palmetto Family Alliance	N	Martin S. Driggers, Jr. Mark Steven Barrow
Respondent	Palmetto Family Council	N	Martin S. Driggers, Jr. Mark Steven Barrow
Respondent	Palmetto Promise Institute	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr.
Respondent	Rick Reames	N	William H. Davidson, II Michael Brian Wren
Respondent	Howard S. Rich	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr. Miles Edward Coleman
Respondent	SCRG Foundation	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr. Miles Edward Coleman
Respondent	Oran P. Smith	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr.
Respondent	South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation	N	Kelley S. Cannon (Former) Andrew Elliott Haselden
Respondent	South Carolina Department of Revenue	N	William H. Davidson, II Michael Brian Wren
Respondent	South Carolina Education Oversight Committee	N	Christopher S. Elliott (Former) Kelley S. Cannon (Former) Kenneth Allen Davis Tierney Felicia Dukes
Respondent	South Carolina Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr. Geoffrey Kelly Chambers Justin Paul Novak
Respondent	South Carolinians for Responsible Government	N	William Hammond Jordan (Former) Mark V. Gende Brandon Robert Gottschall
Respondent	Susan Thomas	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr.
Respondent	Ellen Weaver	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr.
Respondent	Bill Wilson	N	M. Dawes Cooke, Jr. Jason Phillip Luther Joseph Kenneth Carter, Jr.

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Event Information
Filed Date	Event Information	Doc
05/19/2022	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Motions for Costs)
04/08/2022	Motion - Costs (Respondents' Rick Reames and South Carolina Department of Revenue)
04/07/2022	Motion - Costs (Respondent First Tuesday Strategies, LLC)
03/31/2022	Motion - Costs (Respondent Stephen Kirkland)
03/30/2022	Motion - Costs (Respondent SC Educational Credit)
03/25/2022	Correspondence - Incoming (Email from Skyler Wilson)
03/25/2022	Remittitur - Remittitur Sent (2022-UP-104)
03/15/2022	Correspondence - Outgoing (Response to Emails to and from James Harold Goldin)
03/09/2022	Correspondence - Incoming (Emails to and from James Harold Goldin)
03/09/2022	Dispositional Decision - Opinion
02/01/2022	Calendaring - Case Submitted
02/01/2022	Correspondence - Outgoing (Notice of Submission)
08/20/2021	Correspondence - Outgoing (No Respondent's Brief from Randy Page)
08/16/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Appellant's Response to Respondent Randy Page Request to Withdraw Respondent's Brief)
08/16/2021	Correspondence - Incoming (Respondent Randy Page Request to Withdraw Respondent's Brief)
07/08/2021	Correspondence - Outgoing (Bound Copies Request)
09/16/2020	Deficiency - Correction (Final Brief - Respondents - Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance)
09/15/2020	Deficiency - Deficiency Letter Sent (Final Brief - Respondents - Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance)
09/08/2020	Final Brief - Respondents (Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance)
09/08/2020	Record - Respondents' Supplemental Record on Appeal (Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance)
09/02/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - (Order Respondents Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance's Motion to Supplement Record)
06/26/2020	Motion - Appellant's Return to Respondents Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance's Motion to Supplement Record
06/22/2020	Final Brief - Appellant
06/19/2020	Final Brief - Respondent (Tony Denny)
06/19/2020	Final Brief - Respondents (Rick Reames and South Carolina Department of Revenue)
06/17/2020	Final Brief - Respondents (Doris Cubitt and South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
06/17/2020	Motion - Respondents Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance's Motion to Supplement Record
06/17/2020	Final Brief - Respondents (Phillip Cease and South Carolinians for Responsible Government)
06/17/2020	Final Brief - Respondent (South Carolina Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund)
06/16/2020	Record - Respondent Stephen D. Kirkland's Supplemental Record on Appeal
06/16/2020	Final Brief - Respondent (Stephen D. Kirkland)
06/15/2020	Final Brief - Respondent (Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc.)
06/12/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Respondent Stephen Kirkland's Motion to Supplement Record and Extend Time to Serve and File Final Brief)
06/12/2020	Final Brief - Respondents (Cato Institute and Howard S. Rich)
06/12/2020	Final Brief - Respondent (SCRG Foundation n/k/a Donors Enriching Students' Knowledge)
05/21/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Appellant's Motion to Strike)
05/05/2020	Motion - Appellant's Reply to Respondent's Return to Appellant's Motion to Strike
04/22/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter - Cover Letter to Extension Order)
04/17/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Extension for Appellant's Reply to Respondents' Returns to Appellant's Motion to Strike)
04/17/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (2nd - Appellant's Reply to Respondents' Returns to Appellant's Motion to Strike)
04/10/2020	Final Brief - Respondent (Institute of Management Consultants USA)
04/01/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter Returning Filing Fee)
03/30/2020	Motion - Respondent First Impressions, Inc.'s Return to Appellant's Motion to Strike
03/27/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (1st - Appellant's Reply to Respondents' Returns to Appellant's Motion to Strike)
03/26/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent Tony Denny's Final Brief)
03/25/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Appellant's Final Brief)
03/25/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Appellant's Reply to Respondents' Returns to Appellant's Motion to Strike)
03/24/2020	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Appellant's Motion to Allow Late Filing of the Appellant's Initial Reply Brief AND 1st - Record on Appeal)
03/23/2020	Motion - Respondent Stephen Kirkland's Return to Appellant's Motion to Strike
03/23/2020	Motion - Respondent South Carolina Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund Return to Appellant's Motion to Strike
03/23/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent Access Opportunity South Carolina's Final Brief)
03/20/2020	Motion - Respondent First Tuesday Strategies, LLC's Return to Appellant's Motion to Strike
03/19/2020	Motion - Appellant's Return to Respondent Stephen Kirkland's Motion to Supplement Record and Extend Time to Serve and File Final Brief
03/19/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent South Carolina Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund)
03/19/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondents Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance's Final Brief)
03/19/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondents Phillip Cease and South Carolinians for Responsible Government's Final Brief)
03/19/2020	Motion - Respondents' Cato Institute and Howard Rich's Return to Appellant's Motion to Strike
03/19/2020	Motion - Respondent Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc.'s Return to Appellant's Motion to Strike
03/18/2020	Motion - Respondents Phillip Cease and South Carolinians for Responsible Government's Return to Appellant's Motion to Strike
03/18/2020	Motion - Respondents Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance's Return to Appellant's Motion to Strike
03/18/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondents Rick Reames and SCDR's Respondent's Final Brief)
03/18/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondents Doris Cubit and SCLLR's Final Brief)
03/18/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent Institute of Management Consultant's Final Brief)
03/18/2020	Final Brief - Respondents (South Carolina Education Oversight Committee and Melanie Barton)
03/18/2020	Final Brief - Respondent (First Tuesday Strategies, LLC)
03/17/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc.'s Final Brief)
03/17/2020	Final Brief - Respondent (First Impressions, Inc.)
03/16/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondents Cato Institute and Howard S. Rich's Final Brief)
03/13/2020	Correspondence - Incoming (Notice of Appearance - R. Hawthorne Barrett, Esquire)
03/11/2020	Motion - Respondent Stephen Kirkland's Motion to Supplement Record and Extend Time to Serve and File Final Brief
03/11/2020	Motion - Appellant's Motion to Strike
03/05/2020	Correspondence - Incoming (Respondent Institute of Management Consultants USA's No Opposition to Allowing the Late Filing of the Appellant's Initial Reply Brief)
03/02/2020	Motion - Appellant's Motion to Allow Late Filing of the Appellant's Initial Reply Brief
02/27/2020	Deficiency - Deficiency Letter Sent (Initial Brief - Reply)
02/27/2020	Record - Record on Appeal Filed
02/27/2020	Record - Proof of Service of Record on Appeal
02/27/2020	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Record on Appeal)
02/20/2020	Initial Brief - Reply
02/20/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter - Unbound Originals Letter)
02/20/2020	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter - Record on Appeal Overdue Letter)
01/17/2020	Brief - No Respondents' Briefs
12/02/2019	Correspondence - Returned as undeliverable
11/21/2019	Correspondence - Outgoing (Respondent's Initial Brief Overdue)
11/12/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent Randy Page
11/12/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent Institute of Management Consultants USA
11/08/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed - Respondents Rick Reams and South Carolina Department of Revenue
11/08/2019	Initial Brief - Respondents Rick Reams and South Carolina Department of Revenue
11/08/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed - Respondent Tony Denny
11/08/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent Tony Denny
11/08/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed - Respondents South Carolina Education Oversight Committee and Melanie Barton
11/08/2019	Initial Brief - Respondents South Carolina Education Oversight Committee and Melanie Barton
11/08/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed - Respondent First Impressions, Inc. d/b/a Richard Quinn & Associates
11/08/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent First Impressions, Inc. d/b/a Richard Quinn & Associates
11/08/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed - Respondent Access Opportunity South Carolina
11/08/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent Access Opportunity South Carolina
11/07/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed - Respondent First Tuesday Strategies, LLC
11/07/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent First Tuesday Strategies, LLC
11/07/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed - Respondent Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc.
11/07/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc.
11/06/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed - Respondent Doris Cubitt and South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
11/06/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent Doris Cubitt and South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
11/05/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Motion - Relieve / Withdraw / Substitute as Counsel)
10/23/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (Respondents' Initial Brief)
10/14/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent Randy Page's Initial Brief)
10/14/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent's Institute of Management Consultants USA Initial Brief)
10/14/2019	Motion - Relieve / Withdraw / Substitute as Counsel
10/11/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed (Respondent Stephen D. Kirkland)
10/11/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent Stephen D. Kirkland
10/11/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed (Respondent South Carolina Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund)
10/11/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent South Carolina Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children Fund
10/09/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed (Respondents Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance)
10/09/2019	Initial Brief - Respondents Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance
10/09/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed (Respondent SCRG Foundation n/k/a Donors Enriching Students' Knowledge)
10/09/2019	Initial Brief - Respondent SCRG Foundation n/k/a Donors Enriching Students' Knowledge
10/09/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondents' Rick Reames and South Carolina Department of Revenue's Initial Brief)
10/08/2019	Correspondence - Incoming (Appellant's Consent to All Motions for Extension)
10/08/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed (Respondents Phillip Cease and South Carolinians for Responsible Government)
10/08/2019	Initial Brief - Respondents Phillip Cease and South Carolinians for Responsible Government
10/08/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondents' South Carolina Education Oversight Committee and Melanie Barton's Initial Brief)
10/08/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent Tony Denny's Initial Brief)
10/08/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent First Tuesday's Initial Brief)
10/08/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondents' Palmetto Family Council and Palmetto Family Alliance's Initial Brief)
10/07/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Motion - Relieve Counsel - William H. Jordan, Esquire)
10/07/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Motion - Relieve / Withdraw / Substitute as Counsel)
10/07/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (1st - Respondent Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc.'s Initial Brief)
10/07/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (3rd - Appellant's Initial Brief)
10/07/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Motion - Substitute as Counsel)
10/07/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondents' Doris Cubitt and SCLLR's Initial Brief)
10/07/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent Access Opportunity South Carolina's Initial Brief)
10/07/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed (Respondents Cato Institute and Howard S. Rich)
10/07/2019	Initial Brief - Respondents Cato Institute and Howard S. Rich
10/04/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent First Impressions, Inc.'s Initial Brief)
10/01/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Respondent Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Inc.'s Initial Brief)
09/16/2019	Deficiency - Correction (Motion - Relieve Counsel - William H. Jordan, Esquire)
09/13/2019	Motion - Relieve / Withdraw / Substitute as Counsel
09/09/2019	Designation of Matter - Designation of Matter Filed (Initial Brief - Appellant)
09/09/2019	Initial Brief - Appellant
09/09/2019	Deficiency - Deficiency Letter Sent (Motion - Relieve Counsel - William H. Jordan, Esquire)
08/29/2019	Motion - Relieve Counsel (William H. Jordan, Esquire)
08/29/2019	Correspondence - Incoming (Notice of Appearance)
08/28/2019	Correspondence - Incoming (Address Change - Benjamin P. Mustian)
08/08/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (3rd - Appellant's Initial Brief)
08/07/2019	Motion - Substitute as Counsel
08/02/2019	Correspondence - Returned as undeliverable
07/24/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Order (Motion - Relieve / Withdraw / Substitute as Counsel)
07/12/2019	Motion - Relieve / Withdraw / Substitute as Counsel
07/11/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (2nd - Appellant's Initial Brief)
07/09/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (2nd - Appellant's Initial Brief)
06/28/2019	Correspondence - Returned as undeliverable
06/25/2019	Correspondence - Returned as undeliverable
06/17/2019	Non-Dispositional Decision - Extension Granted (1st - Appellant's Initial Brief)
06/10/2019	Motion - Extension of Time (1st - Appellant's Initial Brief)
05/13/2019	Transcript Documents - Transcript Delivered - Direct Appeal
05/07/2019	Correspondence - Returned as undeliverable
04/29/2019	Transcript Documents - Transcript Ordered
04/24/2019	Correspondence - Outgoing (Letter - Notice of Appeal Letter)
04/16/2019	Notice of Appeal (Civil) - Initial