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Wall v. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention — M.D. Fla., Orlando

Wall v. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention — M.D. Fla., Orlando — 48 documents in the archive, dated June 7, 2021 to May 3, 2022.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Orlando Division) (23 filings); UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT (10 filings)
Docket numberNo. 6:21-cv-00975 — main docket · CourtListener docket 390847
Filings48 public filings
Filed2021-06-07 – 2022-05-03
Original PDFs48 of 48

Case summary

Lucas Wall filed a complaint on June 7, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, No. 6:21-cv-00975-PGB-DCI, against the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the Department of Health & Human Services, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority and the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority. The case concerns two CDC orders issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: the federal transportation mask mandate, which requires individuals traveling by public transportation to wear a mask, and the international traveler testing requirement. The court denied an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order on June 15, 2021. On April 29, 2022 it denied the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and granted the federal defendants' motion, and judgment was entered for the federal defendants on May 2, 2022. A notice of appeal to the Eleventh Circuit followed on May 3, 2022.

Case at a glance

PartiesPlaintiff: Lucas Wall. Defendants: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Department of Health & Human Services; Greater Orlando Aviation Authority; Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, No. 6:21-cv-00975-PGB-DCI
ProgramNot named in the filings on this page
ClaimsChallenges to the CDC's federal transportation mask mandate and international traveler testing requirement, pleaded on nondelegation, Tenth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, right-to-travel and Air Carrier Access Act grounds, with review of the CDC's statutory authority and reasoning
Disposition or statusTemporary restraining order denied June 15, 2021; summary judgment for the federal defendants April 29, 2022; judgment in a civil case entered May 2, 2022 on behalf of the CDC and HHS and against the plaintiff; notice of appeal to the Eleventh Circuit filed May 3, 2022
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What did the court decide?

That the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment was due to be denied and the federal defendants' motion granted. The order states that the nondelegation, Tenth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, right-to-travel and Air Carrier Access Act claims all clearly lack merit, and concludes that in issuing the mask mandate and the testing requirement the CDC made permissive policy decisions supported by adequate evidence and sound reasoning.

What orders were challenged?

Two CDC orders. The first is the federal transportation mask mandate, which requires individuals traveling via public transportation to wear a mask; the second is the requirement of negative COVID-19 pre-departure tests for international fliers seeking entry into the United States.

What happened to the local authorities?

Both moved to dismiss. A magistrate judge's report and recommendation of October 7, 2021 addressed the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority's motion to dismiss, the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority's motion to dismiss, the plaintiff's summary-judgment motion and the federal defendants' motion. The final judgment on this page is entered only on behalf of the federal defendants.

Docket

48 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.

No. 6:21-cv-00975

  1. Complaint — Wall v. CDCEntry 1
  2. —Entries 2–7 are not in the archive
  3. Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order — Wall v. CDCEntry 8
  4. —Entries 9–27 are not in the archive
  5. Order Denying Temporary Restraining Order — Wall v. CDCEntry 28
  6. —Entry 29 is not in the archive
  7. undatedInitial Case Management Order — Wall v. CDCEntry 30
  8. —Entries 31–38 are not in the archive
  9. Notice of Related Action — Wall v. CDCEntry 39
  10. —Entries 40–54 are not in the archive
  11. undatedOrder Granting Motion to Strike (PI Motions) — Wall v. CDCEntry 55
  12. —Entries 56–60 are not in the archive
  13. Motion to Disqualify Magistrate Judge — Wall v. CDCEntry 61
  14. —Entries 62–73 are not in the archive
  15. Order of Dismissal (11th Cir.) — Wall v. CDCEntry 74
  16. —Entries 75–97 are not in the archive
  17. undatedOrder Denying Motion to Disqualify Magistrate Judge — Wall v. CDCEntry 98
  18. —Entries 99–124 are not in the archive
  19. Federal Defendants’ Combined Motion to Dismiss, Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, and OppositionEntry 125
  20. —Entries 126–129 are not in the archive
  21. Plaintiff’s Combined Reply and Opposition to Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment — Wall v. CDC (M.D. Fla.)Entry 130
  22. —Entry 131 is not in the archive
  23. LYNX Motion for Leave to Adopt Legal Arguments — Wall v. CDCEntry 132
  24. —Entries 133–135 are not in the archive
  25. Opposition to Motion for Combined Reply Brief — Wall v. CDCEntry 136
  26. —Entries 137–142 are not in the archive
  27. Response to Order to Show Compliance — Wall v. CDC (M.D. Fla.)Entry 143
  28. Motion to Vacate Order Striking Supplemental Authority — Wall v. CDC (M.D. Fla.)Entry 144
  29. —Entry 145 is not in the archive
  30. LYNX Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss — Wall v. CDCEntry 146
  31. —Entries 147–148 are not in the archive
  32. Notice of Supplemental Authority (Huisha-Huisha) — Wall v. CDCEntry 149
  33. undatedFederal Defendants' Motion for Protective Order — Wall v. CDCEntry 150
  34. —Entries 151–152 and 154 are not in the archive; entry 153 is listed under More documents below
  35. Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation — Wall v. CDCEntry 155
  36. undatedOrder Granting Stay of Discovery — Wall v. CDCEntry 156
  37. —Entries 157–158 are not in the archive
  38. undatedOrder Overruling Objection re Supplemental Authority — Wall v. CDCEntry 159
  39. Notice of Supplemental Authority (Oct. 2021) — Wall v. CDCEntry 160
  40. —Entries 161–162 are not in the archive
  41. undatedMotion to Strike Objections to R&R — Wall v. CDCEntry 163
  42. Opposition to Motion to Strike R&R Objections — Wall v. CDCEntry 164
  43. —Entries 165–167 are not in the archive
  44. undatedOrder Granting Motion to Strike R&R Objections — Wall v. CDCEntry 168
  45. —Entries 169–172 are not in the archive
  46. Notice of Flight Rebooking (Dec. 2021) — Wall v. CDCEntry 173
  47. —Entries 174–183 are not in the archive
  48. Reply re Amended ITTR — Wall v. CDCEntry 184
  49. —Entries 185–186 are not in the archive
  50. Order on Motions to Dismiss and Summary Judgment — Wall v. CDCEntry 187
  51. —Entries 188–202 are not in the archive
  52. Notice of Flight Rebooking (Jan. 2022) — Wall v. CDCEntry 203
  53. —Entries 204–210 are not in the archive
  54. Sanctions Order — Wall v. CDCEntry 211
  55. —Entries 212–213 are not in the archive
  56. Objections to Sanctions Order — Wall v. CDCEntry 214
  57. Notice of Flight Rebooking (Jan. 30) & Family Emergency — Wall v. CDC (M.D. Fla.)Entry 215
  58. —Entries 216–220 are not in the archive
  59. Notice Withdrawing Motion for Second Amended Complaint — Wall v. CDC (M.D. Fla.)Entry 221
  60. —Entries 222–225 are not in the archive
  61. Motion to Extend Time (Federal Defendants' Response) — Wall v. CDCEntry 226
  62. —Entry 227 is not in the archive
  63. undatedOrder on Page Limits and Extension of Time — Wall v. CDCEntry 228
  64. —Entries 229–230 are not in the archive
  65. undatedMotion to Stay Summary Judgment Briefing — Wall v. CDCEntry 231
  66. —Entries 232–245 are not in the archive
  67. Motion to Strike Local Defendants' Motions to Dismiss — Wall v. CDC (M.D. Fla.)Entry 246
  68. —Entries 247–252 are not in the archive
  69. Case Management and Scheduling Order — Wall v. CDCEntry 253
  70. undatedOrder Overruling Objection to Stay of SJ Briefing — Wall v. CDCEntry 254
  71. Order Denying Motion for Preliminary Injunction — Wall v. CDCEntry 255
  72. —Entries 256–262 are not in the archive
  73. Federal Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and Opposition — Wall v. CDCEntry 263
  74. Notice of Supplemental Authority (Huisha-Huisha D.C. Cir. 2022) — Wall v. CDC (M.D. Fla., 2022-03-28)Entry 264
  75. —Entries 265–268 are not in the archive
  76. Plaintiff’s Combined Opposition to Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and Reply — Wall v. CDC (M.D. Fla.)Entry 269
  77. Federal Defendants’ Reply in Support of Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment — Wall v. CDCEntry 270
  78. Notice of Supplemental Authority (Travel Industry Letter) — Wall v. CDC (M.D. Fla., 2022-04-25)Entry 271
  79. —Entries 272–273 are not in the archive
  80. Order on Summary Judgment — Wall v. CDCEntry 274
  81. Civil Judgment — Wall v. CDCEntry 275
  82. Notice of Appeal to the Eleventh Circuit — Wall v. CDCEntry 276

More documents from this case’s dockets

2 more documents linked to this case’s dockets are in the archive and not in the docket above.

  1. Discovery Request for GOAA Documents (2021-09-28) — Complaint - Wall v. CDCExhibitLucas Wall's discovery request to the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority for records on its airport mask mandate, filed as an exhibit, No. 6:21-cv-00975.
  2. Discovery Request for LYNX Documents (2021-09-28) — Complaint - Wall v. CDCExhibitExhibit 2, Doc. 153-2, Case 6:21-cv-00975-PGB-DCI: Lucas Wall's Rule 34 document request to LYNX counsel, sent September 6, 2021.

Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.

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