AIR FORCE OFFICER v. AUSTIN et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

5:22-cv-00009

Court:

Georgia Middle

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

TILMAN E SELF, III

  1. November 13, 2024

    Judge Won't Rethink Mootness Of Air Force Vax Mandate Suit

    A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday refused to reconsider his finding that a challenge by U.S. Air Force personnel to the military's now-rescinded COVID-19 vaccination mandate on religious grounds is moot, holding there is no live controversy to keep the case going.

  2. August 19, 2024

    USAF, Airmen Debate Mootness Of Vax Mandate Challenge

    In a pair of dueling briefs, both the U.S. Air Force and a cadre of its airmen are sparring over whether the military's revocation of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for service members spells the end for the airmen's suit challenging the mandate on religious freedom grounds.

  3. May 25, 2022

    Air Force Urges Denial Of Class Cert. In Vax Mandate Case

    The U.S. Air Force has asked a Georgia federal judge to refuse to certify a class of service members challenging its COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds, saying the proposed class is too broad to address as a group.

  4. May 12, 2022

    Air Force Wants To Toss Vax Mandate Challenge

    The U.S. Air Force has asked to toss a proposed class action over its military and civilian COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing that the challengers can't show they suffered any injury until a final decision is made on whether or how to punish them for refusing to be inoculated.

  5. May 04, 2022

    Air Force Members Want Class Cert. In Ga. Vax Mandate Case

    Four anonymous U.S. Air Force employees asked a Georgia federal judge Tuesday to certify a class of thousands of defense workers who were allegedly wrongfully denied requests to be exempt from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds and to block the military from enforcing certain vaccine mandates against them.

  6. April 28, 2022

    Air Force Officer Can Seek Class Status In Vax Mandate Suit

    A Georgia-based U.S. Air Force officer can transform her individual fight against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate into a proposed class action on behalf of others who, like her, have religious objections, a federal judge has ruled. 

  7. April 22, 2022

    Officer Says Air Force Can't Stay Vaccine Mandate Suit

    An Air Force officer fighting COVID-19 vaccine mandates says the military branch is trying to delay her case to "purge religious service members from the military" and urged a Georgia federal court Friday to reject the government's request to stay the case.

  8. April 15, 2022

    Air Force Seeks To Halt Officer's Vax Mandate Suit

    The government has asked a Georgia federal court to stay proceedings in a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a U.S. Air Force officer over the military branch's denial of her and others' requests to be exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandates on religious grounds, pending the resolution of ongoing appellate proceedings.

  9. March 11, 2022

    Air Force Says Ga. Officer Can't Bring Class Claims In Vax Suit

    The government has asked a Georgia federal court to strike an amended complaint filed by a U.S. Air Force officer seeking to represent herself and others she claims are being forced to get COVID-19 vaccinations or retire despite their religious objections.

  10. March 01, 2022

    Air Force Officer Wants Vax Fight To Proceed As Class Action

    A Christian U.S. Air Force officer who has already blocked the military branch from forcing her to choose between being vaccinated against COVID-19 or taking retirement wants the same protection extended to a class of those who, like her, oppose the vaccine mandate on religious grounds.