Hall et al v. State of Louisiana et al
Kenneth Hall |
Baton Rouge City Court, James D Buddy Caldwell, City of Baton Rouge, Piyush Jindal, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Tom Schedler and State of Louisiana |
3:2012cv00657 |
October 18, 2012 |
US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana |
Baton Rouge Office |
Brian A. Jackson |
Magistrate Judge Unassigned |
Civil Rights: Voting |
42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Civil Rights Act |
None |
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Filing 573 RULING And ORDER denying 563 Motion to Vacate Judgment filed by Plaintiff Kenneth Hall and Intervenor-Plaintiff Byron Sharper. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 8/24/2015. (LLH) |
Filing 562 RULING, ORDER, AND JUDGMENT: IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that JUDGMENT is hereby rendered IN FAVOR OF Defendants State of Louisiana, Piyush "Bobby" Jindal, James D. "Buddy" Caldwell, Tom Schedler, the City o f Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, and Melvin "Kip" Holden and AGAINST Plaintiff Kenneth Hall and Plaintiff-Intervenor Byron Sharper as to alleged violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the Fourteenth and Fifte enth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1986. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' requests for declaratory and injunctive relief pursuant to Voting Rights Act Section 2 and Section 3(c) are DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' requests for attorney's fees, expert's fees, and costs are DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' request for attorney's fees in the instance of their prevailing is DENIED. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 6/9/2015. (JDL) |
Filing 558 RULING AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 533 Motion for Judgment on Partial Findings Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(c). Plaintiff's claims of abridgment of the fundamental right to vote and denial of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment, as well as plaintiff's § 1983 claim, against Defendant Schedler are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 3/31/2015. (LLH) |
Filing 557 RULING AND ORDER denying 206 Motion to Certify Case as a Class Action. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 03/30/2015. (BCL) |
Filing 556 RULING AND ORDER: The 287 Plaintiff and Intervenor's Request for Judicial Notice as to Judicial and Legislative Findings of Ongoing Racial Discrimination in Voting in Louisiana is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, consistent with the rulings herein. The 337 Plaintiff and Intervenor's Request for Judicial Notice as to United States Census Bureau Data, Scholarly Publications, News Publications, Louisiana Attorney General Opinions and the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART, consistent with the rulings herein. The 341 Plaintiff and Intervenor's Request for Judicial Notice is DENIED. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 03/23/2015. (BCL) |
Filing 474 RULING AND ORDER denying in part and granting in part Defendant Tom Schedler's Motion for Summary Judgment Regarding Action by Plaintiff, Kenneth Hall [Doc. 290]; granting in part and denying in part Defendant Tom Schedler 9;s Motion for Summary Judgment Regarding Action by Plaintiff-Intervenor, Byron Sharper [Doc. 291]; denying Defendant Tom Schedler's Motion to Strike Memorandum in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 323]; and denying Defendant Tom Schedler's Motion to Strike Memorandum in Opposition to Motion for Summary Judgment [Doc. 324]. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 7/30/2014. (PJH) |
Filing 460 RULING AND ORDER denying Plaintiff Kenneth Hall and Intervenor Plaintiff Byron Sharper's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment 288 and denying Defendants' Motion to Strike Evidence Attached to Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment 311 . Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 07/28/2014. (CGP) |
Filing 301 RULING AND ORDER denying 283 Motion to Strike Expert and Expert Report. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr on 06/06/2014. (NLT) |
Filing 277 ORDER granting 220 , 222 Motion to Quash the Deposition Subpoena and Subpoena to Produce Documents; granting in part and denying in part 223 Motion to Quash the Deposition Subpoenas and Subpoenas to Produce Documents and granting in part and den ying in part 227 Motion to Quash Nonparty Deposition Subpoenas and Subpoenas to Produce Documents. Discovery regarding the categories of documents referenced in 223 , is permitted and must be produced by 05/07/2014, but denied as to material that remain shielded by privilege as well as the subpoenaed depositions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr on 04/23/2014. (CGP) |
Filing 240 RULING and ORDER granting in part and denying in part 190 Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaints. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 4/14/2014. (SMG) |
Filing 218 RULING AND ORDER denying 184 Motion for Reconsideration of 174 Order on Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 04/07/2014. (CGP) Modified on 4/7/2014 to exit text (CGP). |
Filing 215 RULING AND ORDER denying 136 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 03/31/2014. (NLT) |
Filing 213 ORDER denying 185 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 03/25/2014. (CGP) |
Filing 178 RULING AND ORDER granting Defendant Louisiana Legislature's Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) [Doc. 100]. Plaintiff Kenneth Hall's claims against the Louisiana House of Representatives, by and throug h Charles "Chuck" Kleckley, in his official capacity as Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and Walt Leger, III, in his official capacity as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and the Louisiana Sen ate, by and through John Alario, Jr., in his official capacity as President of the Louisiana Senate, and Sharon Weston Broom, in her official capacity as President Pro Tempore of the Louisiana Senate are DISMISSED, with prejudice. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 9/30/2013. (PJH) Modified on 9/30/2013 (PJH). |
Filing 173 RULING AND ORDER dismissing Plaintiff Kenneth Hall and Intervenor-Plaintiff Byron Sharper's claims under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1973c, WITHOUT PREJUDICE to Hall's right to request leave of C ourt to re-urge such claims should the United States Congress pass into law a new coverage formula that includes the State of Louisiana, the Parish of East Baton Rouge, or the City of Baton Rouge as a covered jurisdiction; denying as MOOT Plaintiff K enneth Hall's Application for a Three-Judge Court (Doc. 71 ); and denying as MOOT Plaintiff Hall's Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Enforce Section 5 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (Doc. 102 ). Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 9/27/2013. (SMG) Modified to edit links on 9/27/2013 (SMG). Modified to edit text on 9/27/2013 (SMG). |
Filing 172 ORDER denying without prejudice 58 Motion to Certify Case As A Class Action to re-file the motion after the Court has issued rulings on the pending dispositive motions, if necessary. Signed by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson on 09/19/2013. (NLT) |
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