Nance et al v. Sammis et al
Plaintiff: Unseld Nance, Sr and Pamela Farrow
Defendant: Erik Sammis, Jimmy Evans, William Johnson, Robert Paudert, West Memphis Arkansas, City of and Does
Case Number: 3:2007cv00119
Filed: September 4, 2007
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Office: Jonesboro Office
County: Crittenden
Presiding Judge: William R. Wilson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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April 18, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 229 ORDER authorizing Taurus Bailey to bring a cell phone, laptop computer or personal digital assistant, subject to the stated rules, into the U.S. Federal Building & Courthouse in Jonesboro between 4/18/11 & 4/22/11. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 4/18/2011. (jct)
April 13, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 217 ORDER authorizing the following named individuals to bring a cell phone, laptop computer or personal digital assistant, subject to the stated rules, into the U.S. Federal Building & Courthouse in Jonesboro between 4/18/11 & 4/22/11: Bennie O'Neil, Glenwood Roane, Javier Bailey, Deborah Farrow, Pam Farrow, Unseld Nance, Sr., Paul Charton, Chris Michaels, Pipere Brettell, Robb Helt, Jamie Nash & Melissa Hatfield. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 4/13/2011. (jct)
March 24, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 188 ORDER, per 170 Joint MOTION to Clarify, reflecting the Plaintiffs may not press any state law claims against the City, as those claims were only against the individual officers. Further, plaintiffs do not have any equal protection claims remaining against the City. After reviewing the record as a whole, it appears that no party has presented any evidence that would support a Section 1985 claim. Based on this, it appears the Eighth Circuit was correct in reading the record as a whole to rais e only Section 1983 claims against the City. Therefore, Plaintiffs have no Section 1985 claims remaining against the City. After reviewing the record as whole, no claims remain against the City of West Memphis. Defendant West Memphis Arkansas, City of terminated. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 3/24/2011. (jct)
March 11, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 186 ORDER granting in part and denying in part, as stated, 141 Defendants' Motion in Limine. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 3/11/2011. (jct)
November 10, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 165 ORDER directing Plaintiffs to respond to 141 Defendants' Joint MOTION in Limine within 14 days of the filing of this Order. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 11/10/2010. (jct)
February 11, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 150 ORDER STAYING CASE pending the decision of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on 147 Interlocutory Appeal. The trial set for 2/17/09 is removed from the Court's calendar. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 2/11/09. (jct)
February 10, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 143 ORDER denying 139 Defendants Johnson, Paudert, Sammis & Evans' Motion for Reconsideration of 136 Order. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 2/10/09. (jct)
February 5, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 136 ORDER granting in part and denying in part as stated 38 Defts Evans, Johnson, Paudert & Sammis' Motion for Summary Judgment & 82 Supplement; granting in part and denying in part 40 Defts Evans, Johnson, Paudert & Sammis' Motion for S ummary Judgment & 83 Supplement; granting 44 Motion for Summary Judgment of West Memphis, Arkansas, City Of; granting in part and denying in part as stated 75 Defts Evans, Johnson, Paudert & Sammis' Motion for Summary Judgment; granting [7 8] Motion for Summary Judgment of West Memphis, Arkansas, City Of; granting in part and denying in part as stated 80 Defts Evans, Johnson, Paudert & Sammis' Motion for Summary Judgment; granting 87 Defts Evans, Johnson, Paudert & Sammis' Motion to Exclude testimony of Pltfs' expert. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 2/5/09. (jct)
January 26, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 131 ORDER vacating 129 Scheduling Order. Pretrial Conference set for 2/17/2009 at 1:00 PM in Jonesboro Courtroom (large) #324 before Judge Brian S. Miller; Jury Trial set for 2/17/2009 at 1:30 PM in Jonesboro Courtroom (large) #324 before Judge Brian S. Miller. Counsel has advised the trial of this matter will take approximately 5 days. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 1/26/09. (jct)
January 22, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 127 ORDER dismissing the official capacity claims against Defendants Erik Sammis, Jimmy Evans, William Johnson & Robert Paudert in the consolidated case of Farrow v. Sammis, Case No. 3:07-CV-00189. The official capacity claims against Defendants unknown West Memphis police officers in Nance v. Sammis, Case No. 3:07-CV-00119, are also dismissed & they are dismissed from this action. The Clerk's Office is directed to correct the docket sheet to reflect the spelling of "Deborah Farrow" and "DeAunta Farrow". Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 1/22/09. (jct)
January 15, 2009 Opinion or Order Filing 121 ORDER granting 94 Defendants' Motion for Sanctions. The Court directs Plaintiffs to provide supplemental responses as discussed on or before 1/20/09. Although the Court will not impose the drastic sanction of dismissal, the Court will requi re Plaintiffs' counsel to pay a nominal attorney's fee in the amount of $200 to counsel for separate Defendants, which fees were incurred as a result of Plaintiffs' failure to comply with the motion to compel. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 1/15/09. (jct)
December 19, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 73 ORDER granting 69 Motion to Compel and directing plaintiffs to provide responses to the outstanding discovery and to supplement their initial disclosures on or before December 22, 2008. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 12/19/08. (bkp)
September 22, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 64 ORDER granting 46 Plaintiffs' MOTION to Consolidate Cases. Cases 3:07CV00119 & 3:07CV00189 are hereby consolidated with pleadings to be filed only in the lead case, 3:07CV00119. The Court will issue a new scheduling order. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 9/22/08. (jct)
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Plaintiff: Unseld Nance, Sr
Represented By: Glenwood P. Roane, Sr.
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Plaintiff: Pamela Farrow
Represented By: Glenwood P. Roane, Sr.
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Defendant: Erik Sammis
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Defendant: Jimmy Evans
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Defendant: William Johnson
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Defendant: Robert Paudert
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Defendant: West Memphis Arkansas, City of
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