October 16, 2017 |
Filing
81
JUDGMENT: The complaint is dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 10/16/2017. (jak)
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August 30, 2017 |
Filing
76
ORDER: The Court has received and appreciates the notice, No. 75 , of Governor Hutchison's action. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 8/30/2017. (jak)
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August 14, 2017 |
Filing
74
ORDER: The parties have reported on the record that Ledell Lee, Marcel Williams, Kenneth Williams, and Jack Jones are deceased. Their deaths have mooted their claims. And all those claims are therefore dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 8/14/2017. (jak)
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July 26, 2017 |
Filing
71
ORDER: The Court would benefit from a joint status report. Please confer and file the joint report by 8/11/2017. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 7/26/2017. (jak)
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April 27, 2017 |
Filing
66
ORDER denying 62 Williams' amended motion for a preliminary injunction stopping his execution. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 4/27/2017. (thd)
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April 20, 2017 |
Filing
56
ORDER: Lee's 49 Amended Motion for a preliminary injunction is denied. The State Defendants' 51 Motion to Strike is denied too. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 4/20/2017. (jak)
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April 19, 2017 |
Filing
52
ORDER: Expedited response to the 51 Motion to Strike due as soon as practicable or by 5:00 p.m. today, 4/19/2017. The State Defendants should still file a response on the merits of Lee's latest motion by that time too. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 4/19/2017. (jak)
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April 18, 2017 |
Filing
44
ORDER denying 40 Amended MOTION for Preliminary Injunction. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 4/18/2017. (jak)
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April 14, 2017 |
Filing
42
ORDER: The Court would appreciate an expedited response to Marcel Williams's amended 40 Motion for preliminary injunction. Abbreviated papers are acceptable. Response due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, 17 April 2017. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 4/14/2017. (jak)
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April 6, 2017 |
Filing
32
ORDER granting 16 Motion to Intervene and 15 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis. The Court defers assessment of the filing fee, and refers the fee issue to Magistrate Judge Ray to decide in due course. The 19 & 20 Motions to Dismiss are part ly granted and partly denied. All of Bruce Ward's claims are dismissed without prejudice for lack of standing. He's no longer a party. The 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction is partly granted, partly denied, and held in abeyance as to J ones. When the Board gives public notice of its recommendation about Jones, the Board Defendants must also notify this Court. The Court stays Jason McGehee's execution and enjoins Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Department of Correction Dir ector Wendy Kelley from carrying out McGehee's death sentence until the Arkansas Parole Board complies with Ark. Code Ann.§ 16-93-204(e) and until Governor Hutchinson acts on the Board's recommendation. In due course, the Board Defenda nts must file notice of statutory compliance. Thereafter, whenever the Governor exercises his discretion and acts on the Board's merit recommendation about McGehee, the Governor must file notice of his decision.Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 4/6/2017.(jak)
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April 5, 2017 |
Filing
27
ORDER: Any attending member of the media may bring a tape recorder into the courthouse for the April 5th hearing. The use of any such recording, however, shall be limited by and subject to Local Rule 83.2(d). The same limitation applies to recordings from the April 4th hearing. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 4/5/2017. (jak)
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March 31, 2017 |
Filing
14
ORDER: For the reasons stated on the record at today's telephone conference, the 12 Motion to quash is granted, and the 7 Motion for discovery on an expedited basis is partly granted and mostly denied. Responses to approved discovery due by 10:00 a.m. on 4/3/2017. Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 3/31/2017. (jak)
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March 30, 2017 |
Filing
5
ORDER consolidating these cases and granting 1 Motion to proceed in forma pauperis in all six cases. The Court defers assessment of the filing fee and refers those issues to Magistrate Judge Kearney to handle in due course. The Court directs the Cl erk to eliminate the Board and the ADC as defendants. The Court directs the Clerk to issue summonses and forward them to plaintiffs' counsel to serve the complaint on the remaining defendants. Defendants should respond to the complaint and the m otion as soon as practicable - and no later than noon on Monday, 4/3/2017. An evidentiary hearing will be held on 4/4/2017 starting at 10:00 a.m. in courtroom 2A. By the close of business Monday, counsel should exchange exhibits, exhibit lists, and witness lists (with copies to the Court). Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 3/30/2017. (jak)
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