STERLING v. SELLERS et al
Plaintiff: RICO STERLING
Defendant: ERIC SELLERS and GEORGE IVEY
Case Number: 5:2016cv00013
Filed: January 11, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Office: Macon Office
County: Hancock
Presiding Judge: STEPHEN HYLES
Presiding Judge: MARC THOMAS TREADWELL
Nature of Suit: Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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April 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 98 ORDER DENYING 87 Motion for Reconsideration/Objections to Court Order ; and DENYING 97 Motion to Rule on Timely Objections. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 4/2/2019. (kat)
January 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 86 ORDER DENYING 83 Motion for Joinder. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 1/9/2019. (kat)
December 17, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 82 ORDER GRANTING in part 59 MOTION for Summary Judgment. The Defendants are entitled to summary judgment on Plaintiff's claims under the Georgia Constitution. Those claims are DISMISSED with prejudice. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 12/17/2018. (kat)
September 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 78 ORDER GRANTING in part and DENYING in part 59 Motion for Summary Judgment. The Defendants' motion is GRANTED on all retaliation claims against Sellers and on all retaliation claims against Ivey. The Def endants' motion for summary judgment is DENIED on the individual capacity claims under the First Amendment relating to the Defendants' prohibition of the Eid feast in 2014 and 2015. Accordingly, only the individual capacity claims under th e First Amendment relating to the Defendants' prohibition of the Eid feast in 2014 and 2015 shall go forward. The Court ORDERS the Plaintiff to SHOW CAUSE by October 31, 2018 why his Eighth Amendment claim should not be dismissed. The Court al so ORDERS simultaneous briefing from the parties addressing the Plaintiff's claims under the Georgia Constitution. Those briefs shall be filed no later than November 15, 2018. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 9/29/2018 (tlh)
January 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 70 ORDER DENYING 67 Motion to Vacate. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 1/29/2018. (tlh)
October 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 61 ORDER DENYING as moot 44 Motion for Leave to Appeal in forma pauperis; GRANTING 55 Motion for Extension of Time to File OBJECTION; ADOPTING 48 Report and Recommendations; and DENYING 40 Daker's Motion to Intervene. Any motion to proceed IFP on appeal is DENIED. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 10/18/2017. (tlh)
March 31, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER ADOPTING in part and REJECTING in part 30 Report and Recommendations; GRANTING in part and DENYING in part 22 Motion to Dismiss Complaint. Sterling's individual capacity RLUIPA claims are DISMISS ED with prejudice. Also, Sterling's official capacity retaliation claims are DISMISSED as barred by Eleventh Amendment immunity. Meanwhile, Sterling's free exercise and retaliation claims against the Defendants in their individual capacities are allowed to proceed. Sterling's official capacity RLUIPA and free exercise claims are also allowed to proceed. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 3/31/2017. (tlh)
April 5, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER finding as moot 7 Report and Recommendations and GRANTING 12 Motion to Amend/Correct. Ordered by US DISTRICT JUDGE MARC THOMAS TREADWELL on 4/5/2016. (tlh)
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