Gibbons v. McBride et al
Plaintiff: Frederick Gibbons
Defendant: William McBride, Ernest Black, Jr., Eugene Maxwell, Wesley Martin, Zack Skinner, Brian Jackson, Kymyatta Turner, John Doe, Jane Doe and The Members of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents
Case Number: 1:2014cv00056
Filed: February 28, 2014
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Office: Augusta Office
County: Richmond
Presiding Judge: Brian K. Epps
Presiding Judge: J. Randal Hall
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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January 19, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 69 ORDER DISMISSING with prejudice all claims in this matter. The clerk is directed to close this case. Each party shall bear its own costs and fees. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 01/19/2016. (thb)
August 21, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ORDER granting in part and denying in part 42 Partial Motion to Dismiss. The Court directs the Clerk to terminate Defendants Maxwell, Black, Skinner, Turner, and John/Jane Doe as parties as well as all deadlines and motions pertaining to them. De fendants shall have fourteen days to file an answer to Mr. Gibbons' Amended Complaint. The parties shall submit a discovery plan within thirty days of this Order. The Court cautions Mr. Gibbons' counsel, John P. Batson, against using exce ssive footnotes to evade the 26-page limit for motions filed in this Court. See LR 7.1(a), SDGa. If he continues to use footnotes in this manner, his briefs will, at the Court's discretion, either be rejected as unacceptable for filing or dismissed with leave to be refiled in proper form. The Court further cautions Mr. Batson against abusive use of the sur-reply brief. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 08/21/2015. (thb)
October 27, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER denying 23 Motion to Address Conflict of Interest; denying as moot 37 Motion for Hearing on this matter. Should the course of this litigation bear out as Mr. Gibbons believes, he may renew such motion without prejudice at the appropriat e time. The Court directs directing defense counsel to explain or to reiterate to each of the defendants the implications of the common representation, the advantages and risks involved, and their right to seek the advice of independent counsel. De fense counsel shall file a notice that it has complied with its obligations pursuant to Georgia Rule of Professional Conduct 1.7 with the Court by Friday, November 28, 2014. If any client expresses a desire for separate counsel, defense counsel shall inform the Court in its notice, and then a reasonable period of time can be allowed for the acclamation of new counsel, if the substitution is made promptly. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 10/27/2014. (thb) Modified on 10/27/2014 (thb).
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Plaintiff: Frederick Gibbons
Represented By: John Paul Batson
Represented By: Victor Hawk
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Defendant: William McBride
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Defendant: Ernest Black, Jr.
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Defendant: Eugene Maxwell
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Defendant: Wesley Martin
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Defendant: Zack Skinner
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Defendant: Brian Jackson
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Defendant: Kymyatta Turner
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Defendant: John Doe
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Defendant: Jane Doe
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Defendant: The Members of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents
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