Chief 2 Eagles v. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff et al
Plaintiff: Chief 2 Eagles
Defendant: East Feliciana Parish Sheriff and Secretary of State
Case Number: 3:2024cv00154
Filed: February 23, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: John W deGravelles
Referring Judge: Erin Wilder-Doomes
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2201 Declaratory Judgment
Jury Demanded By: None
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March 12, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the plaintiff's Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (R. Doc. 4) is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court will file said complaint without prepayment of costs or security therefor. The Clerk of Court SHALL NOT ISSUE SUMMONS UNTIL DIRECTED TO DO SO BY THE COURT. The United States Marshal SHALL NOT SERVE THE DEFENDANT UNTIL DIRECTED TO DO SO BY THE COURT. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 3/12/2024. (BLR)
March 11, 2024 MOTION(S) REFERRED: #4 MOTION to Proceed in forma pauperis. This motion is now pending before the USMJ., ***Set CASE REFERRED Pro Se (non-inmate) Flag (NLT)
March 8, 2024 Filing 4 MOTION to Proceed in forma pauperis by Chief 2 Eagles (NLT)
March 8, 2024 Filing 3 RESPONSE to #2 Order filed by Chief 2 Eagles. (NLT)
February 26, 2024 Case Reassigned to Judge John W. deGravelles and Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes. Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick, Magistrate Judge Scott D. Johnson no longer assigned to the case. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no hyperlink or PDF document associated with this entry.) (LLH)
February 23, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED that the 180 Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, filed by Plaintiff Billy Burkette, is SEVERED into a separate cause of action, bearing the title, Chief 2 Eagles, Chief of the Louisiana Band of Choctaw v. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff, et al., Civil Action No. 24-154-JWD-EWD. The case number for the new case will be sent to Plaintiff at his address of record as soon as a case number is assigned. Civil Action No. 18-996-JWD-EWD remains unchanged.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall file the 180 Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, and a copy of this Order, into the newly opened case noted above. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Billy Burkette must either pay the $402.00 filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis in the newly opened case. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Billy Burkette shall cease filing motions and complaints seeking a declaration of tribal sovereignty in this action. Further filings seeking tribal recognition in this action may be stricken pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the 181 Motion to Strike Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, filed by Defendants Jeffrey Travis and Greg Phares, and the 183 Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, filed by Secretary of State Nancy Landry, who has been substituted for Defendant Kyle Ardoin (R. Doc. 13), are TERMINATED without prejudice to filing, as appropriate, in the newly opened case. Signed by Magistrate Judge Erin Wilder-Doomes on 2/23/2024. Case # mailed by USPS to Plaintiff Chief 2 Eagles.(LLH) Modified on 2/26/2024 to edit text (LLH).
February 23, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory Judgment against East Feliciana Parish Secretary of State, East Feliciana Parish Sheriff, filed by Chief 2 Eagles.(LLH)

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Defendant: East Feliciana Parish Sheriff
Represented By: Tara Lynn Johnston
Represented By: Mary G. Erlingson
Represented By: Catherine S. St. Pierre
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Defendant: Secretary of State
Represented By: Jeffrey K. Cody
Represented By: Caroline M Tomeny
Represented By: John Carroll Walsh
Represented By: Kathy Duhon Williams
Represented By: Lindsay Rabalais Coussan
Represented By: Margaret A. Collier
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