Mississippi Wildlife Federation v. Polles et al
Plaintiff: Mississippi Wildlife Federation
Defendant: Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks Executive Director Sam Polles, Steve Hutton, Mississippi State Fair Commission Executive Director Andy Gipson, Andy Gipson, Jack Fisher, Don Brazil, Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks and Sam Polles
Case Number: 3:2020cv00683
Filed: October 23, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Presiding Judge: Linda R Anderson
Referring Judge: Henry T Wingate
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT re #27 Response in Opposition to Motion filed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation (Chandler, Ann)
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 RESPONSE in Opposition re #18 MOTION to Dismiss Based on the Eleventh Amendment filed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation (Chandler, Ann)
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by James G. Wyly, III on behalf of Don Brazil, Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (Wyly, James)
December 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by William T. May on behalf of Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (May, William)
December 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 Joinder in Document by Jack Fisher to #23 Response to Order filed by Mississippi State Fair Commission Executive Director Andy Gipson, Andy Gipson (Wolf, Michael)
December 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Response to Order re #20 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT against defendant Steve Hutton. (ASJ) filed by Andy Gipson, Mississippi State Fair Commission Executive Director Andy Gipson (*Coleman-State Gov, John)
December 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 Rule 16(a) Initial Order Telephonic Case Management Conference set for 1/13/2021 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson. No later than seven (7) days prior to the TCMC, a confidential memorandum AND a proposed Case Management Order shall be submitted via e-mail to anderson_chambers@mssd.uscourts.gov. Counsel for Plaintiff shall initiate the conference call; and once all parties are on the line, contact the Court at 601-608-4440. (Lewis, Nijah)
December 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,,,,,, by Jack Fisher.(Wolf, Michael)
December 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT against defendant Steve Hutton. (ASJ)
December 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MEMORANDUM in Support re #18 MOTION to Dismiss Based on the Eleventh Amendment filed by Andy Gipson (*Coleman-State Gov, John)
December 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MOTION to Dismiss Based on the Eleventh Amendment by Andy Gipson (*Coleman-State Gov, John)
December 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for Entry of Default by Mississippi Wildlife Federation (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Attorney)(Chandler, Ann)
November 30, 2020 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER granting unopposed #13 Motion for Extension of Time to File Answer. Answer now due 12/15/2020. NO WRITTEN ORDER TO FOLLOW. Signed by Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson on 11/30/2020. (ACF)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,,,,,, by Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks Executive Director Sam Polles, Sam Polles.(Sweat, Justin)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,,,,,, by Andy Gipson, Mississippi State Fair Commission Executive Director Andy Gipson.(*Coleman-State Gov, John)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 **ERROR***Disregard this entry. ANSWER to #1 Complaint,,,,,, by Sam Polles.(Sweat, Justin) Modified on 11/24/2020 (PG).
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #1 Complaint, to answer of otherwise respond by Jack Fisher (Wolf, Michael)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER granting #11 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer: Don Brazil answer due 12/28/2020; Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks answer due 12/28/2020. NO WRITTEN ORDER TO FOLLOW. Signed by Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson on 11/24/2020. (ACF)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to Doc.#14 Attorney advises that there is an error in this entry, and it should be disregarded. It has been correctly refiled as Doc. #16 . (PG)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Drury Sumner Holland on behalf of Don Brazil, Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (Holland, Drury)
November 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint,,,,,, by Don Brazil, Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks (Ellzey, Scott)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation. Jack Fisher served on 11/5/2020, answer due 11/30/2020. (Welsh, C.)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation. Mississippi State Fair Commission Executive Director Andy Gipson served on 11/3/2020, answer due 11/24/2020. (Welsh, C.)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation. Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks Executive Director Sam Polles served on 11/3/2020, answer due 11/24/2020. (Welsh, C.)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation. Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks served on 11/3/2020, answer due 11/24/2020. (Welsh, C.)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation. Steve Hutton served on 11/7/2020, answer due 11/30/2020. (Welsh, C.)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation. Sam Polles served on 11/7/2020, answer due 11/30/2020. (Welsh, C.)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation. Don Brazil served on 11/12/2020, answer due 12/3/2020. (Welsh, C.)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 NOTICE of Appearance by Ann Russell Chandler on behalf of Mississippi Wildlife Federation (Chandler, Ann)
October 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Summons Issued as to Don Brazil, Jack Fisher, Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks, Andy Gipson, Steve Hutton, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks Executive Director Sam Polles, Mississippi State Fair Commission Executive Director Andy Gipson, Sam Polles. (PG)
October 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Don Brazil, Jack Fisher, Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks, Andy Gipson, Steve Hutton, Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks Executive Director Sam Polles, Mississippi State Fair Commission Executive Director Andy Gipson, Sam Polles ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0538-4401937), filed by Mississippi Wildlife Federation. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit 1 - Correspondence, #3 Exhibit 2 - Facilities Use Agreement, #4 Exhibit 3 - Minutes for 7-29-2019 Commission Meeting, #5 Exhibit 4 - Notice of 7-29-2019 Commission Meeting, #6 Exhibit 5 - 7-29-2019 MDWFP News Alert, #7 Exhibit 6 - 7-29-2019 Y'all Politics Article, #8 Exhibit 7 - 7-23-2019 to 7-25-2019 Manning-McDonald-Lemmons Email, #9 Exhibit 8 - 7-29-2019 to 7-30-2019 Market Bulletin Email, #10 Exhibit 9 - 7-30-2019 McDonald-Lemmons Email, #11 Exhibit 10 - 7-30-2019 Genuine MS Email, #12 Exhibit 11 - 7-30-2019 Darden-MS Ag Email, #13 Exhibit 12 - Laird Shropshire Email, #14 Exhibit 13 - 2020 Trade Mart Confirmation Email, #15 Exhibit 14 - 8-8-2019 McDonald-Perry Email, #16 Exhibit 15 - Handwritten Meeting Notes, #17 Exhibit 16 - Minutes from 9-7-2019 Fair Commission Meeting, #18 Exhibit 17 - Supplement Draft Talking Points for Gipson, #19 Exhibit 18 - Facilities Use Agreements-All Mississippi Fairgrounds Buildings, #20 Exhibit 19 - 10-1-2019 Letter to Federation with Press Release)(PG) Modified on 10/26/2020 (PG).

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Plaintiff: Mississippi Wildlife Federation
Represented By: C. Victor Welsh, III
Represented By: Ann Russell Chandler
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Defendant: Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries & Parks Executive Director Sam Polles
Represented By: Justin Wade Sweat
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Defendant: Steve Hutton
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Defendant: Mississippi State Fair Commission Executive Director Andy Gipson
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Defendant: Jack Fisher
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Defendant: Don Brazil
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Defendant: Foundation For Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks
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