Walker et al v. Beaumont Independent School District et al
Plaintiff: Calvin Gary Walker, Walker's Electric and Walkers Electric
Defendant: Beaumont Independent School District, Aaron Covington, Leroy Saleme, Vernon Butler, Jane Kingsley, Terry Ingram, Michael "Mike" Neil, Tom Neild, Venice Monroe, A.B. Bernard, Jimmy Simmons, Robert . Turner, Joe Domino, Lenny Cabarello, Jack Carroll, The Beaumont Examiner, Don Dodd, Jennifer Johnson, ., Beaumont Enterprise, Brooke Crum, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 479, Steven Lisle, Dwayne Hermann, Chris Kibby, David Gonzales, Wayne Reaud, Michael Getz, Cory Crenshaw, Malcolm Bales, Jerry Jordan and Jonathan Cassidy
Case Number: 1:2015cv00379
Filed: July 16, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Office: Beaumont Office
County: Jefferson
Presiding Judge: Marcia A. Crone
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. ยง 1961
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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January 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 351 ORDER ADOPTING the 348 Report and Recommendation on Re-Urged Motions for Attorneys Fees. Neil and Neild's 346 Re-Urged Motion for Attorney Fees, and the 345 BISD Re-Urged Motion for Attorney Fees are granted. The Court Orders that a ttorneys fees are awarded in the amount of $95,282.75 to the BISD Defendants and $46,224.53 to Neil and Neild. The fee awards are to be recovered from Plaintiffs, jointly and severally. Plaintiffs are Ordered to pay the fee amounts within twenty-one (21) days of this order, as recommended by the magistrate judge and requested by Defendants. Signed by District Judge Marcia A. Crone on 1/19/2021. (kcv, )
March 28, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 300 ORDER ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. Judge Giblin's 296 Report and Recommendation is adopted in its entirety. The Walker Plaintiffs' Objections 298 are overruled. The court further orders that the Federal Defendants' motion to d ismiss 21 is granted. Furthermore, because this order dispenses with all of Plaintiffs' claims remaining against Bob Rawls, Deanna Stevens, and Timothy Brewer, these defendants are dismissed as parties to this case. All parties are advised t hat this order is merely a memorandum order on the Federal Defendants' motion to dismiss and does not constitute a final judgment for purposes of appeal. The court will enter final judgment in this case once the court considers the remaining outstanding motions. Signed by Judge Marcia A. Crone on 3/28/17. (mrp, )
March 8, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 297 ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. Parties Chris Kibby, Steven Lisle, David Gonzales and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 479 terminated. Signed by Judge Marcia A. Crone on 3/7/17. (mrp, )
July 6, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 248 ORDER OVERRULING OBJECTIONS AND ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION. Plaintiff's Objections # 247 are overruled. The 127 IBEW'S MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings and to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Ju risdiction is granted in part and denied in part. Specifically, Walker's claims of tortious interference, civil conspiracy, and defamation not based on malice are dismissed based on the preemption of these claims by the exclusive jurisdiction o f the NLRB. Walker's claims of defamation based on malice and all of Plaintiff's claims under RICO are dismissed in their entirety, with prejudice, under Rule 12(c). The IBEW is dismissed as a party to this case. Signed by Judge Marcia A. Crone on 7/6/16. (mrp, )
May 12, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 231 ORDER ADOPTING 223 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION in its entirety. The court orders that the 201 Motion to Dismiss filed by Cory Crenshaw, 104 Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Malcolm Bales and the 96 Motion to Dismiss filed b y Cory Crenshaw are granted for reasons set out in Judge Giblin's Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, all of Plaintiff's claims against Crenshaw and Bales are dismissed in their entirety, with prejudice. Signed by Judge Marcia A. Crone on 5/12/16. (mrp, )
March 24, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 215 MEMORANDUM ORDER overruling objections and adopting 195 Report and Recommendation by granting in part/denying as moot in part 168 Motion to Dismiss. Specifically, the Enterprise Defendants motion to dismiss under the TCPA is granted as to Walke rs claims of defamation, tortious interference, and civil conspiracy and denied as moot as to Plaintiffs claims under RICO. The Enterprise Defendants motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) is granted as to all of Plaintiffs claims. Accordingly, all of Plaintiffs claims against Hearst Newspapers II, LLC (sued as The Beaumont Enterprise) and Brooke Crum are dismissed in their entirety, with prejudice. Signed by Judge Marcia A. Crone on 3/24/16. (tkd, )
September 30, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 46 MEMORANDUM ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne on 9/30/2015. (ch, )
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