Case: United States v. School Board of Caddo Parish

United States v. Caddo Parish

United States v. Board of Education Caddo Parish

United States v. Board of Education Caddo Parish

United States v. Caddo Parish Board of Education

COMPLAINT filed (Dean, S) (Entered: 01/27/1994)

Filing fee $0/USA Plaintiff. Case referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne. (Prest, B) (Entered: 01/27/1994)

CASE ASSIGNED to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne for Discovery (Dean, S) (Entered: 01/27/1994)

WAIVER of service returned executed as to Board of Education Caddo Parish on 1/26/94 by Terry Terril. Answer due on 3/28/94 for Board of Education Caddo Parish (former employee) Modified on 02/08/1994 (Entered: 02/08/1994)

WAIVER of service returned executed as to Board of Education Caddo Parish by Willie Burton on 1/26/94. Answer due on 3/28/94 for Board of Education Caddo Parish (former employee) (Entered: 02/08/1994)

ANSWER to Complaint by Board of Education Caddo Parish (former employee) (Entered: 03/29/1994)

ORDER; set scheduling conference for 3:00 5/9/94 before Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne . (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 04/04/1994)

MINUTE ENTRY: set status conference for 1:30 on 6/17/94 before Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne Entry of Scheduling Order will be deferred until after that status conference (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne ) NOE by: cag (former employee) (Entered: 05/13/1994)

REPORT of planning meeting (former employee) (Entered: 05/13/1994)

Scheduling conference held (former employee) (Entered: 05/13/1994)

MOTION by U S A to bifurcate the issues of liability & individual relief for trial with Proposed Order referred to Judge Donald E. Walter (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/06/1994)

MINUTE ENTRY: status conference held 6/17/94; Response to motion reset for School Bd to 11/14/94 for [9-1] motion to bifurcate the issues of liability & individual relief for trial ; Reply to Response to Motion reset for USA to 11/18/94 for [9- 1] motion to bifurcate the issues of liability & individual relief for trial ; status conference set for 2:00 pm on 12/2/94 before Magistrate Judge Roy Payne to dispose of motion to bifurcate & to establish a trial schedule; USA may participate by telephone in conference upon prior notice to the Court (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne ) NOE by: sm (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/23/1994)

MOTION & MEMO by U S A to compel discovery (X-folder) with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/13/1994)

MINUTE ENTRY: Response to motion reset to 10/28/94 for [11-1] motion to compel discovery ( signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne ) NOE by: bp (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/25/1994)

OPPOSITION by Board of Education Caddo Parish to [11-1] motion to compel discovery (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/30/1994)

REPLY by U S A to response to [11-1] motion to compel discovery (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/29/1994)

REPLY by U S A to response to [9-1] motion to bifurcate the issues of liability & individual relief for trial (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 12/07/1994)

MOTION by Board of Education Caddo Parish to compel discovery with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 12/15/1994)

MEMORANDUM ORDER granting [9-1] motion to bifurcate the issues of liability & individual relief for trial; resetting [17- 1] motion to compel discovery to 11:00 1/20/95 before Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne; resetting [11-1] motion to compel discovery to 11:00 1/20/95 before Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne; Response to motion reset to 1/17/95 for [17-1] motion to compel discovery ; set status conference for 11:00 1/20/95 before Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne . (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 12/16/1994)

RESPONSE by Board of Education Caddo Parish to reply to opposition to [9-1] motion to bifurcate the issues of liability & individual relief trial (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 12/16/1994)

PROPOSED ORDER Returned Unsigned re: [17-1] motion to compel discovery with note "see M/E order. NOE by: sm (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 12/19/1994)

MEMORANDUM by U S A in opposition to [17-1] motion to compel discovery (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 01/10/1995)

MEMORANDUM RULING denying [17-1] motion to compel discovery; granting in part, denying in part [11-1] motion to compel discovery; set notice of compliance due for 5/22/95 for delivery to opposing counsel of all supplemental responses and production ordered; set telephone scheduling conference for 2:00 6/9/95 before Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne . (signed by Magistrate Roy S Payne) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 04/21/1995)

STATEMENT OF APPEAL by Board of Education Caddo Parish appealing Magistrate's Ruling on [22-1] order; Appeal set for 7/7/95 before Judge Donald E Walter. Notice issued. (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 05/10/1995)

RESPONSE by U S A to [23-1] Statement of Appeal of Magistrate's Ruling (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 05/16/1995)

MOTION w/brief by U S A for reconsideration of [22-1] memorandum ruling ; [25-1] motion set for 6/19/95 before Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne. Notice issued. (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 05/16/1995)

RESPONSE by Board of Education Caddo Parish to [25-1] motion for reconsideration of [22-1] memorandum ruling (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 05/22/1995)

REPLY by Board of Education Caddo Parish to response to [23-1] motion appealing Magistrate's Ruling (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 05/22/1995)

REPLY by U S A to response to [25-1] motion for reconsideration of [22-1] memorandum ruling (Dean, S) (Entered: 05/25/1995)

MOTION by Board of Education Caddo Parish for leave to file response to reply to response to motion with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/05/1995)

ORDER granting [29-1] motion for leave to file response to reply to response to motion. (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/12/1995)

RESPONSE by Board of Education Caddo Parish to reply to response to [25-1] motion for reconsideration of [22-1] memorandum ruling (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/12/1995)

MEMORANDUM ORDER denying [25-1] motion for reconsideration of [22-1] memorandum ruling. (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/14/1995)

SCHEDULING ORDER: Bench Trial set for 9:00 2/20/96; NOTE: THIS WILL BE THE TRIAL OF THE LIABILITY PHASE ONLY; Pretrial conf for 9:00 1/19/96; Pltf's expert info/rpts due 10/2/95; Discovery due 11/17/95; Dft's expert info/rpts due 11/1/95; PT order to be subm on or before 1/9/96; Dispositive motions 11/17/95; Expert Depositions due 12/15/95; PT Order Conference set for 12/20/95; Motions in limine due 1/4/96; Trial depositions due 1/30/96; Trial inst., interr., etc due 2/12/96; Witness list due 10/2/95; deadlines set before Judge Donald E Walter. (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE By: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/14/1995)

Scheduling conference held on 06/09/95 before Magistrate Judge Payne (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/14/1995)

ORDER mooting [23-1] motion appealing Magistrate's Ruling; in its response to the appeal, the government withdrew its request for the contested salary information. (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 07/11/1995)

NOTICE by U S A of Appearance by David V Pena (Dean, S) (Entered: 07/11/1995)

NOTICE by U S A of Substitution of Appearance of Steven B Royster in place of Steven E Butler (Dean, S) (Entered: 09/05/1995)

WITNESS LIST by U S A (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/03/1995)

WITNESS LIST by Board of Education Caddo Parish (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/17/1995)

MOTION by U S A, Board of Education Caddo Parish to extend discovery period with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/23/1995)

MOTION by Board of Education Caddo Parish to increase number of interrogatories with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/23/1995)

ORDER: granting [39-1] motion to extend discovery period, discovery due 12/8/95 (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sm (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/26/1995)

ORDER: granting [40-1] motion to increase number of interrogatories to USA (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sm (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/26/1995)

MOTION by Board of Education Caddo Parish to extend deadline for filling expert witness reports with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/02/1995)

ORDER granting [43-1] motion to extend deadline for filling expert witness reports; reset scheduling order deadlines; Dft's expert info/rpts due 12/5/95; before Judge Donald E Walter . (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 11/06/1995)

MOTION by Board of Education Caddo Parish to extend discovery deadline and to continue trial date with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/06/1995)

MOTION by U S A, Board of Education Caddo Parish to extend the number of depositions with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (filed stamped copy being used as original as original cannot be found) (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/06/1995)

MEMORANDUM by USA in support of [45-1] motion to extend discovery deadline (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/08/1995)

MOTION by U S A to substitute the name of Caddo Parish School Board in place of Caddo Parish Board of Education with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/13/1995)

ORDER: granting [46-1] motion to extend the number of depositions; each party will be allowed a total of 13 depositions (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sm (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/15/1995)

SCHEDULING ORDER: Bench Trial set for 4/22/96; Pretrial conf for 9:00 3/22/96; Discovery due 2/9/96; Dft's expert info/rpts due 12/15/96; PT order to be subm on or before 3/12/96; Dispositive motions 2/9/96; Expert Depositions due 2/9/96; PT Stipulation Conference set for 2/21/96; Motions in limine due 3/7/96; Trial depositions due 4/1/96; Discovery imp/surv evidence due 4/12/96; Trial inst., interr., etc due 4/12/96; Objections to imp/surv evid due 4/12/96; deadlines set before Judge Donald E Walter (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE By: sm (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/15/1995)

ORDER: granting [48-1] motion to substitute the name of Caddo Parish School Board in place of Caddo Parish Board of Education (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sm (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/16/1995)

MOTION by U S A to extend time to respond to outstanding discovery and to continue trial to no later than 5/22/96 with Proposed Order referred to Judge Donald E Walter (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 01/29/1996)

MOTION by U S A, School Board of Caddo Parish to extend deadlines with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Dean, S) (Entered: 02/15/1996)

ORDER granting [52-1] motion to extend time to respond to outstanding discovery; granting [52-2] motion to continue trial; reset discovery due 2/12/96 ; bench trial set for 04/22/96 is CONTINUED WITHOUT DATE (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) Modified on 02/26/1996 (Entered: 02/19/1996)

MINUTE ENTRY ORDER granting [53-1] motion to extend deadlines; reset scheduling order deadlines; Pretrial conference for 9:00 3/29/96; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 3/25/96; Motions in limine due 3/18/96; before Judge Donald E Walter . (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 02/22/1996)

MINUTE ENTRY ORDER; reset scheduling order deadlines; Bench Trial set for 9:00 6/10/96; Pretrial conference for 1:30 5/10/96; Pretrial order to be submitted on or before 5/1/96; Motions in limine due 4/19/96; before Judge Donald E Walter . Submission of deposition transcripts and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law will be discussed at the pretrial conference. (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 03/20/1996)

MOTION by School Board of Caddo Parish in limine as to USA refraining from asking certain questions of any witness with Proposed Order referred to Judge Donald E Walter due to trial setting of 06/10/96 (Dean, S) (Entered: 04/22/1996)

PROPOSED JOINT PRETRIAL ORDER referred to Judge Donald E Walter (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 05/02/1996)

MINUTE ENTRY; reset pretrial conference for 9:00 5/10/96 before Judge Donald E Walter . (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 05/06/1996)

MEMORANDUM by U S A in opposition to [57-1] motion in limine as to USA refraining from asking certain questions of any witness (X-FOLDER) (former employee) (Entered: 05/07/1996)

MOTION by School Board of Caddo Parish for leave to file Reply Brief in support of motions in limine with Proposed Order referred to Judge Donald E Walter (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 05/09/1996)

ORDER denying [57-1] motion in limine as to USA refraining from asking certain questions of any witness. (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 05/10/1996)

PRETRIAL ORDER filed. (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) (Dean, S) (Entered: 05/10/1996)

MINUTE ENTRY re PTC; denying [57-1] motion in limine as to USA refraining from asking certain questions of any witness; however the issues addressed by the motion can be raised at trial; set settlement conference for 9:00 6/10/96 before Judge Donald E Walter ; reset bench trial for 9:00 week of 6/24/96 before Judge Donald E Walter ; set notice of compliance due for 6/17/96 for objections to deposition testimony; exhibits books; exhibit list submitted to Courtroom Deputy, Carol Darnell; counsel to convert all may-call witnesses to will-call witnesses; for counsel to submit summary of their case. Counsel shall submit a glossary of all unusual names and terminology to be used at trial. The glossary shall be submitted at least one week prior to trial to the Court reporter, Karen Tyler, in care of the Clerk's office. Counsel shall familiarize themselves with Local Rules 13 and 20.17. (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 05/10/1996)

Pre-trial conference held on 05/10/96 before Judge Walter (Dean, S) (Entered: 05/10/1996)

MOTION by School Board of Caddo Parish for reconsideration of [61-1] order with Proposed Order referred to Judge Donald E Walter due to trial date of 6/24/96 (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 05/20/1996)

OPPOSITION by USA to [64-1] motion for reconsideration of [61-1] order (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/04/1996)

MOTION by U S A objecting to court's order to impanel an advisory jury for trial of the case and in the alternative for a continuance with 2 Proposed Order referred to Judge Donald E Walter (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/17/1996)

ORDER denying [66-1] motion objecting to court's order to impanel an advisory jury for trial of the case. (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/18/1996)

ORDER denying [66-2] motion in the alternative for a continuance. (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/18/1996)

GLOSSARY by Plaintiff of names & terms to be used at trial (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/18/1996)

EXHIBIT LIST by U S A (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/18/1996)

RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Pinkie McKeever on 6/11/96 (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/19/1996)

RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to Canita White on 6/13/96 (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/19/1996)

PROPOSED VOIE DIRE by USA (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/21/1996)

PROPOSED JURY VERDICT FORM by U S A (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/21/1996)

PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS (with citations) by U S A (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/21/1996)

PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS by U S A (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 06/21/1996)

GLOSSARY for use at trial as required by the Court's Minute Order of 5/10/96 filed by USA (NOT SIGNED) (Mitchell, S) Modified on 06/21/1996 (Entered: 06/21/1996)

RESPONSE by U S A to [66-1] motion objecting to court's order to impanel an advisory jury for trial of the case, [66-2] motion in the alternative for a continuance (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/24/1996)

CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO TRIAL EXHIBITS by U S A (Dean, S) (Entered: 06/24/1996)

MOTION by School Board of Caddo Parish for conditional entry of settlement agreement and to set a fairness hearing with Proposed Order referred to Judge Donald E Walter (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 07/19/1996)

ORDER granting [80-1] motion for conditional entry of settlement agreement; granting [80-2] motion to set a fairness hearing; set evidentiary hearing for 10:00 10/4/96 before Judge Donald E Walter . FURTHER ORDERED that no later than 20 days from the date of entry of this order, the parties shall provide notice of this Order, of the terms of the Settlement Agreement and of the date, time and purpose of the Fairness Hearing in the form and manner described in the Memorandum in Support of the Joint Motion for Conditional Entry of Settlement Agreement and to Set a Fairness Hearing. FURTHER ORDERED that any objections to this Court's final approval and entry of the Settlement Agreement must be made in writing by filing such objection with the Court and serving such objections upon counsel for the United States and counsel for the Caddo Parish School Board no later than 20 days prior to the Fairness Hearing. (signed by Judge Donald E Walter) NOE by: sjd (Dean, S) (Entered: 08/07/1996)

DECLARATION by School Board of Caddo Parish in response to [81-1] order (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/02/1996)

DECLARATION by Luis A Lavin for USA in response to [81-1] order (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/02/1996)

MINUTES OF COURT from Fairness Hearing: settlement agreement signed (by Judge Donald E Walter) Court Reporter: Karen Tyler NOE by: cd (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/04/1996)

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (signed by all counsel & Judge Walter) NOE by: sm (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/04/1996)

Case closed (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 10/04/1996)

MOTION by U S A to substitute attorney Luis A Lavin, Andrew H Tarsy in place of Steven Royster, A Marisa Chun, Steven Butler & James Turner with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/19/1997)

MOTION by U S A to schedule a hearing to consider objections to proposed awards of individual relief with Proposed Order referred to Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/19/1997)

ORDER: granting [86-1] motion to substitute attorney Luis A Lavin, Andrew H Tarsy in place of Steven Royster, A Marisa Chun, Steven Butler & James Turner for USA (terminated attorney Royster, Chun, Turner & Butler (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: sm (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 11/25/1997)

Case reopened per instructions of MJ Payne (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 12/04/1997)

ORDER: granting [87-1] motion to schedule a hearing to consider objections to proposed awards of individual relief; hearing set for 9:30 3/2/98 before Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne in Courtroom 3 (signed by Magistrate Judge Roy S Payne) NOE by: mwc (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 12/11/1997)

OBJECTION filed by Hattie Mae Nelson; copy to Luis Lavin & Fred Sutherland (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 01/08/1998)

OBJECTION filed by Rosie M Lindsey (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 01/08/1998)

RESPONSE filed by Lorene Thomas Jackson, PO Box 811, Oil City, LA 71061 (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 01/26/1998)

RESPONSE to settlement determination by Dorothy Alexander, 3113 Chestnut St, Shreveport, LA 71109 (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 01/27/1998)

RESPONSE by Helenese Giles, 482 E 84th St, Shreveport, LA 71106 (Mitchell, S) (Entered: 01/27/1998)