Case: U.S. v. Escambia County Board of Education

COMPLAINT against Escambia County Board of Education filed by United States of America.(Galbreath, Robert) Civil Cover Sheet added as attachment on 3/1/2005 (tgw). (Entered: 03/01/2005)

Service Order entered 3/18/2005. Plaintiff to notify the Court the action taken to effect service and the results thereof. Service order deadline set to 5/2/2005. Signed by Judge William H. Steele on 3/18/05. Copy to Pltf.(mpp) (Entered: 03/18/2005)

MOTION to Intervene by Betty J. Hooks. (Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 04/06/2005)

REFERRAL OF 4 MOTION to Intervene to Judge Steele. (tgw, ) (Entered: 04/07/2005)

REFERRAL OF 3 Intervenor Complaint to Judge Steele. (tgw, ) (Entered: 04/07/2005)

NOTICE by United States of America of Service Attempt (Galbreath, Robert) (Entered: 04/20/2005)

WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by United States of America. Escambia County Board of Education waiver sent on 4/5/2005, answer due 6/6/2005. (Galbreath, Robert) (Entered: 05/06/2005)

Order re: 4 MOTION to Intervene filed by Betty J. Hooks. Responses due by 5/20/2005 for 4, Replies due by 5/27/2005 for 4. The motion will be taken under submission on 5/27/05. Signed by Judge William H. Steele on 5/9/05. Copy mailed to Alicia F. Bennett, Esq. as ordered(tgw) (Entered: 05/10/2005)

ORDER stating the Court finds that Hooks' request for intervention is proper,therefore GRANTING the 4 Motion to Intervene, and the Clerk's Office is directed to docket the proposed Intervenor's Complaint (doc. 3) as the operative complaint in intervention in this action. Signed by Judge William H. Steele on 6/3/05. Copies to parties.(mpp) (Entered: 06/03/2005)

Intervenor COMPLAINT filed by Betty J. Hooks.(mpp) (Entered: 06/03/2005)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: The plaintiff and plaintiff-intervenor are ordered to show cause by 7/15/05 why they have not sought entry of default and default judgment against defendant Escambia for noncompliance with Rule 12. Show Cause Response due by 7/15/2005. Signed by Judge William H. Steele on 7/5/05. Copy of order mailed to Alicia F. Bennett as ordered.(tgw) (Entered: 07/06/2005)

Defendant's ANSWER to Complaint Filed by United States , Defendant's ANSWER to Intervenor Complaint Filed by Betty J. Hooks by Escambia County Board of Education, Escambia County Board of Education.(Boardman, Mark) (Entered: 07/14/2005)

NOTICE of Appearance by Alicia Fritz Bennett on behalf of Escambia County Board of Education, Escambia County Board of Education (Bennett, Alicia) (Entered: 07/14/2005)

RESPONSE TO ORDER re: 10 Order to Show Cause, by Betty J. Hooks filed by Betty J. Hooks. (Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 07/15/2005)

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re: 10 Order to Show Cause, filed by United States of America. (Galbreath, Robert) (Entered: 07/15/2005)

REFERRAL OF 14 Response to Order to Show Cause & 13 Response to Order to Judge Steele. (mpp) (Entered: 07/15/2005)

Document endorsed NOTED by Judge William H. Steele : Response to Order to Show Cause 13 filed by Betty J. Hooks. (Steele, William) (Entered: 07/18/2005)

Document endorsed NOTED by Judge William H. Steele : Response to Order to Show Cause 14 filed by United States of America. (Steele, William) (Entered: 07/18/2005)

REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 07/29/2005)

Notice of Filing filed by Betty J. Hooks.(Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 07/29/2005)

REFERRAL OF 18 Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting to Judge DuBose. (mpp) (Entered: 07/29/2005)

SCHEDULING ORDER: Pretrial Conference set for 7/11/2006 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 2A before Judge William H. Steele. Amended Pleadings due by 1/13/2006. Discovery cutoff 4/3/2006. Motions due by 4/17/2006. Jury Selection set for 8/1/2006 at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 2A before Judge William H. Steele. Position Regarding Settlement due by 4/3/2006. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 8/4/05. (Attachments: # 1 Standing Pretrial Order)Copies to parties 8/8/05.(mpp) (Entered: 08/08/2005)

MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order by Betty J. Hooks. (Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 08/09/2005)

REFERRAL OF 21 MOTION to Amend Scheduling Order to Judge Dubose. (tgw) (Entered: 08/09/2005)

AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER entered. The 21 Motion to Amend Scheduling Order is GRANTED. Reports from retained experts under Rule 26(a)(2)(B) shall be produced by the parties on or before January 17, 2006. Rebuttal reports shall be produced on or before February 17, 2006. All other deadlines set forth in the Rule 16(b) Scheduling Order (Doc. 20) remain in effect. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 8/11/05. (tgw) (Entered: 08/11/2005)

Notice of Filing Discovery filed by Betty J. Hooks.(Stein, Gregory) Modified on 8/18/2005 (tgw, ). (Entered: 08/18/2005)

NOTICE by United States of America Notice of Filing (Galbreath, Robert) (Entered: 08/18/2005)

NOTICE of Appearance by Clay Richard Carr on behalf of Escambia County Board of Education, Escambia County Board of Education (Carr, Clay) (Entered: 09/22/2005)

MOTION for Protective Order by Escambia County Board of Education. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Protective Order)(Carr, Clay) (Entered: 09/28/2005)

REFERRAL OF 26 MOTION for Protective Order to Judge DuBose. (tgw) (Entered: 09/29/2005)

Notice of Filing filed by Betty J. Hooks.(Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 10/28/2005)

NOTICE by Escambia County Board of Education of Filing Objection (Carr, Clay) (Entered: 11/14/2005)

NOTICE by United States of America First Document Request (Galbreath, Robert) (Entered: 11/17/2005)

MOTION to Compel Discovery by Betty J. Hooks. (Attachments: # 1 # 2)(Stein, Gregory) Modified on 11/22/2005 (tgw). (Entered: 11/22/2005)

Brief re 31 MOTION. (Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 11/22/2005)

REFERRAL OF 31 MOTION to Compel Discovery to Judge DuBose. (tgw, ) (Entered: 11/22/2005)

Order re: 31 MOTION to Compel filed by Betty J. Hooks. Responses due by 12/6/2005 for 31. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 11/29/05. (tgw) (Entered: 11/29/2005)

Memorandum in Opposition re 31 MOTION to Compel filed by Escambia County Board of Education, Escambia County Board of Education. (Carr, Clay) (Entered: 12/04/2005)

REFERRAL OF 34 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Compel to Judge DuBose. (mpp) (Entered: 12/05/2005)

REPLY to 34 Memorandum in Opposition filed by Betty J. Hooks. (Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 12/06/2005)

REFERRAL OF 35 Reply to Response to Motion to Compel to Judge DuBose. (tgw, ) (Entered: 12/06/2005)

PROTECTIVE ORDER ENTERED. The 31 MOTION to Compel filed by Betty J. Hooks is MOOT because the parties have agreed upon the provisions set out herein exceptfor paragraph I.7. Signed by Judge Kristi K. DuBose on 12/14/05. (tgw) (Entered: 12/14/2005)

This action has been transferred from the docket of Magistrate Judge Kristi K. DuBose and is now assigned to the docket of Magistrate Judge William E. Cassady. To insure that your pleadings are referred to the proper Judge and Magistrate Judge with as little delay as possible, please use the letter suffix WS-C after the case number on all future pleadings. (tgw) (Entered: 12/27/2005)

Notice of Filing Notices of Depositions filed by Betty J. Hooks.(Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 02/20/2006)

Notice of Filing Plaintiff-Intervenor's Second Requests for Admissions to Defendant Escambia County Board of Education filed by Betty J. Hooks.(Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 02/22/2006)

Notice of Filing Subpoena of June Mabry filed by Betty J. Hooks.(Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 02/23/2006)

Notice of Filing First Set of Interrogatories and Second Request to Produce Documents filed by United States of America.(Galbreath, Robert) (Entered: 02/28/2006)

Notice of Filing Responses to Plaintiff's First Discovery Request filed by Escambia County Board of Education.(Bennett, Alicia) (Entered: 03/06/2006)

MOTION to Compel by Betty J. Hooks. (Attachments: # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4)(Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 03/08/2006)

NOTICE by Escambia County Board of Education of Service of Defendant's Supplemental Responses to Plaintiff's First Discovery Request (Bennett, Alicia) (Entered: 03/08/2006)

REFERRAL OF 44 MOTION to Compel to Judge Cassady. (tgw, ) (Entered: 03/08/2006)

Order re: 44 MOTION to Compel filed by Betty J. Hooks. Responses due by 3/20/2006 for 44. Motion to be taken under submission on 3/20/2006 without oral argument. Signed by Judge William E. Cassady on 3/9/06. (tgw) (Entered: 03/09/2006)

NOTICE by Betty J. Hooks of Possibly Conflicting Trial Schedules (Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 03/13/2006)

REFERRAL OF 47 Notice of Possibly Conflicting Trial Schedules in Aug. 2006 to Judge Cassady. (mpp) (Entered: 03/13/2006)

Order . The notice of a possible trial conflict is noted. Counsel shall specifically add this matter to the final pretrial agenda for consideration by the trial judge. Signed by Judge William E. Cassady on 3/18/06. (Cassady, William) (Entered: 03/18/2006)

RESPONSE to 44 MOTION to Compel Defendant's Response to Plaintiff-Intervenor's Rule 37 Motion to Compel Discovery filed by Escambia County Board of Education, Escambia County Board of Education. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Bennett, Alicia) (Entered: 03/20/2006)

REFERRAL OF 49 Response to Judge Cassady. (mpp) (Entered: 03/20/2006)

ORDER GRANTING IN ITS ENTIRETY the 44 Motion to Compel . Signed by Judge William E. Cassady on 3/21/06. (tgw) (Entered: 03/21/2006)

NOTICE by Escambia County Board of Education of Service of Defendant's Supplemental Responses to Plaintiff-Intervenor's Second Discovery Request (Bennett, Alicia) (Entered: 03/28/2006)

Position Regarding Settlement - Joint Statement Regarding Settlement (All Parties) filed by United States of America. (Galbreath, Robert) (Entered: 04/03/2006)

Order setting a Settlement Conference for 5/16/2006 09:30 AM in Courtroom 3A before Magistrate Judge William E. Cassady. Signed by Judge William E. Cassady on 4/4/06. (tgw) (Entered: 04/04/2006)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William E. Cassady : Settlement Conference (preliminaries) held on 5/16/2006. FTR Digital Audio Recording. (eec, ) (Entered: 05/16/2006)

Witness List by Escambia County Board of Education. (Bennett, Alicia) (Entered: 06/27/2006)

Witness List by United States of America. (Galbreath, Robert) (Entered: 06/27/2006)

Proposed Pretrial Order by Betty J. Hooks. (Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 07/06/2006)

REFERRAL OF 56 Proposed Pretrial Order to Judge Steele. (mpp) (Entered: 07/06/2006)

Order . After reading the settlement conference submissions that were received on today's date, it is determined that the Court needs additional information in preparation of the conference set for Monday afternoon. Specifically, the court needs a summary of the reasonable hours spent on this case to date by the members of Stein, Brewster & Pilcher, L.L.C., as well as the hourly rate for each attorney involved which they believe to be a reasonable rate in the Southern District of Alabama for similar work. This information is to be presented to the Court ASAP and shared with opposing counsel but not filed or otherwise made public. It shall be considered for settlement purposes only and will not be available for any other purpose. Signed by Judge William E. Cassady on 7/7/06. (Cassady, William) (Entered: 07/07/2006)

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge William E. Cassady : Settlement Conference held on 7/10/2006. SEALED FTR Digital Audio Recording. (eec, ) (Entered: 07/10/2006)

Order . After a settlement conference held on July 10, 2006, the parties entered into a settlement agreement and asked for 30 days to consummate the settlement. Accordingly, the parties shall comply with all settlement terms, including the submission of a proposed consent decree to Judge Steele, no later than August 10, 2006. Signed by Judge William E. Cassady on 7/12/06. (Cassady, William) (Entered: 07/12/2006)

Joint MOTION for Consent Decree by Betty J. Hooks. (Attachments: # 1 Consent Decree)(Stein, Gregory) (Entered: 08/10/2006)

REFERRAL OF 60 Joint MOTION for Consent Decree to Judge Steele. (tgw, ) (Entered: 08/10/2006)

Consent Decree filed by the parties. Signed by Judge William H. Steele on 8/14/06. Copies to parties.(mpp)