Braggs et al v. Dunn et al, No. 2:2014cv00601 - Document 2207 (M.D. Ala. 2018)

Court Description: PHASE 2A OPINION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS' RENEWED MOTION FOR AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE: Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: (1) The plaintiffs' motion to reopen the contempt proceedings (doc. no. 2195 ) is granted. (2) The plaintiffs' mo tion for order to show cause (doc. no. 2195 ) is granted. (3) The defendants are to show cause in writing by noon on December 21, 2018, as well as at the evidentiary hearing on January 7, 2019, as why they should not be held in contempt. (4) The pla intiffs may file a reply by noon on January 4, 2019. (5) The previously continued contempt proceedings, See Order of Continuance (doc. no. 2058 ), are to resume on, and the renewed contempt proceedings are set for, January 7, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 2FMJ of the Frank M. Johnson Jr. United States Courthouse Complex, One Church Street, Montgomery, Alabama. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 12/12/2018. (furn:ag,calendar)(kh, )

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Braggs et al v. Dunn et al Doc. 2207 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION EDWARD BRAGGS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. JEFFERSON S. DUNN, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:14cv601-MHT (WO) PHASE 2A OPINION AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ RENEWED MOTION FOR AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE The plaintiffs filed a renewed motion for order to show cause as to why the defendants should not be held in contempt Order. court Understaffing Remedial See Renewed Motion (doc. no. 2195). In open on of the December 7, court’s 2018, the plaintiffs’ counsel represented that the motion should be treated as also a motion to reopen the contempt proceedings that the court had continued generally on September 19, 2018. See Order of Continuance (doc. no. 2058). Dockets.Justia.com Because the plaintiffs have adequately alleged in their renewed motion for order to show cause, as well as in the earlier submissions and evidence presented to the court, that the defendants have failed to meet the deadlines at issue, see Order and Opinion (doc. no. 2030) (explaining the background to this aspect of the litigation, which background the court readopts here), the court will now order the defendants to show cause why they should not be held in civil contempt. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that: (1) The plaintiffs’ motion to reopen the contempt proceedings (doc. no. 2195) is granted. (2) The plaintiffs’ motion for order to show cause (doc. no. 2195) is granted. (3) The defendants are to show cause in writing by noon on December 21, 2018, as well as at the evidentiary hearing on January 7, 2019, as why they should not be held in contempt. (4) The plaintiffs may file a reply by noon on January 4, 2019. 2 (5) The previously continued contempt proceedings, See Order of Continuance (doc. no. 2058), are to resume on, and the renewed contempt proceedings are set for, January 7, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 2FMJ of the Frank M. Johnson Jr. United States Courthouse Complex, One Church Street, Montgomery, Alabama. DONE, this the 12th day of December, 2018. /s/ Myron H. Thompson UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 3

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