Reynolds v. Dept/Transportation, et al

Filing 8807

OPINION AND ORDER that defendants' 8521 objections are overruled; that the special master's 8465 recommendation is adopted; that the Adams intervenors' 8415 motion for partial summary judgment is granted as set forth in said reco mmendation; that the court agrees with the special master that it is time to end the relitigation and relitigation of the issue of whether Article XV compliance was achieved in December 1996 or in May 2003 or sometime in between; that this order does not mean that any particular claimant is entitled to relief; that this matter is referred back to the special master for further appropriate proceedings. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/19/2012. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist)(cc, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

JOHNNY REYNOLDS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION NO.
2:85cv665-MHT

OPINION AND ORDER
After

an

independent

and

de

novo

review

of

the

record, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the
court as follows:
(1) The defendants’ objections (doc. no. 8521) are
overruled.
(2) The special master’s recommendation (doc. no.
8465) is adopted.
(3) The

Adams

intervenors’

motion

for

partial

summary judgment (doc. no. 8415) is granted as
set forth in said recommendation.

The court

agrees with the special master that it is time
to end the relitigation and relitigation of the
issue

of

whether

Article

XV

compliance

was

achieved in December 1996 or in May 2003 or
sometime in between.
not

mean

that

any

Of course, this order does
particular

claimant

is

entitled to relief.
It is further ORDERED that this matter is referred
back

to

the

special

master

for

further

appropriate

proceedings.
DONE, this the 19th day of March, 2012.

/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE