Dunn et al v. Thomas et al

Filing 2864

ORDER APPOINTING ARBITRATOR: Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows: (1) Magistrate Judge Stephen M. Doyle is appointed as arbitrator for disputes arising out of the Phase 1 consent decree (doc. no. 728 ) and Phase 2A ADA consent decree (doc. no. 1291 ). The clerk of the court is to add Judge Doyle as an interested party to this Braggs litigation. (2) The clerk of court is to file a copy of this order in In re: Patrick Joseph Charest Request for Arbitration in the Braggs litigation, No. 19-misc-3852, where Judge Doyle is to serve as the arbitrator. The clerk of the court is to add Judge Doyle as an interested party to the Charest proceeding too. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 7/7/2020. (kh, )

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION
EDWARD BRAGGS, et al.,

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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)

ORDER APPOINTING ARBITRATOR
This court recently ordered the parties to meet and
confer about whether they can agree upon a replacement
arbitrator

for

disputes

arising

out

of

the

Phase

1

consent decree (doc. no. 728) and Phase 2A ADA consent
decree (doc. no. 1291) in light of the retirement of
Magistrate Judge John Ott.
Arbitrator

(doc.

no.

2856).

See Order for Replacement
The

parties

have

now

informed the court that they could not come to any
agreement.

See Joint Petition for Court to Appoint

Replacement Arbitrator (doc. no. 2862).

Instead, the

parties

jointly

request

that

the

court

choose

and

appoint a replacement arbitrator, based on the process
set forth in the Phase 1 consent decree (doc. no. 728).
To aid the court, the parties have provided a list of
current U.S. Magistrate Judges or those on recall who
might be able to serve as arbitrator, including U.S.
Magistrate Judge Stephen M. Doyle.

See Joint Petition

for Court to Appoint Replacement Arbitrator (doc. no.
2862) at 2 n.2.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
(1) Magistrate Judge Stephen M. Doyle is appointed as
arbitrator for disputes arising out of the Phase
1 consent decree (doc. no. 728) and Phase 2A ADA
consent decree (doc. no. 1291).
court

is

to

add

Judge

Doyle

The clerk of the
as

an

interested

party to this Braggs litigation.
(2) The clerk of court is to file a copy of this
order in In re: Patrick Joseph Charest Request
for

Arbitration

in

the

Braggs

litigation,

No. 19-misc-3852, where Judge Doyle is to serve
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as the arbitrator.

The clerk of the court is to

add Judge Doyle as an interested party to the
Charest proceeding too.
DONE, this the 7th of July, 2020.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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