Jackson v. Selig

Filing 31

ORDER granting 30 Motion to Lift Stay. The stay in this case is lifted, and a scheduling order will issue shortly. Signed by Judge Billy Roy Wilson on 08/24/2012. (jak)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION
RICHARD F. JACKSON, by and through
his Attorney-in-Fact, ALVA J. JACKSON
v.

PLAINTIFF

3:10-CV-00276-BRW

JOHN M. SELIG, in his Official Capacity
as the Director of the Arkansas Department
of Human Services

DEFENDANT

ORDER
On March 18, 2011, I granted Defendant’s unopposed motion to stay deadlines.1
Defendant asked that the deadlines in the initial scheduling order be stayed because Defendant
filed an interlocutory appeal of the preliminary injunction issued in favor of Plaintiff.2 Under the
preliminary injunction, Defendant was enjoined from considering the income stream payable to
Ms. Alva Jackson, from two federal compliant annuities, in determining Plaintiff’s Medicaid
eligibility, and (2) from denying Medicaid coverage to Plaintiff.3 All deadlines in the initial
scheduling order were “stayed pending a decision by the Eighth Circuit on Defendant’s appeal.”4
On July 24, 2012, the Eighth Circuit dismissed Defendant’s appeal as moot -- due to the
death of Mr. Jackson, the injunction, which was the subject of the appeal, served no further
purpose.5 The Eighth Circuit remanded the case for trial on the merits, noting that “[t]o the
extent there are any claims relating to payments of monies that may be due to the Jackson Estate,

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or recoupment of monies from the Jackson Estate, those claims can be litigated in the underlying
district court lawsuit.”6
Plaintiff’s August 23, 2012 Motion notes that the Eighth Circuit dismissed Defendant’s
appeal, and asks the Court to lift the stay and enter a scheduling order. The Motion is
GRANTED. The stay in this case is lifted, and a scheduling order will issue shortly.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 24th day of August, 2012.

/s/Billy Roy Wilson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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