Brewer et al v. Gately et al

Filing 7

ORDER, due to counsel's lack of response to 6 Order, (Status Conference set for 7/31/2012 at 3:00 PM in Little Rock Courtroom # B-155 before Judge D. P. Marshall Jr.). Plaintiff's counsel, Addie Burks, should come prepared as directed. If this showing is not made, the Court will consider a reference to the appropriate committees. The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to the named Plaintiffs (Brewer, Jiles, Carter & Jackson) & to the interested non-party (Lewis). Signed by Judge D. P. Marshall Jr. on 7/13/2012. (jct)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
JONESBORO DIVISION

DENNIS BREWER; MICHAEL JILES;
JEFFERY CARTER; and CHRIS JACKSON,
all suing individually and as representatives of
others similarly situated in employment with
City of West Memphis, Arkansas

v.

PLAINTIFFS

No. 3:12-cv-28-DPM

WAYNE GATELY, individually and in his official
capacity as Chief of West Memphis Fire Department;
WILLIAM JOHNSON, individually and in his official
capacity as Mayor of West Memphis, Arkansas; and
CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
The Court will hold a status conference at 3:00p.m. on Tuesday,31 July
2012, in courtroom 155B of the Richard S. Arnold U.S. Courthouse in Little
Rock, Arkansas. The Court orders Plaintiffs' counsel, Addie Burks, to appear
and show cause on two issues. First, the Rules require that the Court" shall"
dismiss this case, unless good cause is shown for the failure to make timely
service. FED. R. CIV. P. 4(m). Second, given the earlier correspondence
received, Document Nos. 3, 4, 5 & 6-1, and counsel's lack of response to the

Court's June Order, Document No. 6, the Court is concerned that counsel may
not be discharging her professional obligations. Burks should therefore also
come prepared to show that she is, and has been, doing so. If this showing is
not made, the Court will consider a reference to the appropriate committees.
The Court directs the Clerk to send a copy of this Order to the named
plaintiffs (Dennis Brewer,MichaelJiles,JefferyCarter,and Chris Jackson) and
the interested non-party Ooyce Lewis) who wrote the Court.
So Ordered.

D.P. Marshall Jr.
United States District Judge

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