Treat et al v. Lowe et al

Filing 62

ORDER that this case shall be closed for all purposes of statistical reporting by the Clerk of Court. The Clerk is further directed to terminate any pending motions as denied as moot. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 09/20/2017. (thb)

IN

THE

UNITED

STATES

DISTRICT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT

OF

COURT

FOR THE

GEORGIA

AUGUSTA DIVISION

SUSAN TREAT and ASHLEY WALKER,

*

Individually and Next Friend
and Mother of MADISON WALKER,

*

Plaintiffs,
*

CV

v,

114-174

*

DANIEL

T.

LOWE

MATTHEW P.

*

and

*

PERKINS,

*

Defendants.

ORDER

This

March

matter

2017,

16,

is

before

the

the

parties

Court

were

on

its

notified

own

that

scheduled for trial

to begin on July

17,

July

parties

their

6,

United

2017,

States

principal.
matter

As

parties

and

was

the

Magistrate

(See Doc.
removed

part

agreed

approval

of

to

mediated

Judge

61;

mediated

engage

processes

Court's

in

in

an

the

a

While

anticipated

they

to

these

take

ancillary

considerable

53.)

On

before

the

Accordingly,

in

this

calendar.

provisional

intricate

settlement,

oscillating

preparation

Settlement

time

was

settlement

of

the

forthcoming comprehensive final settlement agreement.
61.)

On

matter

(Doc.

dispute

59.)

trial

this

2017.

reached

see also Doc.

from the

their

and

initiative.

before

drafting

parties'
(See Doc.

proceedings

their

the

are

conclusion,

are expected to fully and finally resolve all matters

in

dispute with limited Court interaction.1

(See id. )

Therefore,

in the interests of judicial economy, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that
this

case

reporting

directed

shall
by

to

the

be

CLOSED

Clerk

TERMINATE

of

any

for
this

all
Court.

pending

Notwithstanding the foregoing,

purposes
The

motions

of

statistical

Clerk

as

is

DENIED

further

AS

MOOT.

any party may - by written motion

- seek to re-open this matter to obtain the Court's approval of
their

forthcoming

action,

settlement

agreement,

dismissal

of

this

or any other necessary or appropriate relief.

ORDER
September,

ENTERED

at

Augusta,

Georgia

this

o^O

day

of

2017.

\^

uniteShsTates district court
2rn

district

of

georgia

1 Because a party to this action is a minor, the Court's approval must be
obtained as to any compromise, settlement, discontinuity, or dismissal.
See
LR 17.1(a),

SDGa.