Karsjens et al v. Minnesota Department of Human Services et al

Filing 986

ORDER. 1. The August 10, 2015 conference will take place in the Fifth Floor Conference Room, Warren E. Burger Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 316 North Robert Street, St. Paul, Minnesota. 2. Similar to other Rule 16 scheduling confere nces, and to plan and discuss pending issues, the August 10, 2015 conference will be closed to the public to allow the Court to hear and assess remedy proposals in advance of the public Remedies Phase hearing. 3. The August 10, 2015 conference will b e presided over by the undersigned, United States Magistrate Judge Jeffrey J. Keyes, and former Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson, who will be serving as Special Master in a pro bono capacity to oversee the injunctive relief imposed by the Court with respect to Counts I and II. 4. Following the August 10, 2015 conference, the Court will establish a schedule regarding next steps in this proceeding. (Written Opinion). Signed by Judge Donovan W. Frank on 7/29/2015. (BJS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Kevin Scott Karsjens, David Leroy Gamble,
Jr., Kevin John DeVillion, Peter Gerard
Lonergan, James Matthew Noyer, Sr.,
James John Rud, James Allen Barber,
Craig Allen Bolte, Dennis Richard Steiner,
Kaine Joseph Braun, Christopher John
Thuringer, Kenny S. Daywitt, Bradley Wayne
Foster, Brian K. Hausfeld, and all others
similarly situated,

Civil No. 11-3659 (DWF/JJK)

Plaintiffs,
v.

ORDER

Lucinda Jesson, Dennis Benson, Kevin
Moser, Tom Lundquist, Nancy Johnston,
Jannine Hébert, and Ann Zimmerman,
in their official capacities,
Defendants.

In the Court’s Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order (Doc. No. 966), filed
on June 17, 2015, the Court respectfully directed the parties, and urged select non-parties,
including state legislative and executive leadership, to participate in a Remedies Phase
pre-hearing conference on August 10, 2015 to present and discuss the relief that they find
appropriate with respect to both Counts I and II, in light of the Court’s ruling and
recommendations. In advance of the August 10, 2015 conference, and in response to
inquiries the Court has received since the filing of its Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law,
and Order, the Court hereby enters the following:

ORDER
1.

The August 10, 2015 conference will take place in the Fifth Floor Conference

Room, Warren E. Burger Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 316 North Robert
Street, St. Paul, Minnesota.
2.

Similar to other Rule 16 scheduling conferences, and to plan and discuss

pending issues, the August 10, 2015 conference will be closed to the public to allow the
Court to hear and assess remedy proposals in advance of the public Remedies Phase hearing.
3.

The August 10, 2015 conference will be presided over by the undersigned,

United States Magistrate Judge Jeffrey J. Keyes, and former Chief Justice Eric J. Magnuson,
who will be serving as Special Master in a pro bono capacity to oversee the injunctive relief
imposed by the Court with respect to Counts I and II.
4.

Following the August 10, 2015 conference, the Court will establish a schedule

regarding next steps in this proceeding.

Dated: July 29, 2015

s/Donovan W. Frank
DONOVAN W. FRANK
United States District Judge

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