Tallahatchie County, Mississippi Branch of the NAACP et al v. Tallahatchie County, Mississippi Board of Supervisors et al

Filing 36

ORDER Setting Certain Deadlines. Signed by Jane M Virden on 10/19/12. (ncb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
DELTA DIVISION
TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
BRANCH OF THE NAACP ET AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No:2:11CV00042-MPM-JMV

TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS, ET AL.,
Defendants.
_______________________________________________________________________
ORDER SETTING CERTAIN DEADLINES

Having conducted a telephonic status conference with counsel for the parties this
date, and in light of the September 24, 2012, Judgment of the Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals, wherein the order of this court dismissing this case was vacated and the case was
remanded for further proceedings,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. Plaintiffs shall file any motion for leave to amend the complaint within 14 days of
this date, and Defendants shall respond within 7 days of the filing of said motion. Plaintiffs
may file any reply within 4 days of the filing of Defendants’ response.
2. Discovery on the issue of mootness, as framed in the Fifth Circuit’s opinion, shall
commence immediately and shall be completed by January 17, 2013.
3. Plaintiffs may designate experts on the mootness issue by December 3, 2012.
4. Defendants may designate experts on the issue of mootness by December 18,
2012.

5. The deadline for Defendants to file a motion to dismiss this action as moot is
January 31, 2013.
6. Defendants may file a Rule 12(b)(6) motion by February 14, 2013.
7. Should the court determine that this controversy is not moot, as soon as
practicable after entry of said ruling, the court will enter a scheduling order.
THIS 19th day of October, 2012

/s/ Jane M. Virden
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE