Cooke et al v. Meritor, Inc. et al

Filing 583

ORDER directing Textron to file affidavit in support of Motion to Enforce Settlement within 7 days. Signed by District Judge Debra M. Brown on 11/6/19. (jla)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI
GREENVILLE DIVISION
BRENDA J. COOPER, et al.

PLAINTIFFS

V.

NO. 4:16-CV-52-DMB-JMV

MERITOR, INC., et al.

DEFENDANTS

ORDER
Upon review of Textron’s motion to enforce settlement,1 the Court DIRECTS Textron to
file, within seven (7) days of the entry of this order, an affidavit in support of its motion. Such
affidavit must (1) to the extent possible, aver to the accuracy of the facts set forth in the
memorandum accompanying the motion; (2) specify the terms of the oral agreement reached
during the settlement conference, including whether the dismissals would be with prejudice and
the amount allocated to each plaintiff; and (3) state the factual basis for the statement that Katherine
Cooke “had a relative, B.J. Longstreet, sign on her behalf as her apparent agent.”2
SO ORDERED, this 6th day of November, 2019.
/s/Debra M. Brown
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1
The motion was filed in six related cases: (1) Sledge v. Meritor, Inc., No. 4:16-cv-53; (2) Cooke v. Meritor, Inc.,
No. 4:16-cv-54; (3) SRA Investments, LLC v. Meritor, Inc., No. 4:16-cv-55; (4) Arthur v. Meritor, Inc., No. 4:18-cv23; (5) Green v. Meritor, Inc., No. 4:18-cv-24; and (6) Turner v. Meritor, Inc., No. 4:18-cv-25. The Clerk of the Court
is directed to file a copy of this order in each listed case.
2

Pursuant to the July 3, 2019, order, such information should be filed under seal.