Hill et al v. Coggins et al

Filing 106

ORDER that within 30 days of the entry of this Order, the parties shall file supplemental briefs on the issue of whether the Defendants engaged in an unlawful taking of its captive grizzly bears. The parties may file responses to each others briefs within 14 days thereafter. (See order for further details.) Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 9/27/2017. (khm)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 2:13-cv-00047-MR-DLH

PEGGY HILL and AMY WALKER,

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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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BARRY COGGINS and COLLETTE
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COGGINS, d/b/a CHEROKEE BEAR )
ZOO, and COGGINS & COGGINS,
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INC.,
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Defendants.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on remand from the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [Doc. 103].
In light of the remand of this matter, the Court will allow the parties the
opportunity to file supplemental briefs on the issue of whether the
Defendants engaged in an unlawful taking of its captive grizzly bears.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that within thirty (30) days of the entry
of this Order, the parties shall file supplemental briefs on the issue of whether
the Defendants engaged in an unlawful taking of its captive grizzly bears.
The parties may file responses to each other’s briefs within fourteen (14)

days thereafter. All briefs shall be in 14-point font, shall be double-spaced,
and shall not exceed 25 pages in length.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: September 27, 2017

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