Tennessee Middle District Court
Judge:Eli J Richardson
Referred: Jeffery S Frensley
Case #: 3:16-cv-02862
Nature of Suit950 Other Statutes - Constitutionality of State Statutes
Cause42:1983 Civil Rights Act
Case Filed:Nov 08, 2016
Terminated:Apr 05, 2021
Last checked: Sunday May 07, 2017 4:24 AM CDT
Consol Plaintiff
John Doe #2
Represented By
J. Alex Little
Bone, Mcallester & Norton, Pllc (nashville Office)
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Walter Justin Adams
Bone, Mcallester & Norton, Pllc (nashville Office)
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Edward M. Yarbrough
Bone, Mcallester & Norton, Pllc (nashville Office)
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Defendant
Mark Gwyn
Represented By
Michael Alan Meyer
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Linda D. Kirklen
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Defendant
William E. Haslam
Represented By
Michael Alan Meyer
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Linda D. Kirklen
Tennessee Attorney General'S Office
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Plaintiff
John Doe
Represented By
J. Alex Little
Bone, Mcallester & Norton, Pllc (nashville Office)
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Walter Justin Adams
Bone, Mcallester & Norton, Pllc (nashville Office)
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Edward M. Yarbrough
Bone, Mcallester & Norton, Pllc (nashville Office)
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GPO Nov 09 2017
MEMORANDUM OPINION signed by Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr on 11/9/2017. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ab)
GPO Nov 09 2017
ORDER granting in part and denying in part 10 Motion to Dismiss; granting in part and denying in part 26 Motion to Dismiss. Defendants shall file a responsive pleading to each Complaint within fourteen days of the date of this Order. Signed by Chief Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr on 11/9/2017. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ab)
GPO Feb 08 2021
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 02/08/2021. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(ln)
GPO Apr 05 2021
MEMORANDUM OPINION OF THE COURT. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 4/5/2021. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(kc)
GPO Sep 30 2021
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: Magistrate Judge Frensley recommends that the Plaintiffs' MOTION for Attorney Fees 128 be Granted and that the Court award attorney's fees to Doe #1 in the amount of $196,042.50; and to Doe #2 in the amount of $16,379.00. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jeffery S. Frensley on 9/30/2021. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)
GPO Nov 08 2021
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Plaintiffs' Motion for Attorney's Fee Award 128 is granted. The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation 138 and the file. The Report and Recommendation is adopted and approved. Accordingly, the Court awards attorney's fees of in the amount of $196,042.50 to Doe #1 and $16,379.00 to Doe #2. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 11/8/2021. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(kc)
Docket last updated: 10/27/2025 11:59 PM CDT
Monday, November 08, 2021
139 139 2 pgs order Order Adopting Report and Recommendations Order on Motion for Attorney Fees Order on Report and Recommendation Mon 11/08 11:00 AM
ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Plaintiffs' Motion for Attorney's Fee Award128 is granted. The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation138 and the file. The Report and Recommendation is adopted and approved. Accordingly, the Court awards attorney's fees of in the amount of $196,042.50 to Doe #1 and $16,379.00 to Doe #2. Signed by District Judge Eli J. Richardson on 11/8/2021. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (kc)
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