Arkansas Eastern District Court
Judge:Brian S Miller
Case #: 4:20-cv-00516
Nature of Suit190 Contract - Other Contract
Cause28:1446 Petition for Removal-Breach of Contract
Case Filed:May 15, 2020
Terminated:Apr 08, 2022
Last checked: Wednesday Nov 11, 2020 4:30 AM CST
Defendant
Charles P Clayton
Represented By
James Lloyd Phillips, III
Hyden, Miron & Foster, PLLC
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Jimmie Samuel Patterson
Hyden, Miron & Foster, PLLC
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Guy W. Murphy, Jr.
Hyden, Miron & Foster, PLLC
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Defendant
Stoney Courville
Represented By
James Lloyd Phillips, III
Hyden, Miron & Foster, PLLC
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Jimmie Samuel Patterson
Hyden, Miron & Foster, PLLC
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Guy W. Murphy, Jr.
Hyden, Miron & Foster, PLLC
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Plaintiff
Wastewater Specialties LLC
Represented By
John Richard Peel
Peel Law Firm, P.A.
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Michael Bailey Heister
Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC
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Meredith McNeil Causey
Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC
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GPO Jul 01 2020
ORDER granting in part 17 motion to extend the temporary restraining order. The TRO is extended until a hearing on plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction can be held, not to exceed fourteen days from the time of this order, without good cause shown. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 7/1/2020. (jbh)
GPO Mar 31 2021
ORDER granting 30 Wastewater's motion for leave to file a first amended complaint; granting 35 Wastewater's motion for leave to file a reply; granting 12 Wastewater's motion to compel arbitration; granting 20 Wastewater's motion for leave to file a reply; and denying as moot 36 joint motion for a scheduling order extension. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 3/31/2021. (kdr)
GPO Apr 08 2022
JUDGMENT: Consistent with 42 order entered today, this case is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 4/8/2022. (ljb)

Docket last updated: 12 hours ago
Friday, April 08, 2022
43 43 order Judgment Fri 04/08 10:17 AM
JUDGMENT: Consistent with42 order entered today, this case is dismissed with prejudice. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 4/8/2022. (ljb)
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42 42 1 pgs order Order Fri 04/08 10:15 AM
ORDER granting the41 parties' joint stipulation of dismissal and dismissing this case with prejudice. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 4/8/2022. (ljb)
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Thursday, April 07, 2022
41 41 misc Stipulation of Dismissal Thu 04/07 2:36 PM
STIPULATION of Dismissal with Prejudice by Charles P Clayton, Stoney Courville. (Murphy, Guy)
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Friday, February 25, 2022
40 40 misc Status Report Fri 02/25 9:07 AM
STATUS REPORT Defendants' Status Report by Charles P Clayton, Stoney Courville. (Murphy, Guy)
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Monday, October 18, 2021
39 39 misc Status Report Mon 10/18 2:24 PM
STATUS REPORT Joint by Wastewater Specialties LLC. (Peel, John)
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Monday, October 04, 2021
38 38 1 pgs order Order ~Util - Set Deadlines Mon 10/04 1:14 PM
ORDER directing the parties to file a status update within 14 days. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 10/4/2021. (ljb)
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021
37 37 5 pgs order Order on Motion for Leave to File Order on Motion to Extend Time Order on Motion to Compel Wed 03/31 4:51 PM
ORDER granting30 Wastewater's motion for leave to file a first amended complaint; granting35 Wastewater's motion for leave to file a reply; granting12 Wastewater's motion to compel arbitration; granting20 Wastewater's motion for leave to file a reply; and denying as moot36 joint motion for a scheduling order extension. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 3/31/2021. (kdr)
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Monday, March 01, 2021
36 36 motion Extend Time Mon 03/01 10:25 AM
Joint MOTION to Extend Time in Scheduling Order by Wastewater Specialties LLC (Heister, Michael)
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
35 35 motion Leave to File Document Tue 08/25 5:16 PM
MOTION for Leave to File Reply in Support of Motion to File First Amended Complaint by Wastewater Specialties LLC(Heister, Michael)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A
34 34 order Scheduling Order Tue 08/25 11:31 AM
FINAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Jury Trial set for sometime during the week of 11/8/2021 at 09:30 AM in Little Rock Courtroom # 2D before Judge Brian S. Miller. Discovery due by 6/16/2021; Motions due by 7/12/2021; Pretrial Disclosure Sheet due by 10/8/2021; Status Report due by 7/12/2021. Signed at the direction of the Court on 08/25/2020. (rmg)
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Monday, August 24, 2020
33 33 respm Response to Motion Mon 08/24 4:46 PM
RESPONSE to Motion re30 MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint filed by Charles P Clayton, Stoney Courville.(Murphy, Guy)
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Att: 1 Exhibit Exhibit A
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
32 32 trial Proposed Findings of Fact Tue 08/11 5:25 PM
Proposed Findings of Fact by Charles P Clayton, Stoney Courville(Murphy, Guy)
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31 31 trial Proposed Findings of Fact Tue 08/11 3:45 PM
Proposed Findings of Fact by Wastewater Specialties LLC(Heister, Michael)
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Monday, August 10, 2020
30 30 motion Leave to File Document Mon 08/10 3:05 PM
MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by Wastewater Specialties LLC(Heister, Michael)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A
Tuesday, August 04, 2020
utility Notice of Docket Correction Tue 08/04 2:18 PM
NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re 27 Clerk's Minutes. CORRECTION: The docket entry was modified to correct the file date as 7/27/2020 pursuant to instruction from Chambers.(jak)
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Monday, August 03, 2020
29 29 misc Transcript Mon 08/03 9:01 AM
TRANSCRIPT of Preliminary Injunction Hearing held on 7/27/2020, before Judge Brian S. Miller. Court Reporter Suzanne McKennon. Transcript may be viewed only at the public terminals in the Clerk's office. Copies of transcript are only available through the Official Court Reporter before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. DEADLINES: Notice of Intent to Request Redaction due 8/10/2020. Redaction Request due 8/24/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/3/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/2/2020. (fcd)
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Thursday, July 30, 2020
28 28 misc Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting Thu 07/30 10:39 AM
REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting by Charles P Clayton, Stoney Courville. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) Joint Report (Murphy, Guy)
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
27 27 minutes Status Conference 1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings Tue 07/28 10:17 AM
(This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) CLERK'S MINUTES for proceedings held before Judge Brian S. Miller: Hearing held on 07/27/2020 on Plaintiff's request for a Preliminary Injunction. Plaintiff calls witnesses Andrew McNeill, Todd Sims, Troy Landreneau, Louis Negroni, and Matt Saltzman. Defense calls witnesses Charles Paige Clayton, Stoney Courville, and Michael Duplichan. Hearing concluded; the Court takes the matter under advisement. (Plaintiff: John Richard Peel, Meredith McNeil Causey, Michael Bailey Heister; Defense: Guy W. Murphy Jr., James Lloyd Phillips III, Jimmie Samuel Patterson; Court Reporter: Suzanne McKennon.) (rmg)
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Friday, July 24, 2020
26 26 2 pgs order Order Fri 07/24 1:49 PM
ORDER authorizing Guy W. Murphy, Jr., and James Lloyd Phillips, III, counsel for plaintiffs to bring a cell phone, laptop computer, or personal digital assistant into the Richard Sheppard Arnold United States Courthouse in Little Rock beginning Monday, 7/3/2020, and each day thereafter until the hearing in this matter is completed. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 7/24/2020. (kdr)
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020
25 25 notice Notice of Hearing Tue 07/21 12:30 PM
(This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) NOTICE of Hearing: Hearing on plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction set for 7/27/2020 at 01:00 PM in Little Rock Courtroom # 2D before Judge Brian S. Miller. (rmg)
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Thursday, July 16, 2020
24 24 1 pgs order Order Thu 07/16 4:53 PM
ORDER extending temporary restraining order until the preliminary injunction hearing, which has been scheduled by email occurs5 6 15 19 . Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 7/16/2020. (kdr)
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
23 23 respm Response to Motion Tue 07/14 4:53 PM
RESPONSE to Motion re17 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and to Extend Temporary Restraining Order Defendants' Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Convert Temporary Restraining Order to Preliminary Injunction filed by All Defendants. (Murphy, Guy)
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22 22 misc Declaration Tue 07/14 4:49 PM
DECLARATION Declaration of Charles Paige Clayton by Charles P Clayton, Stoney Courville. (Murphy, Guy)
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Tuesday, July 07, 2020
utility Notice of Docket Correction Tue 07/07 10:32 AM
NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re21 Notice of Appearance. CORRECTION: The docket text was modified to correct the description as follows, "NOTICE of Appearance by Meredith McNeil Causey on behalf of Wastewater Specialties LLC" as marked on the document. (cmn)
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Monday, July 06, 2020
21 21 notice Notice of Appearance Mon 07/06 4:27 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Bailey Heister on behalf of Wastewater Specialties LLC (Heister, Michael)
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Thursday, July 02, 2020
20 20 motion Leave to File Document Thu 07/02 5:17 PM
MOTION for Leave to File Reply in Support of Motion to Compel Arbitration by Wastewater Specialties LLC(Heister, Michael)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A
Wednesday, July 01, 2020
19 19 1 pgs order Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction Wed 07/01 11:36 AM
ORDER granting in part17 motion to extend the temporary restraining order. The TRO is extended until a hearing on plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction can be held, not to exceed fourteen days from the time of this order, without good cause shown. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 7/1/2020. (jbh)
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
18 18 brief Brief in Support Tue 06/30 12:27 PM
BRIEF IN SUPPORT re17 Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by Wastewater Specialties LLC. (Heister, Michael)
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17 17 motion Preliminary Injunction Tue 06/30 12:25 PM
MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and to Extend Temporary Restraining Order by Wastewater Specialties LLC(Heister, Michael)
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Friday, June 26, 2020
16 16 respm Response to Motion Fri 06/26 4:57 PM
RESPONSE to Motion re12 MOTION to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings filed by All Defendants. (Murphy, Guy)
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
15 15 1 pgs order Order Tue 06/16 3:51 PM
ORDER extending5 the temporary restraining order until a hearing can held, not to exceed 14 days from the time of this order, without good cause shown. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 6/16/2020. (kdr)
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Friday, June 12, 2020
14 14 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 06/12 4:10 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Bailey Heister on behalf of Wastewater Specialties LLC (Heister, Michael)
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13 13 brief Brief in Support Fri 06/12 10:27 AM
BRIEF IN SUPPORT re12 Motion to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings filed by Wastewater Specialties LLC. (Peel, John)
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12 12 motion Compel Fri 06/12 10:25 AM
MOTION to Compel Arbitration and Stay Proceedings by Wastewater Specialties LLC (Peel, John)
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Thursday, May 28, 2020
11 11 order Initial Scheduling Order Thu 05/28 1:39 PM
INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Rule 26(f) Conference to occur by 7/23/2020; Rule 26(f) Report due by 8/5/2020; Jury Trial set for sometime during the week of 11/8/2021 at 09:30 AM in Little Rock Courtroom # 2D before Judge Brian S. Miller. Signed at the direction of the Court on 05/28/2020. (rmg)
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Friday, May 15, 2020
10 10 answer Answer to Complaint Fri 05/15 2:29 PM
ANSWER to3 Complaint with Jury Demand by Charles P Clayton, Stoney Courville.(Murphy, Guy)
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9 9 misc Notice of Reassignment Fri 05/15 2:28 PM
(This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) NOTICE OF REASSIGNMENT. Based on8 Order, the Clerk's office has reassigned the case to Judge Brian S. Miller. (jak)
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8 8 1 pgs order Order Reassigning Case Fri 05/15 2:24 PM
ORDER directing the Clerk's Office to issue a Notice of Reassignment. Signed at the Direction of the Court on 05/15/2020. (ajt) (Docket text modified on 5/15/2020 to correct the signature of the Order)(jak)
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7 7 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 05/15 2:19 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Jimmie Samuel Patterson on behalf of All Defendants (Patterson, Jimmie)
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6 6 2 pgs order Order Fri 05/15 2:18 PM
ORDER EXTENDING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. Signed by Circuit Judge Dennis C. Sutterfield. (ajt)
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5 5 order Temporary Restraining Order Fri 05/15 2:16 PM
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. Signed by Circuit Judge Dennis C. Sutterfield. (ajt)
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4 4 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 05/15 2:15 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by James Lloyd Phillips, III on behalf of All Defendants (Phillips, James)
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3 3 cmp Complaint Fri 05/15 2:15 PM
COMPLAINT against Charles P Clayton, Stoney Courville filed by Wastewater Specialties LLC.(ajt)
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2 2 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 05/15 2:13 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Guy W. Murphy, Jr on behalf of All Defendants (Murphy, Guy)
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1 1 notice Notice of Removal Fri 05/15 2:08 PM
NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Charles P Clayton, Stoney Courville from Pope County Circuit Court, case number 58CV-20-198. Fee $400 paid, receipt number LIT077264.(ajt)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet
utility Notice of Docket Correction Fri 05/15 4:34 PM
NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re8 Order. CORRECTION: The docket text was modified to correct the signature of the Order as "Signed at the Direction of the Court on 5/15/2020" as marked on the document. (jak)
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