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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1343 Violation of Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

CURTIS TURNER, Individually and 

as Superintendent of the Mineral Springs 

School District, et al. 

v. No. 2:16-cv-29-DPM 

JOHNNY KEY, Individually and as Commissioner 

of the Arkansas Department of Education, 

PLAINTIFFS 

a State Agency, et al. DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

1. The Plaintiffs want to amend their complaint again to shore up their 

pleading against Hempstead County and to remove some claims against the 

State Defendants. The State Defendants don't really oppose this amendment; 

but they want the Court to rule on their motion to dismiss first. 

The ends of justice favor allowing the amendment. And despite the 

inconvenience to the State Defendants, it's more efficient to move this case 

forward as a whole, not in pieces. The motion, NQ 11, is therefore granted. 

FED. R. CIV. P. 15(a)(2). The third amended complaint must be filed by 

29 July 2016. The State Defendants' motion to dismiss, NQ 12, is denied 

without prejudice as moot. Given that the case will be moving forward on the 

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fourth version of the complaint, the Court is unlikely to allow any more 

substantive changes in the claims. It's time to get to the merits. 

2. Motion, NQ 20, granted. Fitz Hall and Ouida Newton have replaced 

Toyce Newton and Vicki Saviers on the State Board of Education. The Court 

directs the Clerk to amend the docket accordingly. FED. R. CIV. P. 25(d). 

So Ordered. 

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v 

D.P. Marshall Jr. 

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