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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA 

SOUTHERN DIVISION

EARATON ADAMS, et al., ) 

Plaintiffs, ) 

 ) CIVIL ACTION NO 08-0155-KD-N 

vs. ) 

 ) 

AUSTAL, USA, L.LC., ) 

Defendant. ) 

 ORDER 

This matter came before the Court on this date for a hearing on the Defendant’s Motion to 

Sever and Supplement thereto (Docs. 363, 389), Plaintiffs’ Opposition (Doc. 371), Defendant’s 

Reply (Doc. 372), and the parties’ Joint Motion to Continue (Doc. 387). 

Upon consideration and after hearing oral argument, it is ORDERED that Defendant’s 

Motion to Sever (Docs. 363, 389) is GRANTED in part pursuant to Rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules 

of Civil Procedure for those reasons stated on the record. Thus, this action is SEVERED FOR 

TRIAL with the first trial to consist of Plaintiffs Earaton Adams, Myron Barnes, Frederick 

Carter, Sidney Hedgeman and Carlos Johnson. The Court will determine the manner in which 

the remaining plaintiffs shall be severed for trial at a later date. 

It is further ORDERED that the parties’ Joint Motion to Continue (Doc. 387) is GRANTED

as to the Pretrial Conference setting and DENIED as to the trial setting, as follows: 

1) The Final Pretrial Conference shall be held on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 

8:00 a.m. in the United States Courthouse in Mobile, Alabama (see Judge DuBose’s 

Standing Order attached hereto); and 

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2) This Jury action is set for Trial during the months of September and October 

2011, in Mobile, Alabama, with Jury Selection commencing at 8:30 a.m. on 

Tuesday, August 30, 2011,1 and Trial commencing on Monday, September 26, 

2011 at 8:30 a.m.

DONE and ORDERED this the 28th day of July 2011.

/s/ Kristi K. DuBose 

KRISTI K. DuBOSE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

1 The parties have consented to jury selection with the Magistrate Judge. 

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