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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

SOUTHERN DIVISION

ORLANDO BETHEL, et al., )

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Plaintiffs, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION 04-0401-WS-C

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TOWN OF LOXLEY, et al., )

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Defendants. )

ORDER

This closed file comes before the Court on plaintiffs’ pro se Motion for Recusal (doc. 43), in

which they contend that the undersigned is biased against them. The Court need not and cannot reach

the merits of plaintiffs’ request for the simple reason that there is no active case or controversy pending

before it. This action was terminated nine months ago, when plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed without

prejudice via Order (doc. 26) dated August 5, 2004. Plaintiffs’ subsequent request for reconsideration

was rejected in October 2004, and their appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals was denied

three months ago, on February 9, 2005. This lawsuit having long been concluded, there is no active,

pending litigation to which plaintiffs’ Motion could possibly apply. The Motion for Recusal is therefore

moot.

DONE and ORDERED this 9th day of May, 2005.

s/ WILLIAM H. STEELE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case 1:04-cv-00401-WS-C Document 44 Filed 05/09/05 Page 1 of 1