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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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ORDER

Based on the representations made on the record at 

a pretrial hearing on November 23, 2015, it is ORDERED 

as follows:

(1) Defendant Joshua Combs is to file, by noon on 

December 1, 2015, a brief addressing whether the 

purported release-dismissal waiver at issue in this 

case violates the public-interest prong of Town of 

Newton v. Rumery, 480 U.S. 386 (1987), in that it 

appears to be a broad, blanket waiver and not the 

result of an individualized prosecutorial determination 

as required by Cain v. Darby Borough, 7 F.3d 377 (3d 

Cir. 1993) (en banc), certiorari denied, 510 U.S. 1195 

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, EASTERN DIVISION

CALVIN WATTS, )

)

 Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

 v. ) 3:13cv742-MHT

) (WO)

JOSHUA COMBS, )

)

 Defendant. )

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(1994). See also Livingstone v. N. Belle Vernon 

Borough, 91 F.3d 515 (3d Cir. 1996); Cuba-Diaz v. Town 

of Windham, 274 F. Supp. 2d 221 (D. Conn. 2003) 

(Arterton, J.); Oliver v. City of Berkley, 261 F. Supp. 

2d 870 (E.D. Mich. 2003) (Steeh, J.); Kinney v. City of 

Cleveland, 144 F. Supp. 2d 908 (N.D. Ohio 2001) 

(Aldrich, J.).

(2) Plaintiff Calvin Watts is to file a response by 

noon on December 4, 2015.

DONE, this the 23rd day of November, 2015.

_ /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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