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

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IN THE UNITED ST ATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

DONTEL THOMAS and 

DALTON JACKSON, on 

behalf of Themselves and all Others 

Similarly Situated 

v. No. 2:15-cv-95-DPM 

NEAL BYRD, in his Official Capacity; 

JOHN THOMAS, individually and in his 

Official capacity as an employee of City of 

Helena-West-Helena; and SENTENCING 

OPTIONS SPECIALISTS, INC. 

ORDER 

PLAINTIFFS 

DEFENDANTS 

The motion for a status conference, Ng 46, is denied without prejudice. 

The parties need to get together, agree on a final draft of the settlement 

documents, and provide those documents to the Court. For example, there 

doesn't seem to be common ground on who will handle claims 

administration. That's important. The Court also observes that the current 

draft notice differs from the final version of the one we all worked hard on in 

Covington v. Byrd. The Court wonders why. The Court wishes Ms. Monaghan 

well in the coming days. Additional counsel for the City and Thomas (in his 

official capacity) should appear ASAP. The Court would appreciate a joint 

report on all these issues, and on anything else on the parties' minds, by 

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14 October 2016. We'll have a status conference thereafter if need be. 

So Ordered. 

D.P. Marshall " Jr. 

United States District Judge 

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