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Parties Involved:
Jenny Barton
Plaintiff
Stafford Kees
Defendant
Stafford Kees Jr
Defendant
Christian Taylor
Plaintiff
Veronica Thomas
Plaintiff
Libby Wilhite
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS 

JONESBORO DIVISION 

JENNY BARTON; CHRISTIAN TAYLOR; 

LIBBY WILHITE; and VERONICA THOMAS 

v. No. 3:14-cv-241-DPM 

STAFFORD KEES and 

PLAINTIFFS 

STAFFORD KEES JR.1 DEFENDANTS 

ORDER 

1. The motion to dismiss, NQ 10, is denied. Viewing the facts in a light 

most favorable to the plaintiffs, the Court accepts their statement that they 

each received the right-to-sue letter on 21 July 2014. NQ 14 at 1; Ritchie v. St. 

Louis Jewish Light, 630 F.3d 713, 716 (8th Cir. 2011). Therefore, plaintiffs had 

until 19 October 2014 to file their complaint. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(1); 

Williams v. Little Rock Municipal Water Works, 21 F.3d 218,222 (8th Cir. 1994). 

Their 17 October 2014 filing was thus timely. 

2. It is unclear whether Kees argues that he can't be sued because the 

plaintiffs' EEOC charge ran against Osceola HealthCare, Inc. See Winbush v. 

State of Iowa By Glenwood State Hospital, 66 F.3d 1471,1478 n.9 (8th Cir. 1995). 

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Stafford Kees and Stafford Kees Jr. are the same person. NQ 11 & NQ 

10 at 1. The Court directs the Clerk to correct the docket to so reflect. We'll 

go with Stafford Kees Jr. as the sole defendant. 

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On this issue, Kees' s motion is denied without prejudice to a more focused 

argument later. 

3. The motion for Clerk's judgment, NQ 13, is denied. Plaintiffs are 

incorrect about a date. Kees's filed his answer on 15 December 2014, exactly 

twenty-one days after being served with the summons and complaint on 24 

November 2014. His answer was timely. FED. R. CIV. P. 12(a)(1)(A). 

4. There is some confidential information on page seven of NQ 4. The 

Court directs the Clerk to put page seven under seal. 

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Motions, NQ 10 & 13, denied. 

So Ordered. 

D.P. MarshaH?fr. 

United States District Judge 

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