Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO.: 13-00368-BAJ-SCR
06-02-2014
ELZIE BALL, ET AL. v. JAMES M. LEBLANC, ET AL.
JUDGMENT
IT IS ORDERED that Defendants' Motion for Entry of Final Judgment Pursuant to FRCP 58(d) (Doc. 91) is GRANTED.
The Court notes that Plaintiffs initially opposed Defendants' request for a final judgment. (Doc. 99.) However, the parties now jointly request the Court issue a final judgment in the matter. (Doc. 174.)
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties' Joint Motion and Incorporated Memorandum for Expedited Entry of Final Judgment (Doc. 174) is GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that JUDGMENT is hereby rendered IN FAVOR of Plaintiffs Elzie BaU, Nathaniel Code, and James Magee and AGAINST Defendants James M. LeBlanc, Nathan Burl Cain, Angelia Norwood, and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections as to Plaintiffs' claims under the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that JUDGMENT is hereby rendered IN FAVOR of Defendants James M. LeBlanc, Nathan Burl Cain, Angelia Norwood, and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections and AGAINST Plaintiffs Elzie Ball, Nathaniel Code, and James Magee as to Plaintiffs' claims under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as modified by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs shaU file their motion for attorneys' fees no later than July 14, 2014.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 2th day of June, 2014.
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BRIAN A. JACKSON, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA