Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:16-CV-1062; SECTION "P"
08-30-2016
LOUIS VERNON JACKSON, Plaintiff v. NATCHITOCHES POLICE DEPT., ET AL., Defendant
MAGISTRATE JUDGE PEREZ-MONTES
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, and after an independent review of the record, including the objection filed by Plaintiff, having determined that the findings and recommendation are correct under the applicable law;
IT IS ORDERED that the above-captioned civil rights case is STAYED and ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED until the criminal proceeding in Natchitoches Parish against Plaintiff for his May 7, 2016 arrest on charges of obscenity, resisting an officer by force or violence, and possession of synthetic marijuana with intent to distribute (Doc. 1, p. 9), is complete, subject to the following conditions:
a. Within thirty (30) days of the date the state court criminal proceeding has concluded, Plaintiff SHALL FILE a motion asking this Court to lift the stay. The action will proceed at that time, absent some other bar to suit. See Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384 (2007).
b. If the criminal proceeding is not concluded within six (6) months, Plaintiff SHALL FILE, on March 1, 2017, a status report indicating the expected completion date of the proceeding. Additional status reports shall be filed every six (6) months thereafter until the stay is lifted.
In light of the stay, Plaintiff SHALL NOT file any more documents in this action until the state court proceedings have concluded.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED at Alexandria, Louisiana, this 30th day of August, 2016.
/s/ _________
JAMES T. TRIMBLE, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE