Joint Motion for Notice and Approval of Proposed Compromise and Settlement with Respect to Escambia County

    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABMA 

NORTHERN DIVISION 

JOHN DILLARD, et al., ) 

Plaintiffs, ) 

vs. ) CA NO. 85-T-1332-N 

CRENSHAW COUNTY, ALABAMA, ) 
et al. ty 

Defendants. ) 

JOINT MOTION FOR NOTICE AND APPROVAL 
OF PROPOSED COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT 

YITH RESPECT TO ESCAMBIA COUNTY 

PIAInLLIeS, Ullyses McBride, John T. White, Willie 

McGlasker, William America and Woodrow McCorvey, on behalf of 

themselves and all other persons similarly situated and 

Defendants Escambia County, Alabama, a political subdivision of 

the State of Alabama, Martha Kirkland, in her official capacity 

as Probate Judge; James D. Taylor, in his official capacity as 

Circuit Clerk; Timothy A. Hawsey, in his official capacity as 

Sheriff of Escambia County, Alabama, through their undersigned 

attorneys, jointly move the Court tentatively to approve the 

proposed consent decree, order and notice to the class attached 

to this motion and, following notice to the plaintiff class and 

 



  

opportunity for the objections of class members to be heard by 

the Court, finally to approve the proposed compromise and 

settlement proposed herein. 

EH wy A Respectfully submitted this /7 day of Wire 1 

198_(. 

  

BLACKSHER, MENEFEE & STEIN, P.A. 
405 Van Antwerp Bldg. 
P. 0. Box 108) 
Mobile, Alabama 36633 

(205) 433-2000 / 
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BLACKSHER 

WANDA J. COCHRAN 

    

   

  

BY:_ 

    

TERRY G. DAVIS 

SEAY & DAVIS 
732 Carter Hill Road 
P. OO, Box 6215 
Montgomery, Alabama 36106 
(205) 834-2000 

DEBORAH FINS 
JULIUS L. CHAMBERS 
NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor 

New York, New York 10013 

(212) 219-1900 

EDWARD STILL 
REEVES & STILL 
714 South 29th Street 
Birmingham, Alabama 35233-2810 
(205) 322-6631 

 



BY: 

REO KIRKLAND, Jr. 
307 Evergreen Avenue 
P. 0. Box 646 

Brewton, Alabama 36427 

(205) 867-5711 

  

  

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

WEBB, CRUMPTON, MCGREGOR, ET AL. 
P. O. BOX -338 
Montgomery, AL 36101 
(208) 834-3176 

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i BY 

JAMES W. WEBB" “J 

  

LEE OTTS 

OPTS & MOORE 

P. O. Box 467 

Brewton, AL 36427 

(205) 887-7724 

Attorneys for Defendants 
Escambla County, et al. 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

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I 40 hereby certify that on this [7 day of LA 

1986, a copy of the foregoing JOINT MOTION FOR NOTICE AND 

APPROVAL OF PROPOSED COMPROMISE AND SETTLEMENT WITH RESPECT TO 

ESCAMBIA COUNTY was served upon the following counsel of 

record: 

H. R. Burnham, Esq. 
Burnham, Klinefelter, Halsey, Jones & Carter 
P. O. Box 1618 
Anniston, AL. 38202 

(CALHOUN COUNTY) 

Warren Rowe, Esq. 
Rowe & Sawyer 
P. 0. Box 150 
Enterprise, AL 36331 

 



  

(COFFEE COUNTY) 

Alton L. Turner, Zsq. 
Turner & Jones 

P.O. Box 20% 

Luverne, Alabama 36049 

(CRENSHAW) 

James W. Webb, Esq. 
Webb, Crumpton, McGregor, Schmaeling & Wilson 
P. OO. Box 238 
Montgomery, AL 361Q1 
(ESCAMBIA COUNTY) 

Lee ¥. Ot%ts, Esq. 
Otts & Moore 
P. O. Box 487 
Brewton, AL 36427 

(ESCAMBIA CQUNTY) 

Jack Floyd, Esq. 

Floyd, Keener & Cusimano 
816 Chestnut Street 

Gadsden, AL 35999 
(ETOWAH COUNTY) 

D. L. Martin, Esq. 

215 South Main Street 

Moulton, AL 35650 

(LAWRENCE COUNTY, LARRY SMITH and DAN LIGON) 

David R. Boyd, Esq. 
Balch and Bingham 
2.0. Box 78 
Montgomery, AL 36101 
(LAWRENCE COUNTY, LARRY SMITH and DAN LIGON) 

James G. Speake, Esq. 
Speake, Speake & Reich 
P.O. Box B 
Moulton, AL 35650 
(RICHARD I. PROCTOR OF LAWRENCE COUNTY) 

¥. 0. Rizk, Jr. Faq. 
Curry & Kirk 
P. OO. Box A-B 
Carrollton, AL 35447 
(PICKENS COUNTY) 

Barry D. Vaughn, Esq. 

 



Proctor & Vaughn 
121 North Norton Avenue 
Sylacauga, AL 35150 
(TALLADEGA COUNTY) 

  

by depositing same in the United Slates Mall, postage prepaid. 

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