Pigford v. Veneman ( 2016 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ___________________________________ ) TIMOTHY PIGFORD et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 97-1978 (PLF) ) TOM VILSACK, Secretary, ) United States Department of Agriculture, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ ) ) CECIL BREWINGTON et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 98-1693 (PLF) ) TOM VILSACK, Secretary, ) United States Department of Agriculture, ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ ) ORDER For the reasons explained in the accompanying Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby ORDERED that the Wises’ Motion to Compel Written Consent to Op Out [Dkt. 2002] is DENIED; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Wises’ Motion for Contempt and to Enforce the Pigford Consent Decree [Dkt. 2003] is DENIED; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Wises’ Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against Foreclosure [Dkt. 2006] is DENIED as moot; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Wises’ Emergency Motion for an Order on Dkt. 2003 [Dkt. 2031] is DENIED as moot; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Wises’ Motion for a Declaratory Judgment [Dkt. 2037] is DENIED; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Bateses’ Motion [Dkt. 2017] is DENIED; it is FURTHER ORDERED that the Bateses’ Objection [Dkt. 2018] is DENIED; it is FURTHER ORDERED that Parker’s Motion for a Declaratory Judgment [Dkt. 2040] is DENIED; and it is FURTHER ORDERED that Cowtown’s Motion to Intervene and Freeze the Remaining Funds [Dkt. 2048] is DENIED. This is a final appealable order. See FED. R. APP. P. 4(a). SO ORDERED. /s/_______________________ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN United States District Judge DATE: September 15, 2016 2