Plaintiffs' Appeal from Order of Magistrate Judge — Chambless v. Redfield (W.D. La.)

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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana · No. 3:20-cv-01455-TAD-KDM · Doc. 53 · 2021-05-03 · Docket on CourtListener

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA 
MONROE DIVISION 
 
 
 
CHAMBLESS ENTERPRISES LLC, et al., 
 
      Plaintiffs, 
 
v. 
 
ROBERT REDFIELD, et al., 
 
      Defendants. 
 
 
 
 
 Case No. 3:20-cv-1455-TAD-KDM 
 
Judge Terry A. Doughty 
 
Magistrate Judge Kayla D. McClusky 
 
 
PLAINTIFFS’ APPEAL FROM ORDER OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE 
 
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 72 and Local Rule 74.1, Plaintiffs, 
Chambless Enterprises, LLC, and the Apartment Association of Louisiana, Inc., herein object to 
the Magistrate Judge’s order issued in this case on April 19, 2021, included as Exhibit A. The 
Magistrate granted Defendants’ motion to stay District Court proceedings in this matter, 
notwithstanding Plaintiffs’ objection that a stay will be prejudicial and is not in the interest of 
justice. A copy of Plaintiffs’ opposition to Defendants’ motion to stay is included as Exhibit B.  
The Magistrate’s decision staying District Court proceedings was clearly erroneous and 
contrary to law. Accordingly, Plaintiffs object to the Magistrate’s decision and renew their request 
that this Court should direct Defendants to produce the administrative record in this case. Plaintiffs 
further state their reasons for appealing the Magistrate’s decision in the attached Memorandum in 
Support of Plaintiffs’ Appeal of Magistrate’s Order Staying Trial Court Proceedings, included as 
Exhibit C. 
 
 
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DATED:  May 3, 2021. 
 
 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
/s/ Steven M. Simpson                     
STEVEN M. SIMPSON* 
DC Bar No. 462553 
Pacific Legal Foundation 
3100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 610 
Arlington, VA 22201 
Tel: (202) 888-6881 
SSimpson@pacificlegal.org 
 
/s/ James C. Rather, Jr.  
JAMES C. RATHER, JR.  
Louisiana Bar No. 25839  
ALKER & RATHER, LLC  
4030 Lonesome Rd., Suite B  
Mandeville, LA 70448  
Tel: (985) 727-7501  
JRather@alker-rather.com 
LUKE A. WAKE* 
DC Bar No. 1009181 
ETHAN W. BLEVINS* 
Washington State Bar No. 48219 
HANNAH SELLS MARCLEY* 
Washington State Bar No. 52692 
Pacific Legal Foundation 
930 G Street 
Sacramento, CA 95814 
Tel: (916) 419-7111 
Fax: (916) 419-7747 
LWake@pacificlegal.org  
EBlevins@pacifclegal.org 
HMarcley@pacificlegal.org 
*Pro hac vice 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiffs 
 
 
 
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 
I hereby certify that on May 3, 2021, I electronically filed the foregoing document with the 
Clerk of the Court via the CM/ECF system, which will cause a copy to be served upon counsel of 
record. 
DATED:  May 3, 2021. 
 
 
/s/ Steven M. Simpson 
 
STEVEN M. SIMPSON 
 
 
 
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