BRIDGES v. FREESE

Civil Action No. 3:13CV457TSL-JCG.

MARY BRIDGES, BOBBY GORDON, AND JOHNNIE GRIFFIN, ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF 345 OTHER NAMED PLAINTIFFS, Plaintiffs, v. RICHARD A. FREESE; TIM K. GOSS; SHEILA M. BOSSIER; DENNIS C. SWEET, III; FREESE AND GOSS PLLC; SWEET AND FREESE PLLC; BOSSIER AND ASSOCIATES PLLC; AND DENNIS C. SWEET, D/B/A SWEET AND ASSOCIATES, PLLC, Defendants, v. DON A. MITCHELL, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Northern Division.

March 26, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Bridges, Plaintiff, represented by Charles R. McRae , CHUCK MCRAE LAW OFFICE & Shane F. Langston , LANGSTON & LANGSTON, PLLC.

Bobby Gordon, Plaintiff, represented by Charles R. McRae , CHUCK MCRAE LAW OFFICE & Shane F. Langston , LANGSTON & LANGSTON, PLLC.

Johnnie Griffin, Plaintiff, represented by Charles R. McRae , CHUCK MCRAE LAW OFFICE & Shane F. Langston , LANGSTON & LANGSTON, PLLC.

Richard A. Freese, Defendant, represented by Jesse Allan Okiror , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Mikel J. Bowers , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Christopher J. Schwegmann , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Jeffrey M. Tillotson , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Martin Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC, R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Tim K. Goss, Defendant, represented by Jesse Allan Okiror , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Mikel J. Bowers , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC, Christopher J. Schwegmann , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Jeffrey M. Tillotson , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Martin Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Sheila M. Bossier, Defendant, represented by Jesse Allan Okiror , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Mikel J. Bowers , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC, Christopher J. Schwegmann , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Jeffrey M. Tillotson , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Martin Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Dennis C. Sweet, III, Defendant, represented by Jesse Allan Okiror , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Mikel J. Bowers , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC, Christopher J. Schwegmann , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Jeffrey M. Tillotson , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Martin Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Freese and Goss PLLC, Defendant, represented by Jesse Allan Okiror , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Mikel J. Bowers , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC, Christopher J. Schwegmann , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Jeffrey M. Tillotson , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Martin Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Sweet and Freese PLLC, Defendant, represented by Jesse Allan Okiror , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Mikel J. Bowers , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC, Christopher J. Schwegmann , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Jeffrey M. Tillotson , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Martin Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Bossier and Associates PLLC, Defendant, represented by Jesse Allan Okiror , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Mikel J. Bowers , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC, Christopher J. Schwegmann , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Jeffrey M. Tillotson , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Martin Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Dennis C. Sweet, Defendant, represented by Jesse Allan Okiror , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Mikel J. Bowers , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC, Christopher J. Schwegmann , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Jeffrey M. Tillotson , LYNN, TILLOTSON, PINKER & COX, LLP, Martin Patrick McDowell , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Don A. Mitchell, Defendant, represented by J. Wyatt Hazard , DANIEL, COKER, HORTON & BELL, Jesse Allan Okiror , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP, Mikel J. Bowers , BELL NUNNALLY & MARTIN, LLP & Christy Vinson Malatesta , DANIEL, COKER, HORTON & BELL.

James W. Shelson, Material Witness, represented by Fred L. Banks, Jr. , PHELPS DUNBAR, LLP.

Freese and Goss PLLC, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Richard A. Freese, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Sheila M. Bossier, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Sweet and Freese PLLC, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Dennis C. Sweet, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Tim K. Goss, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Bossier and Associates PLLC, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Dennis C. Sweet, III, Third Party Plaintiff, represented by R. David Kaufman , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC & Robert Richard Cirilli, Jr. , BRUNINI, GRANTHAM, GROWER & HEWES, PLLC.

Don A. Mitchell, Third Party Defendant, represented by J. Wyatt Hazard , DANIEL, COKER, HORTON & BELL & Christy Vinson Malatesta , DANIEL, COKER, HORTON & BELL.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

This cause is before the court on the motion of plaintiffs Mary Bridges and Bobby Gordon for class certification pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23. Defendants Richard A. Freese, Tim K. Goss, Sheila M. Bossier, Dennis C. Sweet, III, Freese and Goss PLLC, Sweet and Freese...

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