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*1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA VOICE OF THE EXPERIENCED , a
membership organization on behalf of itself
and its members; and MYRON SMITH ,
DAMARIS JACKSON , NATE WALKER ,
DARRIUS WILLIAMS , KEVIAS HICKS ,
JOSEPH GUILLORY , KENDRICK
STEVENSON , and ALVIN WILLIAMS ,
on behalf of themselves and all others Civil Action No.: 3:23-cv-1304-BAJ- similarly situated, EWD
Plaintiffs ,
v.
JAMES LEBLANC , in his official capacity
as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of
Public Safety and Corrections; TIMOTHY
HOOPER , in his official capacity as
Warden of Louisiana State Penitentiary;
MISTY STAGG , in her official capacity as
Director of Prison Enterprises, Inc.; the
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS ;
and PRISON ENTERPRISES, INC.
Defendants . UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE REPLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A SECOND TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
IN EXCESS OF PAGE LIMIT
NOW INTO COURT , through undersigned counsel, come Voice of the Experienced, Myron Smith, Damaris Jackson, Nate Walker, Darrius Williams, Kevias Hicks, Joseph Guillory, and Alvin Williams, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), who respectfully request leave to file a Reply Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Second Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction in excess of the ten *2 (10) page limit imposed by Local Civil Rule 7. Defendants have represented through counsel they will not oppose this motion.
Defendants sought and were granted leave to file an opposition memorandum in excess of the twenty-five (25) page limit set forth in Local Civil Rule 7(g) by ten (10) pages. See ECF Nos. 209, 212, 216. In order to adequately respond, Plaintiffs seek leave to file a reply memorandum that is thirteen (13) pages long.
WHEREFORE , Plaintiffs respectfully request that they be granted leave to file a reply memorandum that exceeds the page limitation of Local Civil Rule 7.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dated: April 18, 2025
THE PROMISE OF JUSTICE INITIATIVE /s/ Samantha Pourciau
Samantha Pourciau, La. Bar No. 39808 Kara Crutcher (PHV) IL Bar No. 6337639 1024 Elysian Fields Avenue New Orleans, LA 70117
sbosalavage@defendla.org kcrutcher@defendla.org RIGHTS BEHIND BARS /s/ Lydia Wright
Lydia Wright, La. Bar No. 37926416 Amaris Montes (PHV) MD Bar No. 2112150205 D Dangaran (PHV) D.C. Bar No. 90023981 1800 M St. NW Fnt. 1 #33821 Washington, D.C. 20033 *3 Tel: (202) 455-4399
lydia@rightsbehindbars.org amaris@rightsbehindbars.org d@rightsbehindbars.org
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP
/s/ Jeremy A. Benjamin Joshua Hill Jr. (PHV) NY Bar No. 4297826
Jeremy A. Benjamin (PHV) NY Bar No. 4770277 Michael McGregor (PHV) NY Bar No. 5510490 Arielle B. McTootle (PHV) NY Bar No. 5993217 Ricardo Sabater (PHV) NY Bar No. 5993217 Chizoba D. Wilkerson (PHV) NY Bar No.
5903943
1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6064 jhill@paulweiss.com
jbenjamin@paulweiss.com mmcgregor@paulweiss.com amctootle@paulweiss.com rsabater@paulweiss.com lweiser@paulweiss.com
cwilkerson@paulweiss.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Classes