Braggs v. Hamm

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

EDWARD BRAGGS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. v. ) 2:14cv601-MHT ) (WO) JOHN HAMM, in his ) official capacity as ) Commissioner of ) the Alabama Department of ) Corrections, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER In accordance with the monitoring opinion, see Braggs v. Dunn, 483 F. Supp. 3d 1136, 1146-47 (M.D. Ala. 2020) (Thompson, J.), the process followed earlier for appointment of the EMT, see September 2, 2020, Order (Doc. 2918), and the process followed earlier for replacing an EMT member, see March 15, 2022, Order (Doc.

3540), it is ORDERED as follows: (1) Nurse Catherine Knox’s resignation from the external monitoring team (EMT) is accepted. See Joint Report on EMT’s Psychiatrist (Doc. 3616). The court now expresses its deep gratitude to her. (2) By 5:00 p.m., on July 7, 2022, the parties are to file a report indicating whether they have agreed on a person to replace Nurse Knox as the team’s nurse, and, if so, who that person is. In the meantime, the parties are encouraged to mediate this issue with Judge John Ott.

DONE, this the 23rd day of June, 2022. /s/ Myron H. Thompson UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE