HOOD et al v. TOWN OF OCHLOCKNEE GEORGIA et al

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
VALDOSTA DIVISION
FRANCES HOOD and
MATTHEW A. WILLIAMS,
Plaintiffs,
v.
MAYOR RONELLE SEARCY,
et al.,
Defendants.
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CASE NO:
7:25-cv-184–WLS
ORDER
Before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Rule 65 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Doc.
3) (“TRO Motion”) filed December 5, 2025. Therein, Plaintiffs allege that Frances Hood’s
water service was wrongfully terminated without notice or opportunity to be heard. Plaintiffs
further allege that they attempted to obtain emergency relief in state court but state remedies
have been unavailable due to “lack of duty-judge access, judicial recusal, absence of
reassignment, and institutional inertia.” (Doc. 3 ¶ 3). The Court previously ordered an
evidentiary hearing on the TRO Motion for December 22, 2025. (Doc. 15). However, no party
to this action came to the C.B. King Federal Courthouse in Albany, Georgia on that date.
(Doc. 16).
Accordingly, the Court will hold a telephone conference on Plaintiffs’ Rule 65 Motion
for Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. 3) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at 3:30 p.m.
The Courtroom Deputy will contact the Parties with instructions for attending.
SO ORDERED, this 23rd day of December 2025.
/s/ W. Louis Sands___________
W. LOUIS SANDS, SR. JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Case 7:25-cv-00184-WLS Document 19 Filed 12/23/25 Page 1 of 1