Gross v. Louisiana Division of Administration et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ALFRED GROSS, ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE SUCCESSION OF MARTHA
FRANKLIN TOMBAR GROSS
CIVIL ACTION
VERSUS 	NO. 25-753
THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ST.
CHARLES PARISH; MARTHA JEAN
GORDON AND STAR RECOVERY
SERVICES, LLC
SECTION “B” (1)
ORDER & REASONS
Considering defendant St. Charles Parish’s Unopposed Motion for Leave to File Joint
Report Under Seal (Rec. Doc. 30),
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion (Rec. Doc. 30) is GRANTED and that the
Joint Status Report shall be filed into the record of the above-captioned matter UNDER SEAL,
subject to any applicable state laws relative to public request and/or disclosure of the
expenditure of public funds, if any. Moreover, the underlying joint report does not reveal on
its face good cause for the reopening of this matter. For example, the instant matter does not
appear to be about a financial issue but more about the non-financial conditions of settlement,
e.g. indemnification, which are standard terms in most settlement agreements. We remind
parties, represented and unrepresented ones, that the court reserves the right to consider
sanctions for bad faith or unreasonable refusal to comply with court-reported settlements,
including imposition of financial sanctions for such conduct. Accordingly,
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no later than April 20, 2026 parties shall show good
cause why the motion to reopen (Rec. Doc. 28) should not be denied for reasons noted above and
for waiting six (6) months to file that motion in view of the dismissal order’s time limit for filing
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same. (“The Court retains jurisdiction for all purposes, including enforcing the settlement
agreement entered into by the parties for a reasonable period of time. Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(2);
Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am., 511 US 375, 381-82 (1994); Hospitality House,
Inc. vs. Gilbert, 298 F.3d 424, 430 (5th Cir. 2002).” Quote from Rec. Doc. 27; Emphasis added).
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 2nd day of April 2026
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Senior United States District Judge
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