BANKS v. McINTOSH COUNTY, GEORGIA

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2:16-cv-53.

530 F.Supp.3d 1335 (2021)

Melvin BANKS, Sr., et al., Plaintiffs, v. MCINTOSH COUNTY, GEORGIA, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Georgia, Brunswick Division.

Signed March 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela A. Groves, Pro Hac Vice, Jia M. Cobb, Pro Hac Vice, Reed N. Colfax, Pro Hac Vice, Joseph J. Wardenski, Pro Hac Vice, Orly May, Pro Hac Vice, Rebecca Livengood, Pro Hac Vice, Relman Dane & Colfax PLLC, Washington, DC, Robert B. Jackson, IV, Robert Benton Jackson, IV, Robert B. Jackson, IV, LLC, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs Melvin Banks, Sr., Ceaser Banks, Nancy Banks, Lorie Banks, Marion Banks, Roberta Banks, Richard Banks, Andrea Dixon, Deborah Dixon, Samuel L. Dixon, Dan Gardner, Cheryl Grant, Bobby Grovner, Celia Grovner, David Grovner, Sr., David Grovner, Jr., Iregene Grovner, Jr., Rall Grovner, Angelina Hall, Reginald Hall, Benjamin Hall, Florence Hall, Margaret Hall, Rosemary Harris, Brenda Jackson, Jesse Jones, Sonnie Jones, Harry Lee Jordan, Delores Hillery Lewis, Johnny Matthews, Mary Dixon Palmer, Lisa Marie Scott, Andrea Sparrock, David Sparrock, Aaron Walker, Stacey White, Sylvia Williams, Valerie Williams, Help Org. Inc., CDC Raccoon Hogg, Frances Mercer, Temperance Jones.

Angela A. Groves, Pro Hac Vice, Jia M. Cobb, Pro Hac Vice, Reed N. Colfax, Pro Hac Vice, Joseph J. Wardenski, Pro Hac Vice, Orly May, Pro Hac Vice, Rebecca Livengood, Pro Hac Vice, Reiman Dane & Colfax PLLC, Washington, DC, Robert B. Jackson, IV, Robert B. Jackson, IV, LLC, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs Dena Mae Harrison, Iregene Grovner, Sr., Victoria Hall, Angela Hall, Verdie Walker, Marcia Hall Wells.

Orly May, Pro Hac Vice, Rebecca Livengood, Pro Hac Vice, Angela A. Groves, Jia M. Cobb, Pro Hac Vice, Reed N. Colfax, Pro Hac Vice, Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC, Washington, DC, Robert B. Jackson, IV, Robert B. Jackson, IV, LLC, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff Shirley Grant.

Reed N. Colfax, Pro Hac Vice, Angela A. Groves, Jia M. Cobb, Pro Hac Vice, Orly May, Reiman Colfax PLLC, Washington, DC, Robert B. Jackson, IV, Robert B. Jackson, IV, LLC, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff Tia Legree.

Amanda L. Szokoly, Bradley J. Watkins, Richard K. Strickland, Emily Rose Hancock, Brown, Readdick & Bumgartner, Richard Keith Strickland, Brown, Readdick, Bumgartner, Carter, Strickland & Watkins, Brunswick, GA, for Defendant Georgia McIntosh County.


ORDER

This lawsuit centers around Sapelo Island, one of Georgia's acclaimed barrier islands, situated within McIntosh County, Georgia. The Plaintiffs are African American individuals, and most are part of Sapelo's Gullah-Geechee community, which is comprised of descendants...

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