Talk:Lynn Hughes

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Before the Miller case Hughes mishandled McKoy in a similar fashion

In support of her position, Miller refers us to McCoy v. Energy XXI GOM, LLC, 695 F. App’x 750 (5th Cir. 2017). In that case, the same district judge [(i.e. Hughes)] imposed substantially similar discovery restrictions to those imposed here. Id. at 753. Specifically, the district judge denied almost all requests for discovery and “permitted only the deposition of [the plaintiff]” and “the disclosure by the defendants of certain documents pertaining to the specific [object] at issue,” certain photographs, and a video. Id. On appeal, we reversed and remanded the case on summary judgment grounds, finding genuine issues of material fact existed, even with the limited discovery that had been permitted. Id. at 758. But we also noted that “[t]he district court abused its discretion in refusing to allow [the plaintiff] to conduct sufficient discovery . . . to support the allegations he ha[d] fairly raised[.]” Id. at 759

https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/19/19-20752-CV0.pdf

Might be worth noting that previous to the Miller case Hughes mishandled McKoy in a similar fashion -- resulting in the case being similarly reversed and remanded.

--99.32.150.12 (talk) 18:49, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I went ahead and added such to the article in the section on the Miller case.

--99.32.150.12 (talk) 19:16, 28 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]