Relevant Documents
This page provides full text versions of many of the relevant historical and court documents for In re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation. Many documents on this site are in PDF format. To view them, you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader , a free program from Adobe.
Court Documents and Statuses
- Pigford Consent Decree (April 14, 1999)
- Judge Friedman's Opinion that accompanied the Consent Decree (April 14, 1999)
- Section 14012 of the 2008 Farm Bill
- Judge Friedman's first order expressing concern about confusion associated with the black farmer cases (July 3, 2008)
- Judge Friedman's order consolidating all black farmer cases together into Case. No. 08-mc-0511 (August 8, 2008)
- Judge Friedman's Case Management Order #1, authorizing plaintiffs to establish a neutral website and phone bank to answer questions regarding the black farmer litigation (December 15, 2008)
- Judge Friedman’s Protective Order regarding use of the 5(g) List
- Claims Resolution Act of 2010
- Motion for preliminary approval of Settlement (March 30, 2011)
- Judge Friedman’s order granting preliminary approval of the Settlement Agreement (May 13, 2011)
- Judge Friedman’s order dated May 20 ,2011
- Settlement Agreement
- Notice
- Judge Friedman’s order approving motion for payment of interim implementation costs (June 15, 2011)
- Motion Appointing Track A and Track B Neutral
- Order and Judgment of Judge Paul L. Friedman granting final approval of Settlement and Setting Claim Deadline of May 11, 2012 (October 27, 2011)
- Order Establishing Claims Submission Period
- Opinion of Judge Paul L. Friedman approving Settlement (October 27, 2011)
- Opinion and Order of Judge Paul L. Friedman denying BFAA’s Motion for Reconsideration.
- Opinion and Order of Judge Paul L. Friedman denying BFAA’s Motion for Reconsideration to Exclusion of BFAA.
- Order of Reference: Appointment of Ombudsman
- Class Counsel’s Motion to Modify Judgment Regarding Eligibility of Certain Categories of Claimants
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Government’s Response to Class Counsel’s Motion to Modify Judgment Regarding Eligibility of Certain Categories of Claimants
- D.C. Circuit Order Dismissing Latham and BFAA Appeals
- Court Order on Motion to Modify
- Class Counsel’s Updated Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses
- Government’s Response to Class Counsel’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses
- Class Counsel’s Reply in Support of Updated Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses
- Motion to Further Modify Final Order and Judgment and Memorandum in Support
- Defendant’s Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion to Further Modify Final Order and Judgment
- Judge Friedman’s Order Denying Modification of Settlement Agreement (June 21, 2013)
- Class Counsel's Projected Timeline for Completion of Claims Process (July 8, 2013)
- Supplemental Filing in Support of Attorneys’ Fees (July 8, 2013)
- Opinion on Attorney Fees (July 11, 2013)
- Order on Attorney Fees (July 11, 2013)
- Unopposed Motion for Approval of Distribution of Funds (August 6, 2013)
- Preliminary Final Accounting Report (August 15, 2013)
- Unopposed Motion to Modify Final Order and Judgment (August 19, 2013)
- Judge Friedman's Order for Approval of Distribution of Funds (August 23, 2013)
- Judge Friedman's Order Approving Modification of Settlement Agreement (August 27, 2013)
- SunTrust Bank Branch Locations
- Unopposed Motion to Further Modify Final Order and Judgment and Memorandum in Support (September 15, 2014)
- Order Granting Extension (September 17, 2014)
- Judge Friedman's Order Granting Motion to Modify (March 31, 2016)
- April 7, 2014 Court Order modifying the cy pres provision of the Settlement Agreement
- April 8, 2016 Court Order enforcing the cy pres provision of the Settlement Agreement as modified
- Motion to Designate Cy Pres Beneficiaries and Approve Partial Distribution of Cy Pres Funds Pursuant to Settlement Agreement (December 8, 2017)
- Court Order for Cy Pres Phase 1 Beneficiaries (January 10, 2018)