Elizabeth Erny Foote

United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana district Senior status Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 20 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Faulk v. Shinseki
· 2016-10-25
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“Defendant's motion for summary judgment is hereby GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. Because the Court finds that there is no genuine issue of material fact concerning Plaintiffs discrimination claim, summary judgment is GRANTED as to Plaintiffs discrimination claim. Because the Court finds that there are genuine issues of material fact concerning whether Defendant retaliated against Plaintiff ... is DENIED as to Plaintiffs retaliation claim.”

J & L Family, L.L.C. v. BHP Billiton Petroleum Props. (N.A.), L.P.
· 2018-02-06
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“the Court GRANTS BHP's motion and DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE each of these four claims. ... IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the claims on which summary judgment has been granted are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

Blake v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
· 2018-10-31
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. 8) and Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint (Doc. 9) are denied.”

Motion for leave to amend (plaintiff) Denied

“After considering all of the Hensgens factors, the undersigned finds that the balance weighs against granting leave to amend and destroying federal jurisdiction. ... IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion to Remand (Doc. 8) and Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint (Doc. 9) are denied.”

Eagle Water, LLC v. Arch Ins. Co.
· 2018-12-28
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted

“IT IS ORDERED that Arch's motion for summary judgment [Record Document 30] be and is hereby GRANTED. All of the Plaintiff's claims against the Defendant are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”

BRFHH Shreveport, LLC v. Willis-Knighton Medical Center
5:20-cv-00142 · 2021-09-27
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted

“For these reasons, Willis-Knighton's motion to dismiss [Record Document 20] is hereby GRANTED. UHS's antitrust violations against Willis-Knighton are dismissed with prejudice.”

Barbara F. Sanders, et al. v. Nexion Health at Minden, Inc. d/b/a Meadowview Health & Rehabilitation Center, et al.
5:18-cv-0263 · 2018-09-06
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Denied

“Because Louisiana's Direct Action Statute establishes a right of action against a medical malpractice insurer regardless of whether the insurance contract is framed as an indemnification contract or a liability contract, the motion to dismiss [Record Document 18] is DENIED.”

Motions to strike (defendant) Granted in part

“The motion to strike [Record Document 23] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART; it is DENIED to the extent that it seeks to strike exhibits 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 to Plaintiffs' opposition, but GRANTED to the extent that it requests that they be excluded from consideration.”

Cory Scott Newton v. Steve Prator, Sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in his Official Capacity
5:14-cv-3116 · 2016-02-18
Summary judgment (defendant) Granted in part

“For the reasons announced below, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendant's motion.”

Catherine Dyas, et al. v. City of Shreveport, et al.
5:16-cv-1607 · 2018-05-10
Motions to dismiss (defendant) Granted in part

“For the reasons discussed below, the Motion to Dismiss filed by the Board Members [Record Document 68] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. It is GRANTED as to Plaintiffs' claims against the Board Members under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1985, Louisiana Civil Code article 2315, La. R.S. § 42:1169, and as to any procedural due process claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. It is further GRANTED as to Plaintiffs' claims against the Board Members in their individual capacities under Title VII and the Louisiana Employment Discrimination Law... The motion is DENIED as to all other claims.”

United States v. Butch Wilson a/k/a Calvin Odom
00-50050 · 2024-11-18
Motion for sentence reduction (defendant) Denied

“For the following reasons, Odom's motion [Record Document 701] is DENIED.”

Anthony Tellis, et al. v. James M. LeBlanc, et al.
5:18-cv-00541 · 2022-01-06
Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“For the reasons below, the motions [Record Documents 413 & 414] are DENIED.”

Summary judgment (defendant) Denied

“For the reasons above, Defendants' motions for summary judgment [Record Documents 413 & 414] are DENIED.”

Riley "Bear" Fletcher and Leigh Ann Fletcher v. Diane Wroten and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
3:23-cv-00503 · 2023-09-18
Motions to remand (plaintiff) Denied

“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' 13 motion to remand is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' claims against Defendant Diane Wroten are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”

Citizens Bank v. Sunil A. Tolani, et al.
5:14-cv-00215 · 2015-09-11
Default judgment (plaintiff) Granted

“For the forgoing reasons, IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion For Default Judgement is GRANTED.”

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