Reed v. Tipton County et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
WESTERN DIVISION
SHARON REED, individually and as
Administrator of the Estate of Rickey “Rico”
Reed, Deceased,
Plaintiff,
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No. 2:25-cv-02851-SHL-tmp
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TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE,
SHANNON BEASLEY, ZACHARY
WALLACE, EDWIN MOLDER, JOSHUA
LEWIS, CHRISTOPHER BAYLOUS,
CHARLES JACQUES, DAKOTA
WILKERSON, D.J. (last name unknown),
MICHAEL ALLEN, TRAVIS MINTON,
JAVIER RODRIGUEZ, BEN ROBERSON,
WILL HOLDER, JOHN WEATHERLY, and
BRADLEY WILLIAMS, in their official and
individual capacities,
Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO STAY
RESPONSE DEADLINE TO DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
PENDING RULING ON CONSOLIDATION
Before the Court is the Joint Motion to Consolidate Companion Actions and to Stay
Response Deadline to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure 42(a) and 6(b), filed February 11, 2026, by Plaintiff Sharon Reed and joined by
companion plaintiff Cashish Simmons. (ECF No. 20.) Reed and Simmons seek to consolidate
their cases because they “arise from the same operative facts, the legal claims and defenses
substantially overlap, discovery will be duplicative absent consolidation, and parallel
proceedings risk inconsistent determinations on threshold issues, including standing and proper
party status.” (Id. at PageID 85 (citation modified).) Reed also requests to stay her deadline to
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respond to Defendants’ motion to dismiss, pending resolution of the motion to consolidate. (Id.
at PageID 86.) For their part, Defendants oppose the Motion. (Id. at PageID 88.)
The Court will later address the motion to consolidate, after Defendants have had the
opportunity to respond. As to the motion to stay Reed’s deadline to respond to the motion to
dismiss, however, because the motion to dismiss is largely premised upon Reed’s standing, it is
appropriate to suspend the deadline until after a ruling on consolidation.
Thus, the Motion is GRANTED IN PART. Reed’s deadline to respond to the motion to
dismiss is SUSPENDED. Following the order on the motion to consolidate, the Court will
reassess its impact on the motion to dismiss.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 13th day of February, 2026.
s/ Sheryl H. Lipman
SHERYL H. LIPMAN
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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