The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
SHREVEPORT DIVISION
STEVEN E. HAYDEN CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:25-cev-01355
VERSUS JUDGE S. MAURICE HICKS, JR.
WEBSTER PARISH SHERIFF JASON MAGISTRATE JUDGE HORNSBY
PARKER, IN HIS INDIVIDUAL AND
OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AND
HEATHER BOUCHER IN HER
INDIVIDUAL AND OFFICIAL
CAPACITIES
ORDER
Considering the Motion to Require Plaintiff to File a Rule 7(a) Reply under Schultea vy.
Wood and Motion to Stay Discovery filed on behalf of Defendants Webster Parish Sheriff Jason
Parker and Heather Boucher,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that said Motion be and is
hereby GRANTED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Steven Hayden file a Reply under Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 7(a) that is tailored to specifically address the defendants’ assertion of qualified
immunity no later than 14 _ days after the date of this Order. Plaintiff's Rule 7(a) Reply must
allege with particularity all material facts on which Plaintiff contends he will establish his right to
recovery, which includes detailed facts supporting the contention that the plea of qualified
immunity cannot be sustained. In the Rule 7(a) Reply, Plaintiff should allege facts focusing
specifically on the conduct of each individual defendant in question which, if proven would
demonstrate that the particular defendant violated a clearly established constitutional right. See
Schultea v. Wood, 47 F.3d 1427 (Sth Cir. 1995) (en banc).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that discovery in this matter is STAYED until further order
from the Court.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED on this _17thday of November _, 2025, in
Shreveport, Louisiana.
UNITED STATES BES#Ro57T JUDG