Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Alabama.
Animal Control Division of the City of Huntsville v. 32 Pit BULLDOGS.
Case Number: CV00-1050
Judge: Joseph L. Battle
11-13-01:
Petitions for permissive intervention granted as to Sheila Tack, Loyce Fisher
and Katherine Nagel. Joseph L. Battle.
11-13-01:
Petitions of Sandra French and Waldon Borth to intervene are denied for
lack of prosecution. Joseph L. Battle.
11-15-01: Based on the pleadings, testimony taken at trial, exhibits introduced
into evidence and stipulations of the parties, this Court finds as follows:
The four pit bulls that are approximately one and a half years old and that
were born at the City of Huntsville Animal Control Shelter are not lacking
any useful purpose due to training and viciousness. The said four pit bulls
are to be adopted in the following order: by Sheila Tack, by Loyde Fisher,
and by Katherine Nagel. The fourt pit bull to be adopted is to be adopted
by one of these three intervenors. All intervenors are to sign the Humane
Society's adoption form (Court Exhibit 1). All other pit bulls herein are
declared to be contraband and found to be lacking any useful purpose due to
training or viciousness and are to be humanely euthanized in the City of
Huntsville Animal Control Shelter. All costs are taxed to the named Defendants
this 15th day of November, 2001. Joseph L. Battle.
11-15-01: Copies of order distributed to Greg Burgess, Sheila Tack, Loyce
Fisher, and Katherine Nagel.
11-9-01 (On the order, this is 11-9-01, but is out of chronological order
and may be an error. Possibly should be 11-19-01): Objection and Motion to
strike Petitions to Intervene 11-14-01 Received JLB
11-19-01: The order of 11-15-01 herein is amended by adding the following:
of the four dogs to be spared, two came to the Huntsville Animal Control Shelter
as puppies. Two were born there as puppies. The order as to the dogs that
are not spared is based on default. (portions after this illegible due
to fax cut-off)...
Intervenors appeared for the four dogs that are spared. Joseph L. Battle.
11-20-01: Reed. Clerk's office
11-27-01: copies distributed to: Greg Burgess, Sheila Tack, Loyce Fisher,
and Katherine Nagel.
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