UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

JAMES R. BLACKSTON,
BRADLEY W. BARBER
Plaintiffs,

vs.

STATE OF ALABAMA, et. al.,
Defendants.
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Case No.: 99-A-295-N
MOTION TO SUBSTITUTE PARTY

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d)(1), plaintiffs James R. Blackston and Bradley W. Barber, move this Court for an Order: (1) substituting Rich Hobson, as Director of the Administrative Office of Courts as a Defendant and; (2) amending the docket accordingly. The Plaintiffs state in support hereof as follows:

1. Frank Gregory is a defendant in the above styled cause in his, individual and in his official capacity as Alabama's Administrative Director of Courts.

2. According to the defendants' ANSWER, entered on or about January 22, 2001, defendant Frank Gregory retired as Director of the Administrative Office of Courts, as of January 16, 2001. (See Defendant's Answer, p3, n.1)

3. The Honorable Rich Hobson has been appointed as the Director of the Administrative Office of Courts effective, January 15, 2001.

WHEREFORE, the Plaintiffs respectfully request that this Court will substitute Rich Hobson, in his official capacity as Director, Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, in place of Frank Gregory, as the new party-defendant in the above styled case and amend the docket accordingly.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

We, James R. Blackston and Bradley W. Barber, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we have this day served a copy of the above on all defendants on January 29, 2001.

James R. Blackston
James R. Blackston
6185 Hwy 195 North
Jasper, Al 35503-3409
205-221-6559

Bradley W. Barber
Bradley W. Barber
4732 Hand Lane
Gardendale, Al 35071-4732
205-631-9733

Address of Defendant

State of Alabama
Alabama State House
Office of Attorney General
Lavette Lyas-Brown (LYA 001)
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, Al 36103-0152

Address of Court

United States District Court
Middle District of Alabama
Office of the Clerk
P. O. Box 711
Montgomery, Al 36101-0711
334-223-7308

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