IN THE CIIANCERY COURT OF LAMAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF TIIE INCORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BELLEVUE, MISSISSIPPI, BELLEVUE INCORPORATORS PETITIONERS VS: CIVIL ACTION NO. THE CITY OF HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI TDANT ANSWER TO MOTION TO WITIIDRAW INCORPORATION PETITION AND DISMISS CASE COME NOW the Concerned Citizens of Bellevue. lnc., Objectors. and tile this. their answer opposing the dismissal without prejudice for the following reasons: I. That the Rule of Civil Procedure rc?cited by the Movants requires the signature of all parties of record for dismissal without prejudice. M.R.C.P. No one from the Petitioners for Incorporation has approached the Objectors to discuss the feasibility of or dismissal without prejudice. Whether or not the Petition would immediately be re-tiled, Objectors are concerned about the expenses of having to re-litigate this matter again in the near future. Since there is no vehicle for Objectors to re?coup their attorney fees. the only avenue available to them is for the Court to require a Dismissal With Prejudice 01' place a moratorium on time for re?ling the Petition for Incorporation. H. The Petitioners rely on Citv of Jackson v. Bvram, l'ncorpm'ated. 16 So.3d 662, (Miss. 2009) as authority for dismissal without prejudice. in that case, which was concerning annexation, the City of Jackson had not attempted annexation of the Byram area Case: 37CH1:17-cv-00251 Document #2 46 Filed: 12/19/2017 Page 1 of 5 for twelve (12) years prior to the new ?ling of the Annexation ordinance. dated March 23, 2004. WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED. Objectors pray that this cause be dismissed with prejudice at the cost of the Petitioners as originally pied in the Objectors~ Answer. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, this the if; day ofDecember, AD, 2017. i I AM L: Ki'fiifizx?m?a?rnc5?" 7:ch Concerned Citizens WILLIAM L. DUCKER Attorney at Law P. O. Box 217 Purvis, MS 39475 MSB 6201 601-794?8545 601-794-8546 Fax E?mail: biII@duckerlaw?rmeom Case: 37CH1:17-cv-00251 Document #2 46 Filed: 12/19/2017 Page 2 of 5 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, WILLIAM L. DUCKER, Attorney for the Plaintiff. do hereby certify than on the of December A. D. 2017, 1 electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the ECP system which sent notification of such filing to the following: Benjamin A. Snow, Esq. Pittman Law Firm P. O. Box 17138 Hattiesburg, MS 39404?7138 ben@pittmanlawlirm.net Clifton Michael Decker, Esq. Carroll Warren Parker P. O. Box 1005 Jackson, MS 39215 J. Chadwick Mask. Esq. Carroll Warren Parker, PLLC P. O. Box 1005 Jackson, MS 39215?1005 cmask?ewnlawcom Erik M. Lowrey, Esq. 525 Corinne Street Hattiesburg, MS 39401 elowreyfr?ericklowrevpa.com Heather B. Murray, Esq. Roberts Associates P. O. Box 1953 Hattiesburg, MS 39403-1953 heatlter?brablawnet Jacob Stutzman, Esq. Carroll Warren Parker. PILC P. O. Box 1005 Jackson, MS 39215?1005 istutzman@cwnlawcom '1 3 Case: 37CH1:17-cv-00251 Document 46 Filed: 12/19/2017 Page 3 of 5 Jerry L. Mills, Esq. Pyle, Mills, Dye Pittman 800 Avery Blvd. North, Ste. 101 Ridgeland, MS 39157 John P. Scanlon, Esq. Pyle, Mills, Dye Pittman 800 Avery Blvd. North, Ste. 101 Ridgeland, MS 39157 Perry W. Phillips, Esq. Perry W. Phillips, PLLC P. O. Box 1978 Purvis, MS 39475 Richard Filce, Esq. 525 Corinne Street Hattiesburg, MS 39401 richard@eriklowervpacom Robin L. Roberts, Esq. Roberts Associates P. O. Box 1953 I-Iattiesburg, MS 39403?1953 Rocky Wayne Eaton, Esq. P. O. Box 1646 Hattiesburg, MS 39403 Timothy C. Holleman, Esq. 1720 - 23rd Ave. Gulfport, MS 39501 tim@boycehollenian.com Jay Rodgers, Esq. P. O. Box 1978 Purvis, MS 39475 All other counsel ofrccord on ECF 4 Case: 37CH1:17-cv-00251 Document #2 46 Filed: 12/19/2017 Page 4 of 5 and I hereby certify that I have mailed by United States Postal Service the document to the following non?ECF participants: None KM DATED this, the 5 day of December. A. D1 2017. 1 LIAM L. -- -- B-l?-l 3 Case: 37CH1:17-cv-00251 Document #2 46 Filed: 12/19/2017 Page 5 of 5