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On October 19, 2017, the Caddo Parish Commission, after hearing public input, voted 7-5 to remove the monument from the downtown location. The United Daughters of the Confederacy established the monument and claims ownership of the ground on which it sets. The UDC filed suit in a bid to halt the removal. Presiding Judge Robert G. James, a [[liberal]] appointee of [[Bill Clinton]], rejected the UDC's attempt to procure a preliminary injunction barring the removal of the monument. James wrote that the UDC faces an "uphill battle" in trying to prove that it owns the land on which the monument sets. James said that the UDC "failed to meet that burden or to show that it is entitled to relief otherwise. Judge James first set the court date for April 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/02/02/trial-date-set-caddo-confederate-monument-case/300833002/|title=UDC, Caddo Parish trial date set over Confederate monument|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=February 2, 2018|author=Nick Wooten|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref>

On October 19, 2017, the Caddo Parish Commission, after hearing public input, voted 7-5 to remove the monument from the downtown location. The United Daughters of the Confederacy established the monument and claims ownership of the ground on which it sets. The UDC filed suit in a bid to halt the removal. Presiding Judge Robert G. James, a [[liberal]] appointee of [[Bill Clinton]], rejected the UDC's attempt to procure a preliminary injunction barring the removal of the monument. James wrote that the UDC faces an "uphill battle" in trying to prove that it owns the land on which the monument sets. James said that the UDC "failed to meet that burden or to show that it is entitled to relief otherwise. Judge James first set the court date for April 30, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/02/02/trial-date-set-caddo-confederate-monument-case/300833002/|title=UDC, Caddo Parish trial date set over Confederate monument|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=February 2, 2018|author=Nick Wooten|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref>

The United Daughters of the Confederacy then sought depositions from Steven Jackson, Lyndon Johnson, Matthew Linn, and Stormy Gage Watts, four of the seven liberal commissioners who voted for removal of the monument. Judge James quickly denied the request. He said that the reasons Jackson, Johnson, Linn, and Watts voted for removal are irrelevant to the case. Though James first set an April 30 trial date, the legal battle will not begin until June 25, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/udc-loses-latest-legal-fight-over-confederate-monument/|title=UDC Loses latest Legal Fight over Confederate Monument|publisher=KEEL (AM) [[radio]]|date=March 28, 2018|author=Erin McCarty|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref>

The United Daughters of the Confederacy then sought depositions from Steven Jackson, Lyndon Johnson, Matthew Linn, and Stormy Gage Watts, four of the seven liberal commissioners who voted for removal of the monument. Judge James quickly denied the request. He said that the reasons Jackson, Johnson, Linn, and Watts voted for removal are irrelevant to the case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/udc-loses-latest-legal-fight-over-confederate-monument/|title=UDC Loses latest Legal Fight over Confederate Monument|publisher=KEEL (AM) [[radio]]|date=March 28, 2018|author=Erin McCarty|accessdate=March 29, 2018}}</ref>

 

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