Farrar v. Arkansas Department of Human Services

Filing 82

JUDGMENT: The jury returned a verdict in favor of Defendant as to Plaintiff's claim for race discrimination and a verdict in favor of Plaintiff on her claim for retaliation, awarding her damages in the amount of $17,036.13 for loss of wages and benefits and $30,000 for other damages. The total amount of the judgment, $47,036.13, will bear interest at the lawful rate until paid. The Court will consider 81 Farrar's Petition for Attorneys' Fees and Costs once a response has been filed or the time for response has passed. Signed by Judge James M. Moody Jr. on 10/15/2019. (ljb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
WESTERN DIVISION
YOLANDA FARRAR
v.

PLAINTIFF
NO. 4:17-CV-0443

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES

DEFENDANT
JUDGMENT

On September 23, 2019, this case came on for trial before a jury. On September 25, 2019,
the jury returned a verdict in favor of Defendant as to Plaintiff’s claim for race discrimination and
a verdict 1 in favor of Plaintiff on her claim for retaliation, awarding her damages in the amount of
$17,036.13 2 for loss of wages and benefits and $30,000 3 for other damages. The total amount of
the judgment, $47,036.13, will bear interest at the lawful rate 4 until paid.
The Court will consider Farrar’s Petition for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (Doc. No. 81), filed
on October 11, 2019, once a response has been filed or the time for response has passed.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 15th day of October, 2019.

_________________________________________
James M. Moody Jr.
United States District Judge

1

The Court accepted a non-unanimous verdict of 11-1 by agreement of counsel for both parties

2

Ten of the jurors agreed to this amount.

3

Nine of the jurors agreed to this amount.

4

The post-judgment interest rate is the weekly average 1-year constant maturity Treasury yield,
as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, for the calendar week
preceding the date of the Judgment.