Blangsted v. Snowmass Wildcat, et al

Filing 159

ORDER to Enter Judgment re: 157 Order on Motion for New Trial, Order on Motion to Dismiss, it is ordered that the Clerk of Court shall enter judgment for Plaintiff reflecting the jury verdict except that the amount of damages is remitted to $3 22,145, reflecting $250,000 in emotional distress damages and $72,145 in economic damages. Plaintiff may have his costs and move for attorneys fees pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of this Court and my Pretrial and Trial Procedures. by Judge Walker D. Miller on 8/17/09. (erv, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Senior Judge Walker D. Miller Civil Action No. 04-cv-02260-WDM-KLM PAUL BLANGSTED, Plaintiff, v. SNOWMASS-WILDCAT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT and WILLIAM COWAN, Defendants. ORDER TO ENTER JUDGMENT Miller, J. By Order dated August 5, 2009 (Docket No. 157) I granted in part Defendants' Motion for a New Trial Based on the Excessive Size of the Verdict or - In the Alternative - Motion for Remittitur (Docket No. 138) as to remittitur only. Therefore, I ordered Plaintiff to elect by written pleading either a remittitur of damages to reduce the amount to $322,145 ($250,000 for emotional distress and $72,145 for economic damages) or a new trial limited to the issue of damages, including mitigation. Plaintiff filed his response on August 13, 2009 (Docket No. 158), electing remittitur to $322,145 in total damages. Accordingly, it is ordered that the Clerk of Court shall enter judgment for Plaintiff reflecting the jury verdict except that the amount of damages is remitted to $322,145, reflecting $250,000 in emotional distress damages and $72,145 in economic damages.

Plaintiff may have his costs and move for attorneys' fees pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Local Rules of this Court and my Pretrial and Trial Procedures. DATED at Denver, Colorado, on August 17, 2009. BY THE COURT:

s/ Walker D. Miller United States District Judge

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