Zendejas v. Syquia et al
Filing
198
ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY'S FEES TO DEFENDANTS SYQUIA AND REDMAN AND AGAINST PLAINTIFF: re 181 and 182 Affidavit. The Court orders that Plaintiff and Plaintiff's counsel, Avery Chapman, Esq., shall reimburse Defendants for the reasonabl e attorney's fees - Defendant Syquia in the amount $2,805.00 and Defendant Redman in the amount of $3,549.00, for a total of $6,354.00 - within twenty days of the date of this Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 7/24/2017. (kza)
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i nc n s s i he
r as bl ne sofat r y' f es Nor
e ona e s
to ne s e .
man,836F. a 1
2d t 299.
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t ega d o he y
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t
c am ,i Bar s t Elven h Cicui saed,
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n ubm ti
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ry o ubmi a r s f f est twile e t cour t deer ne how
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hi
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c u t i So t Flrd .( 1 , p 12 .
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9
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p n n h s te s 9. o r . DE 8 , p. 3 . fn a t d n s oms l se t
t a t ttl u e o ho r s e to ti matrwa 1 . h u s ( 1 1 p 3 4 .
h the o a n mb r f u s p n n h s te s 69 o r. DE 8 , p. - 1
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t
a ef l e e d he i nti . r t h f nt '
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nt , nd ch
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ng
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ond,s e oft bilng e re a art be du i tve. For e mpl Def nda
om
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plca i
xa e, e nt
Re a s c
dm n' ouns la Def nda Syqui s c
e nd
e nt
a' ouns lbil m uli e e r es f r l lr ea c t t
e led
tpl nt i o ega es r h ha
duplc tve. Ar
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mor Sc ee Cor v St m Cat r I . N o. 07- 091 Ci 2009 W L
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p. . or
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81 - v,
1 685,*7( D.Fl J 29,2009)
871
S. a. une
.
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r he i
nti
enda
ui s tor y,M s Le r a
. ona d ppea t be
r o
u m e es a y a r dunda of M s
r c s r nd e
nt
.Sm e yag s tm e e res I a ar t t M s Le r w a
r e' i
nt i . t ppe s ha
. ona d s
m e el ove s ei M s Sm e yage on t s m a t rbec us a lhe e r e i ca e t ts iwor
r y r e ng .
r
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a e l r nt i s ndi t ha he s ked
w ih' M s Sm e ya on t m a t r The e or M s Le r s tm e e res of . hour a e
t' .
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nt i
5
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t om
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h
is d,t stme e r i notr lt d t t M o i f Pr ec i Or rbec e M s Corvre
s ue hi i nty s
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a he e mpl M s Corvre bil a t a of . hour f c e ng wih De e nt
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9
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Sy ui' c u e r g r ig t e s b o n sa fl g o te moinsf rp o e tv o d r (
q as o ns l e adn h u p e a nd ii f h to o r tcie r e . DE
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8 , p - 1 e e i nre r n e e s r e a s fnd ns d n n y ua i
n t on l fl a yo teMo in f rP o e tv Or e o Re le .
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ki nt cc
l he i i nci s n he li nt i s nd he es i
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i
le he
t l e e f ndantRe n' t alf a d by 40% a De enda
dma s ot ee war
nd f nt
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t l educ he ot l e wa de o
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a
r he
, he
t l war
8 00
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u t du td . mey g ' o ry ae o 25 0
(
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he 8.
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f ndan Syqui .
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a
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t l xt educ t t a f a a ded t Def ndan Re a by 40% a s
e he ot l ee w r
o
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11
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