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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2d t 299.
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9

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s e to ti matrwa 1 2 h u s ( 1 2 p 2-1 Dee d n Re ma ' c t e a srs
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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ne a ul tor ys
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t
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i
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om
he li nti s ppe o
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
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1 685,*7( D.Fl J 29,2009)
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.
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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
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nt
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r e' i
nt i . t ppe s ha
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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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t' .
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8 , ) t u h h e y n iae h t he u j c u p n s o ic v r a e
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
ea e o he tons or ot tve de
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s p rtl ble fr ûe iw o panif n tc o fl g s b o n s' ( 1 ,p.3 . As
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q as o ns l e adn h u p e a nd ii f h to o r tcie r e . DE
n
1 1 p .2 3 . Th s tme e tisa eu n c s ay b c u eDee a t Re ma a d S q i dd
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
t e

oftme bild,t Cour wilr duc De e
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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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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l o.

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11

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n um t
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r f l e e d he te n n f t o eaitcal
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n be t y eemie e s na l to n y' e wa d o an if u s a t o l
ve
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a( ( .
r he cae ha e nd he a t hi s , nd onsde i 1 he
unde l ng f c s and cic sa es t Co the e O RDERS t t Pl ntf a Pli ifs
ryi a t
r um t nc , he ur r by
ha ai if nd antf
c
ouns l Ave y Cha a Es ,s l r mbur eDe e nt f t i r as bl a t ney' f s
e, r
pm n, q. ha l ei
s f nda s or her e ona e tor s ee -

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e nt
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