Ezell et al v. Darr et al

Filing 105

ORDER re 103 JURY VERDICT directing that plaintiffs shall file any motion seeking equitable relied and/or for attorneys' fees on or before October 4, 2013 (tlf).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
COLUMBUS DIVISION
DONNA
WYNN,

TOMPKINS

and

JOAN

B. *
*

Plaintiffs,
*
vs.

CASE NO. 4:11-CV-93 (CDL)
*

JOHN DARR, Individually and in
his
Official
Capacity
as *
Sheriff of Muscogee County, and
the
COLUMBUS
CONSOLIDATED *
GOVERNMENT,
*
Defendants.
*
O R D E R
The jury returned a verdict today finding with regard to
both Plaintiffs, Donna Tompkins and Joan B. Wynn, that gender
was a motivating factor in Defendant Darr’s decisions not to
promote them and finding in Plaintiffs’ favor on Defendants’
same decision defense.
either Plaintiff.
special
judgment
whether

In light of the jury’s findings in their

interrogatory
should

not

Plaintiffs

attorneys’

fees

The jury, however, awarded no damages to

responses,
be

are

against

the

Court

finds

that

final

the

Court

rules

entered

until

after

entitled

to

equitable

the

Columbus

relief

and/or

Consolidated

Government

pursuant to Title VII based on the jury’s findings.

Plaintiffs

shall file any motion seeking equitable relief and/or attorneys’
fees by October 4, 2013.

Defendants shall respond to the motion

within 21 days of service of the motion.

Plaintiffs will then

have 14 days to file a reply.
SO ORDERED, this 18th day of September, 2013.
S/Clay D. Land
CLAY D. LAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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