Allen et al v. City of Grovetown et al

Filing 101

ORDER granting 99 Motion for Settlement and directing the Clerk to enter Judgment in against Defendants in the amount of $100,000.00. The 92 Motion in Limine is denied as moot. Plaintiffs shall supplement their Motion for Attorney's Fees and Expenses by Thursday, August 4, 2015. Defendants shall respond to Plaintiff's Motion for Attorney's Fees & Expense and supplementary filing by Wednesday, August 19, 2015. Plaintiff may submit a reply brief, if necessary, no later than Thursday, September 3, 2015. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 07/20/2015. (thb)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
AUGUSTA DIVISION

as next friend

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of J.D.L., JR. and M.A.M.,
minor children of the decedent,
Jeremy D. Love, Sr.; GLORIA J.
ALLEN, as Administratrix of the
Estate of Jeremy D. Love, Sr.;
and ZACHARY G. LOVE,

GLORIA J.

ALLEN,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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CV

110-022

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MIKE FREEMAN,

Sergeant,

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individually and in his official
capacity as an officer with the
Grovetown Police Department, and

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CHESTER HOPKINS,

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Officer,

individually and in his official
capacity as an officer with the
Grovetown Police Department,

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Defendants.

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ORDER

On July 6, 2015, the Court directed counsel for Plaintiffs to

file a compliant Rule 17.1(b) petition upon its receipt of notice
that

Plaintiffs

timely

Judgment.

(Doc. 95.)

of

Rule of

Federal

been met,

99)

accepted

Defendants'

Rule

68

Offer

of

As the Court now finds that the requirements

Civil

Procedure 68

the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs'

and Local

Rule

17.1(b)

Motion for Settlement

have

(Doc.

and DIRECTS the Clerk to ENTER JUDGMENT against Defendants in

the amount of

of Plaintiffs'

$100,000.00.

The Court will consider the substance

Rule 17.1 petition upon completion of the parties'

briefing regarding attorney's fees and costs.

At that point, the

Court will enter" an order "approving or disapproving any agreement

entered into by the guardian for payment of counsel fees and other
expenses" or "fix[]
proper.

LR

counsel fees and

17.1(c),

SDGa.

. . . expenses" as

Accordingly,

the

Court

it deems

ORDERS

the

following:
1.

No

later

than

TUESDAY,

AUGUST

4,

2015,

Plaintiffs

SHALL SUPPLEMENT their Motion for Attorney's Fees and
Expenses (Doc. 100) to address the reasonableness of
the fees and costs sought by counsel — both Mr. John
P. Batson and Mr. Stanley C. House — including the 4 0
percent contingency arrangement.
2.

Defendants

SHALL

RESPOND

to

Plaintiffs'

Motion

for

Attorney's Fees and Expenses (Doc. 100), as well as
Plaintiffs' supplementary filing, by WEDNESPAY, AUGUST
19,

3.

2015,

Plaintiffs may submit a reply brief,
later than THURSDAY,

SEPTEMBER 3,

if necessary,

no

2015,

As the parties have resolved this matter with the exception of
costs

and

(Doc.

fees,

Defendants'

Motion

in

Limine

is

DENIED

AS

MOOT.

92.)

ORDER ENTERED at Augusta, Georgia, this £>c#^ day of July,
2015.

HONORABLE J.

RANDAL HALL

UNITEJ2 STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
-iSOUraERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA