MASON v. GATES AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS, INC. et al

Filing 154

CLOSED JUDGMENT in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of $9,000.00 plus costs in the amount of $739.27 against Defendants. All pending motions in this case are DENIED AS MOOT. Signed by Judge Richard L. Young on 6/8/2016.(TMD)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION
R. SCOTT MASON, on Behalf of Himself
and All Others Similarly Situated,
Plaintiff,
vs.
GATES CHEVY WORLD, INC., GATES
AUTOMOTIVE CORP., GATES
MOTORS, INC., and GATES
CHEVROLET BUICK PONTIAC GMC,
LLC,
Defendants.

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1:14-cv-00426-RLY-DKL

FINAL JUDGMENT
Having considered the Offer of Judgment made by Defendants, Gates Chevy
World, Inc., Gates Automotive Corp, Gates Motors, Inc., and Gates Chevrolet Buick
Pontiac GMC, LLC., and the Notice of Acceptance of Offer of Judgment filed by
Plaintiff, R. Scott Mason, the court now enters final judgment against Defendants for
Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00), plus costs (but not to include attorneys’ fees) in the
sum of Seven Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($739.27).
Therefore, it is ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that:
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Plaintiff shall recover from Defendants the total sum of Nine Thousand,

Seven Hundred and Thirty-Nine Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($9,739.27). Pursuant
to the accepted Offer of Judgment, Defendants shall not be liable for or required to pay
any other sums.

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2.

Pursuant to the accepted Offer of Judgment, Plaintiff may not recover any

other damages, any attorneys’ fees, or any equitable relief (including reinstatement) from
Defendants.
3.

Pursuant to the accepted Offer of Judgment, this Final Judgment shall not

have any preclusive effect (whether by collateral estoppel, res judicata, or otherwise) on
Defendants or their defenses to any similar claims by their employees.
4.

Pursuant to the accepted Offer of Judgment, the judgment amount set forth

above is the total sum that Defendants shall be required to pay in this action.
5.

All pending motions in this case are DENIED AS MOOT.

SO ORDERED this 8th day of June 2016.

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RICHARD L. YOUNG, CHIEF JUDGE
United States District Court
Southern District of Indiana

Laura Briggs, Clerk
United States District Court
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By: Deputy Clerk

Distributed Electronically to Registered Counsel of Record.

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