Sharpe v. Best et al

Filing 313

JUDGMENT on Attorney Fees in favor of Duke University and Jaime Lau. Signed by deputy clerk Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 3/6/2025. (Stouch, L.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
EASTERN DIVISION
MONTOYAE DANTAE SHARPE,
Plaintiff,
v.
RICKY L. BEST, et al,
Defendants.

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JUDGMENT
ON ATTORNEY FEES
4:21-CV-185-BO
4:22-cv-88-BO

Decision by Court.
This cause comes before the Court on a motion by non-parties Duke University and Jamie T. Lau
(movants) for an award of attorney fees pursuant to the order entered by United States
Magistrate Judge Robert T. Numbers, II. Defendants Best, Shrock, and the City of Greenville
(defendants) have responded and the movants have replied. Defendants have moved for leave to
file a surreply, to which the movants have responded. In this posture, the motions are ripe for
disposition.
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED the the motion for attorney fees filed by
Duke University and Jamie T. Lau [DE 223] is GRANTED. Movants are awarded $25,752.50 in
attorney fees and costs from defendants Best, Shrock, and the City of Greenville. The motion for
leave to file a surreply [DE 270] is DENIED..
This judgment filed and entered on March 6, 2025, and served on:
Phillip Lewis (via CM/ECF NEF)
Sonya Pfeiffer (via CM/ECF NEF)
David Rudolf (via CM/ECF NEF)
Elizabeth Martineau (via CM/ECF NEF)
Joseph Fulton (via CM/ECF NEF)
Peter Clements (via CM/ECF NEF)
Nicholas Ellis (via CM/ECF NEF)
Mchele Livingstone (via CM/ECF NEF)
Sydney Davis (via CM/ECF NEF)
James Weiss (via CM/ECF NEF)
PETER A. MOORE, JR., CLERK
March 6, 2025
/s/ Lindsay Stouch
By: Deputy Clerk