Patterson v. Flagstar Bank, FSB

Filing 22

ORDER granting 20 Consent MOTION to Bifurcate Trial. Signed by District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr on 8/21/2013. (eef)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 3:12-cv-00707-MOC-DCK
LATASHA PATTERSON,

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Plaintiff,
Vs.
FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB,
Defendant.

ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the court on the consent Motion to Bifurcate Trial. The court
agrees that presenting evidence as to punitive damages prior to determining liability and
compensatory damages, if any, would be unduly prejudicial; however, the court reserves the
right to determine whether the issue of punitive damages will be submitted to the jury at all after
the jury returns its verdict as to liability and compensatory damages. Having considered the
consent motion and reviewed the pleadings, the court enters the following Order.

ORDER
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the consent Motion to Bifurcate Trial (#20) is
GRANTED.

Signed: August 21, 2013