Stukes v. Antney et al

Filing 57

ORDER directing defendant to tender certified funds in the amount of $712,690.44 to Plaintiff's counsel to hold in trust no later than 7/31/16. Signed by Chief Judge Frank D. Whitney on 7/1/16. (clc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. 3:15-cv-00176-FDW-DSC
Antonio Stukes,
Plaintiff,
v.
Debra Antney, individually and as
Owner/Member/Manager/CEO of Mizay
Entertainment Inc.; Mizay Music Group
LLC; Be100 America, LLC; Be100 Radio
LLC; Daganda Entertainment LLC; Mizay
Publishing LLC; and Mizay Management
LLC, Mizay Entertainment Inc., Mizay
Music Group LLC, Be100 America, LLC,
Be100 Radio LLC, Daganda Entertainment
LLC, Mizay Publishing LLC, and
Mizay Management LLC,
Defendants.

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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court following oral hearings on Plaintiff’s Motion to
Compel Discovery in Aid of Execution (Doc. No. 46) and Motion for an Order to Show Cause
(Doc. No. 51). For the reasons stated in open court, the Court hereby orders:
1. Defendant Debra Antney shall tender to Plaintiff’s counsel to hold in trust certified
funds in the amount of seven-hundred twelve-thousand six-hundred ninety dollars and
forty-four cents ($712,690.44). Defendant shall tender this amount, in full, no later than
Sunday, July 31, 2016. Defendant is cautioned that failure to comply with this
Order may result in the imposition of further sanctions, fines, or other measures
including a finding of contempt.
2. Plaintiff is awarded attorney fees for expenditures related to the hearings conducted on
June 30, 2016 and July 1, 2016. The attorney fee award shall be paid in full no later
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than Sunday, July 31, 2016. This amount shall be paid one half by Defendant Debra
Antney, individually, and one half from Defendants’ Counsel of record Jaime T.
Halscott and Patrick Michael Megaro, collectively.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Signed: July 1, 2016

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