JONES v. JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL et al

Filing 109

ORDER THAT THE MOTION FOR SANCTIONS IS GRANTED. PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL IS SANCTIONED IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,500 FOR THE FILING OF THE MOTION TO QUASH THE DEPOSITION OF DESMOND JACKSON. PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL SHALL REMIT TO DEFENSE COUNSEL $4,500 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS ORDER. SIGNED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE ELIZABETH T. HEY ON 3/19/15. 3/19/15 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(mbh, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
KHALIA JONES
v.
THOMAS JEFFERSON
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC.

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CIVIL ACTION

NO. 13-4316

ORDER
AND NOW, this 19th

day of March, 2015, upon consideration of

Defendant’s Motion for Sanctions (Doc. 37), Plaintiff’s response and supplemental
response (Docs. 38, 48 & 48.1), the order of the Honorable Edmund V. Ludwig granting
the motion and referring disposition of sanctions to the undersigned (Doc. 49), the
certification of costs and fees, response, and reply (Docs. 100, 102 & 104), after holding
a sanctions hearing, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion for Sanctions is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s counsel is
sanctioned in the amount of $4,500 for the filing of the motion to quash the deposition of
Desmond Jackson. Plaintiff’s counsel shall remit to defense counsel $4,500 within thirty
days of the date of this order.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ELIZABETH T. HEY
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ELIZABETH T. HEY, U.S.M.J.