Opinion
2:18-cv-00505-CBM (RAOx)
08-17-2022
MICHAEL ASFALL, an individual, Plaintiff, v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, a California public entity, JAN MURATA, an individual, and BRIAN GROVEN, an individual, and Does 1-10, inclusive, Defendants.
ALEXANDER KRAKOW + GLICK LLP J. Bernard Alexander, III (State Bar No. 128307) Britt L. Karp (State Bar No. 278623) Attorneys for Plaintiff MICHAEL ASFALL
ALEXANDER KRAKOW + GLICK LLP J. Bernard Alexander, III (State Bar No. 128307) Britt L. Karp (State Bar No. 278623) Attorneys for Plaintiff MICHAEL ASFALL
FINAL JUDGMENT [JS-6]
Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall United States District Judge
TO THE HONORABLE COURT, ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD HEREIN:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on September 17, 2019, this action came on regularly for jury trial before the Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall, United States District Judge presiding. Plaintiff MICHAEL ASFALL appeared through his attorneys of record, J. Bernard Alexander, III and Britt Karp of Alexander Krakow + Glick LLP. Defendant LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (“LAUSD”), appeared through its attorneys of record, Venessa Martinez and Narmin Shahin, District Office of General Counsel for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
A jury of eight persons was impaneled and sworn. Witnesses were sworn and testified. After hearing the evidence and arguments of counsel, the jury was duly instructed by the Court and the case was submitted to the jury with directions to return a verdict on the special verdict questions. The jury deliberated and thereafter, on September 25, 2019, returned into Court with a unanimous special verdict and answers thereto, which special verdict form is attached hereto as Exhibit “1" and incorporated by reference herein. Thereafter, the special verdict was filed with the clerk of the court and entered upon the minutes. It appearing by reason of the unanimous jury verdict that Plaintiff is entitled to judgment as follows:
That Plaintiff MICHAEL ASFALL is awarded past noneconomic damages in the amount of $100,000.00 against Defendant LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT;
That Plaintiff MICHAEL ASFALL and his counsel of record shall recover attorney fees against Defendant LAUSD in the amount of $523,063.20, as ordered by the Court;
That Plaintiff MICHAEL ASFALL and his counsel of record shall recover costs and/or disbursements, as taxed, against Defendant LAUSD, in the amount of $ 7,559.84.
It is further ORDERED and ADJUDGED that the judgment here rendered shall bear interest at the floating rate equal to the weekly average 1 -year constant maturity Treasury yield, as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, from the date of signing of the judgment, for the calendar week preceding, until paid, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 1961.
IT IS SO ORDERED.