Opinion
Civil Action 18-13038 (ZNQ) (LHG)
04-28-2022
ESABEL KOURRADI, Administratrix for the Estate of MOHAMMED A. ALASHI, et al., Plaintiff, v. DENCIL E. BROWN, et al, Defendants.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
ORDER
ZAHID N. QURAISHI, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court upon several motions for summary judgment and sanctions by Plaintiff Esabel Kourradi, Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs Dencil E. Brown (“Brown”) and New Penn Motor Express, LLC (“New Penn”), and Third-Party Defendant John Timothy Ricciardi (“Ricciardi”). The Court has carefully considered the parties' submissions, and for good cause shown, IT IS on this 28th day of April 2022
ORDERED that Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 95) is hereby GRANTED and the Amended Complaint is dismissed without prejudice; it is further
ORDERED that Third-Party Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (ECF No. 98) is hereby DENIED as moot and the Third-Party Complaint is dismissed without prejudice; it is further
ORDERED that Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs' Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 97) is hereby GRANTED; it is further
ORDERED that Third-Party Defendant's Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 102) is hereby GRANTED with respect to sanctions against Plaintiff's counsel and DENIED with respect to sanctions against Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs; it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiff's Motion for Sanctions (ECF No. 99) is hereby DENIED; and it is further
ORDERED that Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs and Third-Party Defendant submit attorney certifications setting forth the fees and costs incurred from filing the most recent dispositive motions; the submissions are to be filed by May 16, 2022; Plaintiff may respond with any objections by May 23, 2022; the Court will consider those certifications and enter an order requiring Plaintiff to reimburse Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs and Third-Party Defendant for any reasonable fees and costs the Court finds appropriate.