Aarefah Mosavi et al v. Mount San Antonio College et al, No. 2:2015cv04147 - Document 237 (C.D. Cal. 2018)

Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO ALL CLAIMS AND PARTIES by Judge Virginia A. Phillips: Now, therefore, pursuant to Rules 54 and 58 of the Federal Rules of CivilProcedure, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that final judgment in this action be entered as follows: 1. Judgment on all claims is entered in favor of Defendants and Plaintiff shall take nothing by her Second Amended Complaint. 2. Defendants are awarded their costs as provided by law. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (bm)

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Aarefah Mosavi et al v. Mount San Antonio College et al Doc. 237 ~5 ~ i_ __~~<. _ ~; s ~ ;'~~~cT coy, i 1 NUG ~ ~ _ ,' 2 i 'cPJ TRFiL ~T Ot Cr ~ ~=- G~RNIfi.' UEPUTYj y 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 AAREFAH MOSAVI, Case No. CV 15-4147-VAP(AFMx) Plaintiff, 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 v. MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, CHESTER BROWN;LORRAINE JONES; in her individual and official capacities; JAMES P. CZAJA,in his individual and official capacities; WILLIAM T. SCROGGINS,in his individual and official capacities; BAILEY SMITH,in her individual and official capacities; and DOES 1-10, inclusive, Defendants. FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO ALL CLAIMS AND PARTIES 19 20 This action was filed on June 3, 2015. All claims have now been resolved, 21 as follows: 22 All claims against Defendants Mt. San Antonio College, Lorraine Jones, 23 James P. Czaja, William T. Scroggins, and Bailey Smith were dismissed by the 24 Court's Order re: Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, issued on May 10, 25 2018, by which the Court dismissed Plaintiff's First, Third, Seventh, Tenth, 26 Eleventh, and Twelfth Claims for Relief(Docket No. 142), and the Court's Order 27 Granting Summary Judgment to Defendants as to Plaintiff's Fourth Claim for 28 FINAL JUDGMENT Dockets.Justia.com 1 Relief, issued on June 1, 2018, by which the Court dismissed Plaintiff's Fourth 2 Claim for Relief. (Docket No. 154). 3 The claims against Defendant Chester Brown came on regularly for trial on 4 August 7, 2018, in Courtroom 8A of this United States District Court. Plaintiff 5 was represented by Ronald Cruz, Esq. and Shanta Driver, Esq., of United for 6 Equality and Affirmative Action Legal Defense Fund. Defendant Chester Brown 7 was represented by Martin Leonard Carpenter, Esq., and Joseph Anthony Gordon, 8 Esq. of Carpenter, Rothans &Dumont,LLP. 9 A jury of eight persons was regularly empaneled and sworn. Witnesses 10 were sworn and testified. After hearing the evidence and arguments of counsel, 1 1 the jury was duly instructed by the Court and the case was submitted to the jury. 12 The jury deliberated and returned to Court with its verdict on August 10, 2018. 13 The verdict read as follows: 14 15 BANE ACT —BODILY INTEGRITY 16 17 Question No. 1: Did Defendant Chester Brown act violently against Plaintiff 18 Aarefah Mosavi for exercising her right to be secure in her person and protected 19 from bodily restraint, harm, or personal insult? 20 Answer: 21 Yes D No 22 23 Question No. 2: Did Defendant Chester Brown retaliate against Plaintiff 24 Aarefah Mosavi for having exercised her right to be secure in her person and 25 protected from bodily restraint, harm, or personal insult? 26 Answer: 2~ Yes D No 28 -2JUDGMENT AFTER TRIAL 1 RALPH ACT 2 Question No.6: Did Defendant Chester Brown commit a violent act against 3 Plaintiff Aarefah Mosavi? 4 Answer: 5 Yes ~O No 6 SEXUAL BATTERY 7 8 Question No. 11: Did Defendant Chester Brown intend to cause a harmful or 9 offensive contact with Plaintiff Aarefah Mosavi's sexual organs, groin, buttocks or 10 breast and a sexually offensive contact resulted? 11 Answer: 12 Yes ~D No 13 BANE ACT —RELIGIOUS HARASSMENT 14 15 Question No. 15: Did Defendant Chester Brown act violently against Plaintiff 16 17 Aarefah Mosavi to prevent her from exercising or to retaliate against her from having exercised her right to practice her religion by wearing a hajib? Answer: 18 19 Yes ~D No 20 PUNITIVE DAMAGES 21 Question No. 19: If you answered "Yes" to Question Nos. 4, 9, 13, or 17 or any 22 combination of Question Nos. 4, 9, 13, or 17, do you find by clear and convincing 23 evidence that Defendant acted with malice, oppression, or fraud? 24 25 Answer: D Yes D No 26 27 -3JUDGMENT AFTER TRIAL 1 Now,therefore, pursuant to Rules 54 and 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil 2 Procedure,IT IS HEREBY ORDERED,ADJUDGED AND DECREED that 3 final judgment in this action be entered as follows: 4 1. Judgment on all claims is entered in favor of Defendants and Plaintiff 5 shall take nothing by her Second Amended Complaint. 6 2. Defendants are awarded their costs as provided by law. 7 8 Dated: August 28, 2018 9 ~ ~^" RGINIA A. PHILLIPS ief United States District Judge 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -4JUDGMENT AFTER TRIAL

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