Opinion
No. 2:11CV00126 KGB
07-24-2013
SONYA WATSON PLAINTIFF v. PALESTINE-WHEATLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 23 et al. DEFENDANTS
JUDGMENT
This matter came for jury trial on the 17th day of July, 2013. Plaintiff Sonya Watson appeared through her attorney Shawn Garrick Childs. Defendants Palestine-Wheatley School District No. 23, Jon Estes, James Smith, Vernon Thweatt, Derrick Boileau, Jimmy Cook, Gary Caldwell, Kevin Lawson, and Jared Parker appeared through their attorneys William Clay Brazil and Dustin Thomas Chapman. All parties announced ready for trial. A jury of eleven was duly selected and sworn.
On July 18, 2013, the jury returned a verdict as follows:
VERDICT FORM
Note: Answer Question 1 by writing in the name required by your verdict. Question 1: On the race discrimination claim of plaintiff Sonya Watson, we find in favor of: (Ms. Watson) or Defendants (Defendants)
Elliott Ahrens
Foreperson
Note: Answer Question 2 only if the above finding is in favor of Ms. Watson. Question 2: Has it been proved that the defendants would not have promoted Ms. Watson to assistant bookkeeper regardless of her race?
___ Yes ___ No
(Mark an "X" in the appropriate space)
__________
Foreperson
Note: Answer Question 3 only if your answer to Question 2 is "no." Question 3:
We find Ms. Watson's lost wages and benefits through the date of this verdict to be:
$ __________ (stating the amount or, if none, write the word "none").
We find Ms. Watson's other damages, excluding lost wages and benefits, to be:
$ __________ (stating the amount, or, if you find that Ms. Watson's damages do not have a monetary value, write in the nominal amount of One Dollar ($1.00)).
We assess punitive damages as submitted in Instruction 11, as follows:
Jon Estes $ __________ (stating the amount or, if none, write the word "none").
Vernon Thweatt $ __________ (stating the amount or, if none, write the word "none").
Derrick Boileau $ __________ (stating the amount or, if none, write the word "none").
Jimmy Cook $ __________ (stating the amount or, if none, write the word "none").
Gary Caldwell $ __________ (stating the amount or, if none, write the word "none").
Jared Parker $ __________ (stating the amount or, if none, write the word "none").
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Foreperson
Judgment is entered on the jury's verdict in favor of Palestine-Wheatley School District No. 23, Jon Estes, James Smith, Vernon Thweatt, Derrick Boileau, Jimmy Cook, Gary Caldwell, Kevin Lawson, and Jared Parker.
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Kristine G. Baker
United States District Judge