IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COlJRT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT G>F VIRGINlk-.'

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Civil No. 3:03cv469

DU PONT ADVANCE FJBER SYSTEMS,

DU PONT SPRUANCE, DU PONT

TEXTILE & INTERIORS, me.,

Defendants.

FINAL ORDER

(Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendal1ts~ Rule 11 Motion for Sanctions

and Granting Defendants~ Motion for Atlorneys' Fees and Expenses)

This case was before the Court on Defendants' Motion for Sanctions Pursuant to

'Federal Rule of Civil Procedure [hereinafter "Rule"] 11 and Defendants' Motion for

Attorneys' Fees and Expenses. For the reasons stated both in the accompanying

Memorandum Opinion aDd from the bench, Defendants' Rule 1 J Motjon for Sanctions is

DENIED as to al1 counts under Rule ll(h)(l) and (b)(2). Defendants' Motion for

Sanctions, under Rule 1] (b)(3), is DENIED as to Count] and GRANTED as to Counts n

andIH. For his violation ofRu.le.l1 (b)(3), the Court awards sanctions aga1nstP1aintiffs'

counsel: Kirk D. Lyons, Esquire, in the amount of $10,000.00,

Additionally, the Court GRANTS Defendants' Motion for Attorneys' Fees and

Expenses under 42 U.S.c. § 2000-e(5)(k). Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that the

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Plaintiffs pay $26,100.00 of Defendants' attorneys' fees and $] ,450.00 of Defendants'

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