Oliver v. Mustafa, 929 A.2d 873 (2007)

Citation: Oliver v. Mustafa, 929 A.2d 873 (2007)
Parent Document: Oliver v. Mustafa, 929 A.2d 873 (2007)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2007-08-09
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2278463/oliver-v-mustafa/ ↗

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Thereafter, Ms. Oliver obtained counsel as advised by Judge Rankin. Despite explicit testimony at her deposition that she possessed requested documents and knew where they were, she subsequently answered discovery requests with assertions that requested documents were lost, destroyed, or never existed. On October 18, 2005, a third default was entered against Ms. Oliver, and the matter was set down for a jury trial before Judge Maurice Ross on the issue of damages alone, liability having been established by the default. On January 11, 2006, at the conclusion of the trial, the jury awarded Mr. Mustafa $11,826 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages. Ms. Oliver filed no post-trial motions contesting this award. The trial court granted Mr. Mus-tafa’s unopposed motion for attorneys’ fees on March 8, 2006, finding by clear and convincing evidence that Ms. Oliver litigated in bad faith, and awarding Mr. Mustafa attorneys’ fees in the amount of $211,850. Ms. Oliver thereafter filed a motion to reconsider, which was subsequently denied. Default

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