Judge Russell denies motion to alter summary judgment

In April, Judge Russell (W.D.Ky.) dismissed the plaintiff's age discrimination claim in Conner v. State Farm.  The decision can be found on my prior post here.  Conner had claimed she was not selected for a position because of her age.  State Farm produced interview scoring sheets establishing that the successful candidates had higher scores. Judge Russell found there was insufficient evidence to overcome the scoring sheets.  Yesterday J. Russell stuck by his decision and denied Conner's motion to alter the judgment.  That decision can be read by clickng:Download Conner0606.pdf.  It was not all smiles for the defendant, however.  In a separate decision, J. Russell awarded the plaintiff $8,860 in attorney's fees as a sanction for Defendant failing to initially disclose the scoring sheets.  That decision can be read by clicking: Download Connerfee0606.pdf.  Interesting to note that J. Russell found $200/hr. to be a reasonable fee.