Date: 04-02-2024

Case Style:

Gregory Lewis, LLC v. Christy Barrett, et al.

Case Number: CJ-2020-241

Judge: Lawrence Parish

Court: District Court, Creek County, Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Jared A. DeSilvery

Defendant's Attorney: Mark A. Zannotti

Description: Sapulpa, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff and Defendant in a dispute over the sale and purchase of a tract of real property located in Creek County, Oklahoma.

These four elements of a breach of contract define which party initiated the breach of contract, the manner of the breach, the scope of the breach, and the damages the breach caused. They become the backbone of determining financial claims and awards.

04/01/2024

CM:LP:3/25/24: COURT IS IN SESSION AND ON THE RECORD, POTENTIAL JURY POOL IS PRESENT AND SEATED. OPENING INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN. OATH TO MY CAUSE GIVEN. 18 JURORS DRAWN AND SEATED FOR QUESTIONING. VOIR DIRE CONDUCTED. PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT AND PRO SE PASSES VOIR DIRE FOR CAUSE. PLAINTIFF MAKES 3 PREEMPTORY CHALLENGES: MORGAN BREANN EVANS, CODY SHAYNE DAVID MCCLARY AND RANDAL EUGENE LAWSON. DEFENDANT MAKES 3 PREEMPTORY CHALLENGES: DEBRA MICHELLE HENRY, CHARLES RICHARD PALMER AND CODY ANTHONY RAYON. 3 JURORS PULLED FOR ALTERNATE SELECTION. PARTIES PASS FOR CAUSE. PLAINTIFF 1 PREEMPTORY CHALLENGE: NICOLE LEE BARTON. DEFENDANT 1 PREEMPTORY CHALLENGE: DANIEL BRYAN GRIFFITH. 12 JURORS AND 1 ALTERNATE ARE SEATED & FINAL OATH IS GIVEN: SYDNEY ELIZABETH EVANS, MONICA NICOLE ODINO, SANDRA V BACA BRISENO, JEFFREY DOUGLAS BACON, MARK DANIEL AKERS, JENNIFER LEE MIKLES, AMY CATHLEEN KIEHNE, ROBERT LEE HILL, SHERRY DAWN TIGER, AMBER DAWN JENKINS, TAYLOR WILSON HORNER, SANDY DEE COOK AND ALTERNATE AIMEE LEE SCULLAWL. JURORS EXCUSED FOR LUNCH. UPON RETURN, ALL PARTIES AND JURORS ARE PRESENT, BACK ON THE RECORD, OPENING STATEMENTS ARE GIVEN BY PARTIES. PLAINTIFF CALLS 1ST WITNESS CHRISTY BARRETT, SWORN AND EXAMINED AND PASSES THE WITNESS. JURY IS EXCUSED FOR BREAK. COURT RESUMES, ALL PARTIES PRESENT ALONG WITH JURY, BACK ON THE RECORD. WITNESS #1 CROSS-EXAMINED, PLAINTIFF REDIRECTS, DEFENDANT REDIRECTS. PRO SE PASSES. PLAINTIFF WITNESS #2 SYLVIA BARRETT SWORN AND EXAMINED, DEFT PASSES. PLAINTIFF CALLS THEIR 3RD WITNESS, LATINA ALLAN SWORN AND EXAMINED, DEFT PASSES. PLAINTIFF CALLS WITNESS #4 GREG BROWN, SWORN AND EXAMINED. COURT RECESSES FOR THE DAY, COURT TO RESUME AT 9:30AM ON 3/27/24.

04/01/2024

CM:DG:3-27-24: COURT IS IN SESSION AND ON THE RECORD, POTENTIAL JURY POOL IS PRESENT AND SEATED. JUROR #7 PRESENT, HAS FAMILY EMERGENCY AND REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED, COURT GRANTS AND REPLACES #7 WITH THE ALTERNATE JUROR. PLAINTIFF WITNESS #4 GREG BROWN RETURNS TO THE STAND, PLAINTIFF RESUMES QUESTIONING, PASSES. COURT TAKES A BREAK AND COURT RESUMES AT 10:30AM WITH WITNESS #4 ON THE STAND, FOR CROSS, REDIRECT AND PASSES. PLAINTIFF CALLS WITNESS #5 JEFF WITH, SWORN & EXAMINED, CROSS, REDIRECT, PASSES. PLAINTIFF RESTS. JURORS EXCUSED FOR LUNCH UNTIL 1:15PM. MR. ZANNOTTI MAKES AN ORAL MOTION FOR DIRECTED VERDICT AS TO LATINA ALLAN ONLY, DENIED BY THE COURT. ALL PARTIES PRESENT, JURORS PRESENT, AND, ON THE RECORD, MR. ZANNOTTI CALLS WITNESS JEFF WITH, SWORN AND EXAMINED, PLAINTIFF PASSES, WITNESS EXCUSED. DEFENDANT’S REST, JEFF WITH RESTS. JURY EXCUSED UNTIL 2:05PM WHILE JURY INSTRUCTIONS ARE PREPARED. INSTRUCTIONS ARE NUMBERED 1-28. COURT RESUMES, ALL PARTIES PRESENT, ON THE RECORD. COURT READS INSTRUCTIONS, PLAINTIFF GIVES CLOSING ARGUMENTS, DEFENDANTS GIVES CLOSING ARGUMENTS, PRO SE GIVES CLOSING ARGUMENTS, PLAINTIFF GIVES FINAL CLOSING. BAILIFF JEAN MCGUIRE SWORN IN. FINAL INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO JURORS. JURY DELIBERATIONS BEGAN AT 3:30PM. NOTE RECEIVED BY JURY AT 4:30PM AND PUT ON THE RECORD WITH ALL PARTIES PRESENT. RESPONSE GIVEN BY THE COURT. NOTE RECEIVED BY JURY AT 5:50PM AND PUT ON THE RECORD WITH ALL PARTIES PRESENT. RESPONSE GIVEN BY THE COURT. NOTE RECEIVED AT 5:55PM ASKING FOR BREAK, BREAK GIVEN AT 6:05PM UNTIL 6:20PM, ESCORTED BY BAILIFF. NOTE RECEIVED AT 8:10PM STATING VERDICT READY. 8:16PM JURORS RETURNED TO COURT, ON THE RECORD, VERDICT READ BY THE JUDGE. VERDICT: VERDICT FORM CHRISTY BARRETT: THE JURY FINDS IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT. VERDICT FORM SYLVIA BARRETT: THE JURY FINDS IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT. VERDICT FORM LATINA ALLAN: THE JURY FINDS IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT. VERDICT FORM JEFF WITH: THE JURY FINDS IN FAVOR OF THE PLAINTIFF AND AWARD DAMAGES IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,500.00. VERDICTS SIGNED BY THE FOREPERSON, TAYLOR HORNER. PARTIES DECLINE TO HAVE THE JURY POOLED. THE JURY IS THANKED AND EXCUSED, AND THE COURT IS ADJOURNED.

Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $4,500.00.

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