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Judge takes under advisement sanctions and summary-judgment motions in Clayton County hit-and-run case
Summary
At a May 7 civil calendar hearing in Clayton County State Court, Judge Tammy Long Hayward heard plaintiff motions seeking sanctions and summary judgment against defendant Richard Jones in a 2023 hit-and-run case; the court took the motions under advisement after extended argument and said it would issue written orders.
A Clayton County State Court judge on May 7, 2025, heard competing motions in Marquise Duron Ferguson v. Richard L. Jones et al, a personal-injury suit arising from a reported Oct. 27, 2023 hit-and-run. Judge Tammy Long Hayward presided over oral argument on the plaintiff’s motion for sanctions and motion for summary judgment and a separate motion for summary judgment filed by defendant Richard Jones; the court said it would review briefing and issue orders.
The motions matter because the plaintiff asks the court to strike Richard Jones’s answer and deposition testimony, alleging his sworn testimony conflicts with cellular records the plaintiff obtained from Verizon Wireless. If the court grants sanctions or summary judgment, liability could be resolved before trial.
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