Katt Williams scored a significant courtroom victory after a federal decide dismissed a long-running $20 million civil lawsuit accusing him of attacking 4 ladies exterior an Atlanta nightclub almost a decade in the past.

The choice closes a authorized battle that started when the ladies accused the comic of a violent confrontation exterior the Midtown nightclub.

According to courtroom data, the ladies, Selena Boston, Jalisa Rhodes, Lutisha Martinez, and Lanette Washington, sued Williams for assault, battery, false imprisonment, slander, and emotional misery stemming from a February 28, 2016, altercation exterior Lounge 360 in Midtown Atlanta.

They claimed Williams turned aggressive after posing for photographs, tackling Boston, punching and kicking her whereas his associates assaulted the others, throwing their belongings into the road, and pointing a gun whereas flashing gang indicators.

Last week, Judge William M. Ray II granted abstract judgment in Williams’ favor, discovering that the ladies didn’t serve him earlier than Georgia’s statute of limitations expired. The ruling ends the lawsuit earlier than it may attain trial.

The case was dismissed after they didn’t correctly serve Williams however was refiled in February 2023.

The decide famous that the ladies solely made one try to serve Williams, throughout a efficiency in Greenville, South Carolina after which waited months earlier than requesting U.S. Marshals to intervene.

Even after the courtroom granted that request, the plaintiffs didn’t ship the Marshals till two days earlier than the submitting deadline expired. Williams wasn’t truly served till December 29, 2023, 22 days too late.

The courtroom rejected their argument that Williams’ movie star standing and safety element made him troublesome to succeed in.

While this week’s ruling clears Williams of civil legal responsibility, he already confronted legal penalties for a similar incident.

According to WSB-TV, Williams accepted a plea settlement in 2018 that spared him from jail time. The deal required him to bear psychological well being evaluations and take part in a pretrial intervention program as a substitute of serving a sentence.

The ladies later advised WSB-TV they felt ignored by the plea association, saying they weren’t correctly knowledgeable of the deal earlier than it was finalized.

“We felt very ignored throughout this entire wait,” mentioned Selena Boston. Lutisha Martinez added, “We cannot ignore that this man has traumatized not only us, several other people.”

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