Case 1:18-cv-01011-RMC Document 42 Filed 08/09/19 Page 1 of 19
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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TAYLOR DUMPSON,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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Civil Action No. 18-1011 (RMC)
BRIAN ANDREW ADE,
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ANDREW ANGLIN, and
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MOONBASE HOLDINGS, LLC,
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Defendants.
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Taylor Dumpson filed this case against Brian Andrew Ade, Andrew Anglin, and
Moonbase Holdings, LLC, for allegedly interfering with her right to full and equal enjoyment of
places of public accommodation and an educational institution and for intentional infliction of
emotional distress. Messrs. Ade and Anglin and Moonbase Holdings were served but failed to
answer. Following the entry of default by the Clerk of Court, Ms. Dumpson moved for default
judgment. Defendants failed to respond to her motion or the Court’s Order to Show Cause why
it should not be granted. The Court will grant her motion for default judgment; order
compensatory damages in the amount of $101,429.28, punitive damages in the amount of
$500,000, and attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of $124,022.10; enter a restraining order
against Moonbase Holdings and Messrs. Anglin and Ade; and enter a preservation order against
Mr. Anglin and Moonbase Holdings.
I. FACTS
On May 1, 2017, one day after Ms. Dumpson was inaugurated as the first female,
African-American student government president at American University (AU), a masked man
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