WILLIAMS v. THE ESTATES LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA BRIAN C. WILLIAMS, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) 1:19-CV-1076 ) THE ESTATES LLC, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge. After plaintiffs Brian Williams, Jairo da Costa and Maricol de Leon, and Mike Gustafson fell behind on their homeowners’ dues, defendants involved in a bid-rigging scheme made the winning bids at public foreclosures on their homes. Following a trial, the jury found that the defendants violated state and federal antitrust laws, engaged in…