(KAIR)--More than $42,000 in attorney fees are awarded to the City of Atchison, “bringing closure to the lawsuit between the City and Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie.”

That’s according to a release issued Tuesday by the City, which says the fees were awarded by Atchison County District Court Judge David J. King in connection with the lawsuit.

The release notes that the City, in October of last year, was awarded a summary judgment in the case, “which affirmed that the Sheriff could not deny detainees at Atchison County Jail, pursuant to state statute.”

The case was filed December 21, 2020 “after the Sheriff refused a detainee into the jail that had been arrested by Atchison Police December 18” of that year.

Laurie filed a countersuit in the case, maintaining that the City of Atchison brings prisoners to the jail who are in need of medical attention, alleging that’s done to defer medical costs to the County.

According to the City’s release, the countersuit was dismissed by Judge King in July of 2021, and notes that “efforts by the City to settle the case were unsuccessful.”