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A woman asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss her lawsuit against the daughter of University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban, bringing an end to a legal fight between sorority sisters that was sparked by an alcohol-fueled brawl. 

Attorneys for plaintiff Sarah Grimes and for Kristen Saban would not say whether there had been a settlement of the lawsuit, which was set for trial in early August.

'We are pleased that this case is over,' said Josh Hayes, a lawyer for the coach's daughter.

Burying the hatchet: University of Alabama graduate Sarah Grimes (left) has dropped her lawsuit against her former sorority sister Kristen Saban (pictured right with coach dad), whom she had accused of brutally beating her

Sisters: Both Saban and Grimes pledged the Phi Mu sorority (pictured) at the University of Alabama in 2009

Stephen Strickland, who filed the request on behalf of Grimes, declined to comment.

The one-sentence dismissal motion did not give a reason for the move, but it said each woman should pay her own legal costs.

Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge James Roberts did not immediately rule on the request.

Grimes sued the coach's daughter in Tuscaloosa County in 2012 over a fight they had while attending college in 2010. 

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The lawsuit said Grimes suffered lasting injuries during the brawl, which evidence showed began over a Facebook post after a night of drinking.

Arguments during a hearing and court documents showed the two women came to blows at Kristen Saban's apartment after the famous coach's daughter posted 'No one likes Sarah yayyyyy!' on Facebook.

Grimes banged on Saban's bedroom door demanding that the post be deleted and the two were soon in a tussle that included pushing and hair pulling.

Grimes portrayed Kristen Saban as the aggressor. Grimes said she suffered serious injuries, including a concussion and a broken nose that required surgery. 

But a judge in Tuscaloosa cited Alabama's 'stand your ground' law in ruling that Saban only defended herself against Grimes.

Nick Saban and his wife, Terry Saban, were not parties in the lawsuit, which sought an unspecified amount of money.

Girl brawl: Grimes (left) claimed in her 2012 lawsuit that she suffered lasting injuries during a boozy brawl with Saban (right) in 2010, which evidence showed began over a Facebook post after a night of drinking

Grimes' now-defunct lawsuit stated that the fight happened in the wee hours on Aug. 29, 2010, after a night of drinking at Rounders, a local bar in Tuscaloosa.

The two sorority sisters and five other girlfriends were hanging out in Saban's apartment when they began to bicker over a boyfriend. Grimes told Saban to 'shut up' and that 'others were tired of listening to her,' according to court documents.

Grimes told Saban she 'needed to get therapy' because she was a 'psycho' — to which Saban fired back: 'Because that worked really well for you,' court records show.

Standing her ground: Saban claimed it was Grimes who attacked her first and she was just defending herself 

Saban then locked herself in the bathroom, and posted on her Facebook: 'No one likes Sarah, Yayyyyy!'

That's where things get murky — which each of the sorority sisters claiming in legal papers that the other beat her badly.

In her testimony, Grimes said that Saban 'used both of her hands and shoved her into an open door frame,' where she hit her head.

Grimes said she put 'one hand on [Saban's] throat, one hand on her chest, and threw her back' to try to get away.

But Saban bounced back on top of her and 'hit her in the face more than five times,' leaving Grimes bleeding 'all over the floor and all over herself,' running down her face and into her bra.

Grimes later testified that she had 'extensive' injuries, including a swelling on her left temple and a black eye.

Saban presented a different version of events.

She said in legal papers that, after she posted on Facebook, Grimes rushed over to confront her and began banging on her door.

'She was screaming at me to take it off and cursing, and I finally took it off, and I opened the door, and I showed her,' Saban testified, according to court records. 'I had my phone out, and I said, "It's off. It's off."

'And then she took both of her hands and put them around my throat.'

University of Alabama coach Nick Saban (pictured) and his wife, Terry Saban, were not parties in the lawsuit

Saban added there was 'just a lot of slapping and punching, not many [punches] landing, and scratching.' Her injuries including a broken nose and scratches on her back, she testified.

Kristen Saban pleaded guilty to an unspecified offense before the university's judicial board but was not prosecuted criminally, according to the suit. It said she was required to undergo psychological screening and take an anger management class.

Grimes and Kristen Saban, one-time close friends, have both graduated from the university. Ms Grimes went on to become a first-grade teacher in Alabama, while her arch-rival has launched a career in marketing. 

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