Ramirez v. County

Filing 32

ORDER DIRECTING plaintiff and her counsel to pay defendant $3,250.00 in expenses, including attorney's fees, within 30 days of the date of this order. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 12/5/2012. (Rooney, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROSA PATRICIA RAMIREZ,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
MERCED COUNTY,
Defendant.

) Case No.: 1:11cv0531 AWI DLB
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) ORDER RE: ATTORNEY’S FEES
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On November 14, 2012, the court granted defendant’s motion for sanctions based on
plaintiff’s failure to serve answers to interrogatories. The court also required plaintiff and her
counsel to pay the reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, caused by that failure. Doc.

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29. To that end, the court instructed defendant to file a declaration detailing the expenses
incurred. Defendant has provided the required information, which totals 13 hours for Mr. James
Stone in researching, drafting and revising the motion for sanctions. Doc. 30.

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Plaintiff has not objected, and the court finds that the hours spent were reasonable. The

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court also finds that the hourly rate of $250.00 for Mr. Stone is a reasonable rate in the Eastern

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District of California. See, e.g., Crane-McNab v. County of Merced, 773 F.Supp.2d 861 (E.D.

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Cal. 2011) (court used hourly rate of $250.00 for Mr. Stone). Accordingly, Plaintiff and her

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counsel are ordered to pay defendant $3,250.00 in expenses, including attorney’s fees, within

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thirty (30) days of the date of this order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

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/s/ Dennis

December 5, 2012

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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