Societe D'Equipments Internationaux Nigeria, Ltd. v. Dolarian Capital, Inc., et al.

Filing 69

ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FILING and VACATING the hearing set for October 12, 2016. The Court reserves the right to reset the hearing at a later date if it determines oral argument is necessary. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 10/7/2016. (Timken, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SOCIETE D’EQUIPMENTS
INTERNATIONAUX NIGERIA, LTD,

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Plaintiff,
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Case No. 1:15-cv-01553-DAD-SKO
ORDER FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FILING
(Doc. 63)

DOLARIAN CAPITAL, INC., and ARA G.
DOLARIAN,
Defendants.
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Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Notice of Motion and Motion for Entry of Order for Civil

17 Contempt and Sanctions (the “Motion”). (Doc. 63.) In its briefing in support of the Motion,
18 Plaintiff requests $2,896.40 for “roundtrip airfare,” $604.28 for “hotel,” $8,320 in attorneys’ fees
19 at a rate of $325 per hour for “travel time and pre-departure preparation,” and $1,592.50 in
20 attorneys’ fees “incurred in preparing” the Motion. (Doc. 63, Ex. 1 at 3–4.) The Court notes,
21 however, that Plaintiff have not provided sufficient detail to support its requests for attorneys’
22 fees. (See Doc. 63; id., Exs. 1–2.)
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Accordingly, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff to file an affidavit in support of its requests for

24 attorneys’ fees in the Motion by no later than Friday, October 14, 2016. This affidavit shall “state
25 the number of hours worked on each task, the hourly rate of each person” who prepared the
26 Motion and its accompanying materials, “and a showing that the hourly rates claimed are
27 justified.” Albee v. Cont’l Tire N. Am., Inc., 780 F. Supp. 2d 1005, 1013 (E.D. Cal. 2011).
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In light of the foregoing and pursuant to Local Rule 230(g), the Court VACATES the

2 hearing on the Motion set for Wednesday, October 12, 2016. The Court reserves the right to reset
3 the hearing at a later date if it determines oral argument is necessary.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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October 7, 2016

/s/

Sheila K. Oberto

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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