Penny Newman Grain Co. v. Global Natural, LLC

Filing 12

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SUPPLEMENT RECORD, 9 . Plaintiff shall file the following by no later than Friday, March 21, 2018: (1) Evidence, such as declarations and prevailing market rate data to support Plaintiff's requested hourly rates for each attorney and paralegal for whom Plaintiff seeks fees in its Motion; and (2) An itemization of the total hours expended on the case. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 3/13/2018. (Timken, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PENNY NEWMAN GRAIN CO., a California
Corporation,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 1:18-cv-00193-LJO-SKO
ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO
SUPPLEMENT RECORD
(Doc. 9)

v.

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GLOBAL NATURAL, LLC, a Maryland
Limited Liability Company,

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Defendant.

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Before the Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment (the “Motion”). (Doc. 9.) The

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Court finds that it requires additional information from Plaintiff in order to rule on the Motion.
Plaintiff provided insufficient evidence to support its request for attorney’s fees in the

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amount of $1,200. (See id. ¶ 6.) In particular, Plaintiff failed to provide the hourly rate requested
for each attorney and professional, and evidence establishing the reasonableness of the requested
hourly rates. See Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 (1983) (requiring the party seeking an
award of fees to submit evidence supporting the hours worked and the rates claimed). Plaintiff
also failed to provide information detailing the time reasonably expended on the case. See id.
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For these reasons, the Court ORDERS that Plaintiff shall file the following by no later than

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(1) Evidence, such as declarations and prevailing market rate data to support Plaintiff’s

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requested hourly rates for each attorney and paralegal for whom Plaintiff seeks fees in

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its Motion; and

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(2) An itemization of the total hours expended on the case.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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March 13, 2018

/s/

Sheila K. Oberto

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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