Rice v. American National Red Cross

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Chi Soo Kim on 6/6/2024 REQUIRING Defendant to submit supplemental information re 17 Defendant's Motion. Defendant is ORDERED to file a Supplemental Brief limited to two (2) pages with information regarding the prevailing market rate in the Sacramento, California region for attorneys of comparable skill, experience, and reputation. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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REGINALD RICE,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS,

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No. 2:23-cv-1333 MCE-CSK
ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO
SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
(ECF No. 17)

Defendant.

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Defendant American National Red Cross has filed a motion pursuant to Federal

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Rule of Civil Procedure 37(b)(2)(A) for not obeying a discovery order. 1 (ECF No. 17.) As

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part of its motion, Defendant seeks reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees.

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(Decl. of Catherine M. Adams, ¶ 5, ECF No. 17.) In order for the Court to evaluate

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Defendant’s request, Defendant must submit supplemental information regarding its

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requested expenses, including the following information to assess the reasonableness of

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defense counsel’s hourly rate: defense counsel’s education, years of legal experience,

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description of legal experience, and other information to assess skill, experience, and

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reputation; and the prevailing market rate in the Sacramento, California region for

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attorneys of comparable skill, experience, and reputation. See Gonzalez v. City of

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This matter proceeds before the undersigned for the issuance of findings and
recommendations. 28 U.S.C. § 636, Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, and Local Rule 302(c)(1).
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Maywood, 729 F.3d 1196, 1202 (9th Cir. 2013); Camacho v. Bridgeport Fin., Inc., 523

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F.3d 973, 979 (9th Cir. 2008).
ORDER

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For the reasons stated above, it is hereby ORDERED that within seven (7) days
of this order:

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1. Defendant file a Supplemental Brief Re: Defendant’s Motion in ECF No.

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market rate in the Sacramento, California region for attorneys of

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comparable skill, experience, and reputation; and

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2. Defendant file a declaration from defense counsel regarding counsel’s

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requested expenses, including defense counsel’s education, years of

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legal experience, description of legal experience, and other information

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to assess skill, experience, and reputation. This declaration should be

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filed as an attachment to Defendant’s Supplemental Brief Re:

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Defendant’s Motion in ECF No. 17.

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Dated: June 6, 2024

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