Parrish et al v. National Football League Players Incorporated

Filing 642

MOTION for Attorney Fees -- Class Counsels' Renewed Application for Preliminary and Final Determination of Costs, Fees, Expenses, and an Incentive Payment for Class Representative, Herbert Adderley filed by Herbert Anthony Adderley. Motion Hearing set for 11/17/2009 02:00 PM. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Katz, Ronald) (Filed on 10/2/2009)

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MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP RONALD S. KATZ (Bar No. CA 085713) E-mail: [e-mail] RYAN S. HILBERT (California Bar No. 210549) E-mail: [e-mail] NOEL S. COHEN (California Bar No. 219645) E-mail: [e-mail] 1001 Page Mill Road, Building 2 Palo Alto, CA 94304-1006 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] MCKOOL SMITH, P.C. LEWIS T. LECLAIR (Bar No. CA 077136) E-mail: [e-mail] JILL ADLER NAYLOR (Bar No. CA 150783) E-mail: [e-mail] 300 Crescent Court Dallas, TX 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 14 NORTHERN DISTRICT 15 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP
ATTO RNEY S AT LAW PA L O A L T O

HERBERT ANTHONY ADDERLEY, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, vs. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, a Virginia corporation, and NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS INCORPORATED d/b/a PLAYERS INC, a Virginia corporation, Defendants.

CIVIL ACTION NO. C07 0943 WHA

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING CLASS COUNSELS' RENEWED APPLICATION FOR FEES, EXPENSES, AND AN INCENTIVE PAYMENT FOR CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, HERBERT ADDERLEY

[PROPOSED] ORDER CASE NO. C 07-0943 WHA

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MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS, LLP
ATTO RNEY S AT LAW PA L O A L T O

Having considered Class Counsels' Renewed Application for fees, expenses and an incentive payment for Class Representative Herbert Adderley ("Motion"), and all other papers filed herein, the records of the case, and the oral argument on the Motion, if any, the Court hereby orders as follows: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Counsel shall be awarded thirty percent (30%) of the $26,250,000 settlement amount (minus expenses) for legal services performed on behalf of the Class, or $7,369,648.90. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Counsel shall receive the amount of their expenses, which total $1,684,503.67. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Class Representative Herbert Adderley be awarded an incentive amount in the amount of $60,000.00. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: ________________, 2009

_______________________________________ Honorable William H. Alsup United States District Court

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[PROPOSED] ORDER CASE NO. C 07-0943 WHA