Morello v. AMCO Insurance Company

Filing 89

ORDER RE: ATTORNEYS' FEES re 81 Discovery Order. Plaintiff shall pay Defendant $3500 within ten days of this order. Signed by Judge Joseph C.Spero on 11/4/13. (klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/5/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GEORGE MORELLO,

Case No. 11-cv-06623-WHO (JCS)

Plaintiff,
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v.

ORDER RE: ATTORNEYS' FEES

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AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY,

Re: Dkt. No. 81

Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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By Order dated September 19, 2013 (Docket No. 81), this Court awarded attorneys’ fees to

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Defendant for the cost of its efforts to compel the deposition of Plaintiff. Both sides have now

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briefed the reasonableness of the fees incurred in that effort by Defendant. The Court finds the

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hourly rate charged to be reasonable, but the hours excessive. Accordingly, the Court awards

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Defendant ten (10) hours of attorney time at the rate of $350 per hour. Plaintiff shall pay

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Defendant $3500 within ten (10) days of this Order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 4, 2013
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JOSEPH C. SPERO
United States Magistrate Judge