Salinas v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc.

Filing 45

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL TO SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTAL BILLING RECORDS. By October 30, 2013, plaintiffs shall submit unredacted billing records supporting the Lodestar Summary Report for in camera review. Also by October 30, 2013, plaintiffs shall file a summary in the public record. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 10/16/2013. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/16/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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GILBERT SALINAS,

Case No. 12-cv-02894-WHO

Plaintiff,
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v.
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KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL, INC.,
Defendant.

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFFS'
COUNSEL TO SUBMIT
SUPPLEMENTAL BILLING RECORDS
Re: Dkt. No. 44

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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On October 9, 2013, plaintiffs filed a motion for final approval of class action settlement in

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this matter. Dkt. No. 44. The motion will be heard on November 13, 2013. Plaintiffs’ motion

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included a “Lodestar Summary Report” purporting to show the total billing hours, billing rate, and

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total fees for each attorney, calculated by multiplying the hours by the rate. See Dkt. No. 44-2.

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The plaintiffs’ Lodestar Summary Report does not contain sufficient specificity for the

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Court to conduct a lodestar cross-check. By October 30, 2013, plaintiffs shall submit unredacted

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contemporaneous billing records supporting the Lodestar Summary Report for in camera review.

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Also by October 30, 2013, plaintiffs shall file, in the public record, a summary of tasks completed

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by each billing attorney and the total amount of time spent on that task by that attorney, e.g.,

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Carrie Counsel: drafting complaint (5.4 hours); drafting responses to interrogatories (4.4 hours),

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etc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 16, 2013
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WILLIAM H. ORRICK
United States District Judge