Hamilton v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Filing 103

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS MAY 2, 2012 101 SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION AND PROPOSED ORDER. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 5/7/2012. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/7/2012)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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MARIKA HAMILTON, MICHAEL HICKMAN,
JEFFREY and ELLEN YELLIN, and
BRENDAN O'LEARY, individually and
on behalf of a class of similarly
situated individuals,

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Plaintiffs,

No. C 09-4152 CW
ORDER REGARDING
PLAINTIFFS’ MAY 2,
2012 SUPPLEMENTAL
DECLARATION AND
PROPOSED ORDER

v.
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., for
itself and as a successor in
interest to GOLDEN WEST BANK,
WACHOVIA BANK, and WELLS FARGO
FINANCIAL / NOWLINE BANK,
Defendant.
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On April 26, 2012 the Court held a hearing on Plaintiffs’

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motion for final approval of the settlements in the consolidated
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actions, as well as their request for attorneys’ fees and costs.
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At the hearing, the Court ordered Plaintiffs’ counsel to submit a
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revised version of their proposed order and a supplemental
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declaration providing more documentation in support of their
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attorneys’ fee request.
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Having reviewed Plaintiffs’ May 2, 2012 filings, the Court
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notes that in the supplemental declaration there are errors in the
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lodestar calculations for Jay Edelson and Steven Woodrow, and a

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small discrepancy between the asserted amount of total costs and

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the costs provided in the attached record of expenses.

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addition, the asserted lodestar amount does not match the total

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fees, as a sum of the fee amounts for each phase of the

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litigation.

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two different lodestar multipliers and includes the cost amount in

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the calculation of the lodestar multiplier.

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review these errors and submit an amended declaration and revised

United States District Court
For the Northern District of California

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In

Paragraph seventeen of the proposed order includes

Plaintiffs shall

proposed order, reflecting the corrections, within five days.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 5/7/2012

CLAUDIA WILKEN
United States District Judge

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