Cuzick v. Zodiac U.S. Seat Shells, LLC et al

Filing 60

ORDER DIRECTING SUPPLEMENTAL SUBMISSION ON 50 MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 5/17/2018. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KYLE CUZICK,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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v.
ZODIAC U.S. SEAT SHELLS, LLC,

Case No. 16-cv-03793-HSG
ORDER DIRECTING SUPPLEMENTAL
SUBMISSION ON MOTION FOR
ATTORNEYS’ FEES
Re: Dkt. No. 50

Defendant.

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Plaintiff’s counsel is directed to submit a supplemental declaration providing an

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explanation for its requested multiplier of 1.32 in its motion for attorneys’ fees. See Dkt. No. 50 at

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8 (“The multiplier necessary to reach the total requested compensation is approximately

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1.31[9.]”). Pursuant to the Ninth Circuit’s guidance in Stetson v. Grissom, plaintiff’s counsel

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should either explain why the Stetson factors are satisfied in this case, or why a risk multiplier is

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warranted in the absence of those factors. See Stetson, 821 F.3d 1157, 1166 (9th Cir. 2016) (“The

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district court must apply a risk multiplier to the lodestar ‘when (1) attorneys take a case with the

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expectation they will receive a risk enhancement if they prevail, (2) their hourly rate does not

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reflect that risk, and (3) there is evidence the case was risky.’”). The supplemental declaration

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must be submitted by May 24, 2018.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 5/17/2018
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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
United States District Judge