Mata et al v. Manpower Inc. / California Peninsula et al

Filing 197

Order Regarding Billing Records and Objection Forms. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 5/4/17. (lhklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/4/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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JUVENTINA MATA, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

Case No. 14-CV-03787-LHK
ORDER REGARDING BILLING
RECORDS AND OBJECTION FORMS

MANPOWER INC. / CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA, et al.,
Defendants.

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In Plaintiffs’ motion for approval of attorney’s fees and costs, Charles Swanston

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(“Swanston”) reports that his firm, Fitzpatrick, Sweeney & Swanston, has spent approximately

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1,853 hours litigating this action. ECF No. 192-1 (“Swanston Decl.”) at 6. Additionally, Patrick

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Toole (“Toole”) reports that his firm, Wanger Jones Helsley PC, has spent approximately 2,149.5

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hours litigating this action.

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Both Swanston’s and Toole’s declarations indicate the total amount of time billed for each

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biller. However, neither Swanston’s nor Toole’s declaration contains detailed billing records

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reporting the hours billed in the instant case. Additionally, although Swanston states that his $450

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hourly rate is “the maximum rate that the Monterey County Superior Court has determined it will

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award to Monterey and Santa Cruz County law offices in wage and hour class action cases,” ECF
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Case No. 14-CV-03787-LHK
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No. 192-1, at 6, Swanston does not support this assertion with reference to specific cases.
Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS Class Counsel to provide detailed billing records

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for each biller in the instant case. Class Counsel shall also justify the requested $450 billing rate

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with reference to specific cases. Class Counsel shall file these documents by May 9, 2017.

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Additionally, the Class Administrator has stated that the Class Administrator has received

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253 objection forms. ECF No. 196, at 2. However, the Class Administrator has filed only one

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objection form with the Court and has stated regarding the other objection forms that “it is

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doubtful that any of them can truly be considered ‘objectors.’” Id. Nevertheless, it is the Court’s

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responsibility to evaluate these objection forms. Therefore, the Court ORDERS Plaintiffs or the
Class Administrator to file all 253 objection forms by May 9, 2017.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: May 4, 2017
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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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