Sanchez v. Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Filing 55

ORDER GRANTING 47 PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 8/2/2018. (ejdlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/2/2018)

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B. James Fitzpatrick (SBN: 129056)
Charles Swanston (SBN: 181882)
FITZPATRICK & SWANSTON
555 South Main Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
ALVARO SANCHEZ on behalf of
himself and all other similarly situated employees

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION
ALVARO SANCHEZ on behalf of himself
Case No.: 15-CV-04657-EJD
and all other similarly situated employees,
[Monterey County Superior Court
Plaintiff,
Case No. M132626]

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v.

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KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.; and
DOES 1 through 100, inclusive,

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
Date: August 2, 2018
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Courtroom: 4 – 5th Floor
Judge: Hon. Edward J. Davila

Defendants.

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Complaint Filed: July 14, 2015
Notice of Removal Filed: October 7, 2015

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This matter came on regularly for hearing on August 2, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 4

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of the United States District Court of the Northern District of California, located at 280 South 1st

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Street, San Jose, California, before the Honorable Edward J. Davila, with appearances by counsel

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as follows: B. James Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick & Swanston for Plaintiff Alvaro Sanchez and Jon

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D. Cantor of Dykema Gossett, LLP for Defendant Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

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This matter having been fully argued and considered and proof having been made to the
satisfaction of the Court, and the amount sought appearing to be fair and reasonable,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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1.

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Class Counsel’s request for an award of attorneys’ fees in the amount of

$23,125.00 (25% of the Gross Settlement Amount) to be paid from the Settlement Fund pursuant
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[Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for
Attorneys’ Fees and Costs

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to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 23(h) is reasonable in light of the relevant factors and

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comparison to the lodestar multiplier based upon the hours spent in prosecuting this case. The

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request for an award of attorneys’ fees in the amount of $23,125.00 is GRANTED.

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Class Counsel’s request for an award of litigation cost reimbursement in the

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amount of $3,042.66, to be paid from the Settlement Fund pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

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Procedure Rule 23(h) is reasonable and the funds were necessarily incurred in the prosecution of

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the case. The request for cost reimbursement in the amount of $3,042.66 is GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

August 2, 2018
Dated: ________________

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Honorable Edward J. Davila

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[Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for
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