Weizel et al v. Main Street Connect, LLC

Filing 120

RULING granting 111 MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs filed by Erin Lynch, Deborah Gauthier, David DesRoches Signed by Judge Janet C. Hall on 5/22/2014.(Lewis, D)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
ERIN LYNCH, DAVID DesROCHES,
and DEBORAH GAUTHIER,
Individually and on behalf of all other
similarly situated individuals,
Plaintiffs,

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MAIN STREET CONNECT, LLC DIB/A :
THE DAILY VOICE, TRINET HR
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CORP., CARLL TUCKER, and JANE
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BRYANT QUINN,
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Defendants.
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CIVIL ACTION NO.
3:12-CV-00831 (JCH)

MAY 22, 2014

RULING RE: APPLICATION FOR AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND
COSTS (Doc. No. 111)
The court, having reviewed the plaintiffs’ Application for Award of Attorneys’ Fees
and Costs (“Application”) (Doc. No. 11) and the applicable legal standard for
determining reasonable fees and costs, inter alia, concludes that counsel for plaintiffs
expended considerable time in this matter; that the matter involved complex litigation;
and that the recovery is sizable, especially in light of the bankruptcy of the lead
defendant. Given this, the court finds a fee award of $113,333.33 and costs award
(including taxable costs) of $5,279.65 to be reasonable. Plaintiffs’ Application for Award
of Attorneys’ Fees and Costs is thus GRANTED.
SO ORDERED.
Dated at New Haven, Connecticut this 22nd day of May, 2014.

/s/ Janet C. Hall
Janet C. Hall
United States District Judge