Garis v. Gypsum Resources Materials, LLC et al

Filing 38

ORDER that 37 Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs is GRANTED. Signed by Judge Andrew P. Gordon on 5/1/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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KARRI GARIS,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 2:16-cv-02534-APG-VCF

v.
GYPSUM RESOURCES MATERIALS, LLC,
et al.,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
AND COSTS
(ECF NO. 37)

Defendants.

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On March 26, 2018 default judgment was entered against defendants Gypsum Resources

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Materials, LLC and Truckee Springs Holdings, Inc. ECF No. 36. Plaintiff Karri Garis now

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moves for an award of attorney’s fees and costs under 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). ECF No. 37. I grant

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that motion.

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A plaintiff who prevails in a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit is entitled to recover

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reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) (“The court in such action shall, in

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addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs, allow a reasonable attorney’s fee to

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be paid by the defendant, and costs of the action.”). Garis’s counsel has submitted satisfactory

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evidence justifying why he spent 61.6 hours on this case and the reasonableness of his $400.00

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per hour fee. ECF No. 37-2. This lodestar method of calculating and evaluating fee requests is

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appropriate here. I have also considered the relevant factors under Local Rule 54-14. Garis’s

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motion and supporting evidence justify the reasonableness of the fee request. Because the hourly

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rate and the time incurred are reasonable, I grant the fee request.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that plaintiff Karri Garis’s motion for attorney’s fees and

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costs (ECF No. 37) is GRANTED. Karri Garis is awarded attorney’s fees and costs against

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defendants Gypsum Resources Materials, LLC and Truckee Springs Holdings, Inc. in the amount

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of $24,640.00 in fees and $421.00 in costs, for a total award of $25,061.00. The clerk of the court

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is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

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DATED this 1st day of May, 2018.

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ANDREW P. GORDON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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