Eckert et al v. Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local Union 776 Profit Sharing Plan et al

Filing 69

ORDER (Memorandum 68 filed previously as separate docket entry) GRANTING in part & DENYING in part plaintiffs' motion 63 for attys' fees & costs as set forth in memo 68 & directing defts to pay atty's fees totaling $139,406.25 & costs totalling $7,311.15 in following amts... (see Paras 2a-c for specific amts & recipients.) (See order for complete details.) Signed by Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner on 9/17/18. (ki)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MARIO ECKERT, ROBERT BAKER,
STEVE BILLET, KEVIN BLOOM, JR.,
SHAWN CLARK, KAREN DIETZ,
HERBERT C. GARBER, GISBEL
GARCIA, JR., MARIO GAROFALO,
BRADLEY HOCKENBERRY,
MARTIN PARSON, and
FRED WILSON,
Plaintiffs
v.
CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS AND
HELPERS LOCAL UNION 776
PROFIT SHARING PLAN,
CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS AND
HELPERS LOCAL UNION 776,
EDGAR H. THOMPSON, and
RONALD W. HICKS,
Defendants

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:15-CV-1920
(Chief Judge Conner)

ORDER
AND NOW, this 17th day of September, 2018, upon consideration of plaintiffs’
motion (Doc. 63) for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., and the parties’ respective briefs in
support of and opposition to said motion, and for the reasons set forth in the
accompanying memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that:
1.

Plaintiffs’ motion (Doc. 63) for attorney’s fees and costs is GRANTED
in part and DENIED in part as set forth in the accompanying
memorandum.

2.

Defendants shall pay attorney’s fees totaling $139,406.25 and costs
totaling $7,311.15 in the following amounts:

a.

To Goldberg Katzman, P.C., attorney’s fees in the amount of
$67,677.50 and costs in the amount of $3,615.12.

b.

To Barley Snyder LLP, attorney’s fees in the amount of
$39,390.00 and costs in the amount of $2,161.25.

c.

To the Law Offices of Peter J. Russo, PC, attorney’s fees in the
amount of $32,338.75 and costs in the amount of $1,534.78.

/S/ CHRISTOPHER C. CONNER
Christopher C. Conner, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Middle District of Pennsylvania