Winfrey v. San Jacinto County et al

Filing 360

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS granting in part and denied in part 350 Amended MOTION for Attorney Fees. Plaintiffs are awarded $841,731.25 in fees and $53,804.44 in costs and expenses. (Signed by Judge George C Hanks, Jr) Parties notified.(bthomas, 4)

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United States District Court
Southern District of Texas

ENTERED
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
HOUSTON DIVISION
RICHARD WINFREY, JR. and
MEGAN WINFREY,
Plaintiffs,
VS.
LENARD JOHNSON,
Defendant.

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January 09, 2023
Nathan Ochsner, Clerk

CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:10-CV-1896

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ON ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS
Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Amended Motion for Attorneys’ Fees
and Defendant’s Response in Opposition. (Dkts. 350, 351). Having considered the
parties’ filings, the responses and replies thereto, and the applicable law, the Court
finds Plaintiffs’ Amended Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, as modified by Plaintiffs’
Reply in Support of Their Amended Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (Dkt.
358), should be GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Accordingly, the
Court awards $841,731.25 in fees and $53,804.44 in court costs to Plaintiffs.
BACKGROUND
This litigation commenced in 2010, when Richard Winfrey, Jr. filed eight
causes of action against nine defendants, all related to his wrongfully being charged
with (but not convicted of) capital murder in 2007. (Dkt. 1). His sister Megan
Winfrey, who was initially convicted of the same murder but whose conviction was
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overturned on appeal in 2013, filed seven causes of action against five defendants in
2014. (4:14-cv-448, Dkt. 1). Over the years, some of the charges against some of the
defendants were dismissed; other defendants settled. Both cases were appealed and
remanded to the district court. The two matters were consolidated in 2019.
The case went to trial in February 2020 on a single issue: whether the arresting
officer, Deputy Lenard Johnson, knowingly and intentionally, or with reckless
disregard for the truth, misstated or omitted information in seeking an arrest warrant
for each Plaintiff. (Dkt. 160, 161, 266). The jury, finding that Johnson omitted
information from his arrest warrant affidavits, awarded Richard $750,000 in
damages and Megan $250,000 in damages. (Dkt. 303). Johnson appealed; the Fifth
Circuit affirmed the jury verdict. (Dkt. 307, Winfrey v. Johnson, No. 20-20477, 2021
WL 5286570 (5th Cir. Nov. 12, 2021)). After the mandate was issued, Plaintiffs filed
a motion for attorneys’ fees and costs. (Dkt. 350).
ANALYSIS
Fee awards for prevailing civil-rights plaintiffs in lawsuits brought under 42
U.S.C. § 1983 are governed by 42 U.S.C. § 1988. McNamara v. Moody, 606 F.2d
621, 626 (5th Cir. 1979). The statute provides that “[i]n any action or proceeding to
enforce a provision of section [1983] . . . the court, in its discretion, may allow the
prevailing party [] a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs.” 42 U.S.C.
§ 1988(b); Universal Amusement Co. v. Vance, 587 F.2d 159, 172 (5th Cir. 1978).
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One is a “prevailing party” for attorneys’ fees purposes “if they succeed on any
significant issue in litigation which achieves some of the benefit the parties sought
in bringing suit.” Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 433 (1983). A plaintiff
prevails “when actual relief on the merits of [plaintiffs’] claim materially alters the
legal relationship between the parties by modifying the defendant's behavior in a
way that directly benefits the plaintiff.” Lefemine v. Wideman, 568 U.S. 1, 4 (2012).
Fee applications in the Fifth Circuit are analyzed using the “lodestar” method.
Strong v. Bellsouth Telecomm., Inc., 137 F.3d 844, 850 (5th Cir. 1998). The first
lodestar step is to determine the reasonable hourly rate for the attorneys and nonlegal
personnel who worked on the case. In setting a reasonable billing rate, courts
consider that particular attorney’s regular rates, as well as the rate “prevailing in the
community for similar services by lawyers of reasonable comparable skill,
experience, and reputation.” Blum v. Stenson, 465 U.S. 886, 896 n. 11 (1984). The
second step is to determine the number of hours “reasonably expended” on the
litigation. McClain v. Lufkin Indus., Inc., 519 F.3d 264, 284 (5th Cir. 2008). The
party seeking the fee award has the burden of establishing the reasonableness of the
number of hours billed. One relevant consideration is whether the attorney hours
show an exercise of “billing judgment.” Saizan v. Delta Concrete Prods. Co., 448
F.3d 795, 799 (5th Cir. 2006); Black v. SettlePou, P.C., 732 F.3d 492, 502 (5th Cir.
2013). To establish such billing judgment, a fee applicant must produce
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“documentation of the hours charged and the hours written off as unproductive,
excessive, or redundant.” Saizan, 448 F.3d at 799. The court then calculates the
appropriate “lodestar”, i.e., the reasonable hourly billing rate for the attorney
multiplied by the number of hours he or she reasonably expended on the litigation.
Id.
After calculating the lodestar, the court must consider whether to adjust the
fee upward or downward. Riddle v. Tex-Fin, Inc., No. CIV.A. H-08-3121, 2011 WL
1103033, at *5 (S.D. Tex. Mar. 22, 2011). The most important factor to consider is
the result obtained. Villegas v. Regions Bank, No. CIV.A. H-11-904, 2013 WL
76719, at *3 (S.D. Tex. Jan. 4, 2013). If the success is limited, the lodestar should
be reduced to reflect that. However, the lodestar is “presumptively reasonable and
should only be modified in exceptional cases.” Watkins v. Fordice, 7 F.3d 453, 457
(5th Cir. 1993).
Although the lodestar method effectively replaced the balancing test set out
in Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc. those factors may still be considered.
488 F.2d 714, 717-19 (5th Cir. 1974). The Johnson factors are: (1) the time and labor
required to represent the client or clients; (2) the novelty and difficulty of the issues
in the case; (3) the skill required to perform the legal services properly; (4) the
preclusion of other employment by the attorney; (5) the customary fee charged for
those services in the relevant community; (6) whether the fee is fixed or contingent;
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(7) the time limitations imposed by the client or circumstances; (8) the amount
involved and results obtained; (9) the experience, reputation, and ability of the
attorney; (10) the undesirability of the case; (11) the nature and length of the
professional relationship with the client; and (12) awards in similar cases. Id.
The Supreme Court has held that the “costs” referenced in § 1988 “is to be
read in harmony with the word ‘costs’ in 28 U.S.C. § 1920.” W. Virginia Univ.
Hosps., Inc. v. Casey, 499 U.S. 83, 87 n.3 (1991). The following costs are taxable
under § 1920: (1) fees of the clerk and marshal; (2) fees of the court reporter for all
or any part of the stenographic transcript necessarily obtained for use in the case; (3)
fees and disbursements for printing and witnesses; (4) fees for exemplification and
copies of papers necessarily obtained for use in the case; (5) certain docket fees; and
(6) certain compensation of court appointed experts, compensation of interpreters,
and salaries, fees, expenses, and costs of special interpretation services. Cook
Children's Med. Ctr. v. New England PPO Plan of Gen. Consol. Mgmt. Inc., 491
F.3d 266, 274 (5th Cir. 2007)
A. Plaintiffs’ Reasonable Attorneys’ Fees
Having obtained a $1,000,000 compensatory damages award against
Johnson—$750,000 for Richard and $250,000 for Megan—there is no question that
Plaintiffs were the prevailing party in this litigation. (Dkt. 303). Johnson does not

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contest this fact. Plaintiffs are thus entitled to “reasonable” attorneys’ fees at the
Court’s discretion. 42 U.S.C. § 1988(b).
Plaintiffs calculate their requested fees using the “lodestar” method, and they
do not seek an increase of the lodestar amount under the Johnson factors. (Dkt. 350
at 15). After revising their request in light of Johnson’s response and objections (Dkt.
351), Plaintiffs seek $843,825 in fees based upon the following information from the
billing records attached to their motion and reply: (1) lead attorney for Plaintiffs,
Elizabeth Wang, spent 1176 hours on this matter at a rate of $400 an hour (and
logged half an hour of clerical work at a rate of $125 an hour); (2) attorney Gayle
Horn spent 654 hours on this matter at a rate of $400 an hour (and logged a quarter
of an hour of clerical work at a rate of $125 an hour); (3) attorney Debra Loevy spent
193.5 hours on this matter at a rate of $450 an hour; and (4) paralegals Andrew
Garden, Lauren Lebata, and Brian Swift spent a combined 188.25 hours on this
matter at a rate of $125 an hour. (Dkt. 358-2). The Court finds Plaintiffs’ fee request
to be reasonable for the reasons stated below.
1. Reasonable Hourly Rates
As an initial matter, the Court finds that the hourly rates for attorneys Wang,
Horn, and Loevy are reasonable. See Jane Roe/Rachel V. Rose v. BCE Technology
Corp. 2014 WL 1322979, at *3 (S.D. Tex. 2014) (“Courts in and around Houston
have found hourly rates between $200 and $600 to be reasonable after considering
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the experience of the lawyer, the reputation of the firm, and the complexity of the
case.”). Plaintiffs provided ample documentation of each attorney’s experience and
expertise; the Court finds that the requested rates are reasonable in light of each
attorney’s credentials and the prevailing market rates. (Dkt. 350-2, 350-3, 350-4).
The Court also agrees that the proposed rate of $125 per hour for paralegal
work is reasonable. See Richardson v. Tex-Tube Co., 843 F. Supp. 2d 699, 709 (S.D.
Tex. 2012) ($125 per hour for paralegal work); Firth v. Don McGill of West Houston,
Ltd., No. Civ.A. H–04–0659, 2006 WL 846377, at *6 (S.D. Tex. March 28, 2006)
($95 to $125 per hour for paralegal work). In his response to Plaintiffs’ motion for
attorneys’ fees, Johnson raised no objections to these hourly rates. (Dkt. 351).
2. Number of Hours Reasonably Expended
The Court finds that the revised totals of hours expended, as reflected in
Plaintiffs’ reply in support of their amended motion for attorneys’ fees and costs
(Dkt. 358), are reasonable and recoverable. The Court further finds that Plaintiffs
met their burden of properly documenting the hours spent and submitting competent
evidence of those hours. Hensley, 461 U.S. at 433; Prater v. Commerce Equities
Mgmt. Co., Civil Action No. H–07–2349, 2008 WL 5140045, at *3 (S.D. Tex. Dec.
8, 2008).
Johnson objected to Plaintiffs’ initial motion for attorneys’ fees and costs on
several grounds. (Dkt. 351). Plaintiffs amended their fees and costs requests in
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response to some of those objections. (see infra, Dkt. 358-1, 358-3, 358-4). The
Court will address Johnson’s remaining objections below.
a. Johnson’s First Objection: Hours expended on dismissed
claims and dismissed defendants are not compensable
Johnson argues that Plaintiffs are not entitled to fees for work related to
Plaintiffs’ claims against Fort Bend County, Deputy Pikett, Ranger Duff, Ranger
Huff, alternative suspects, Sheriff Rogers, and San Jacinto County because the
“claims against Deputy Johnson [are] not factually interwoven with claims against
other defendants.” (Dkt 351 at 13-19). Plaintiffs argue that they are entitled to fees
related to dismissed claims because those claims “contained a common factual core
and arose out of related, if not identical legal theories.” (Dkt. 358 at 7). The Court
agrees with Plaintiffs.
As the Fifth Circuit noted in Coleman v. Houston Indep. Sch. Dist., “there is
ample authority for the proposition that a partially prevailing party may recover all
reasonably incurred attorney fees, even though the party did not prevail on all claims,
as to all defendants, or as to all issues in a matter.” No. 98-20692, 1999 WL 1131554
at *5 (5th Cir. Nov. 8, 1999). “When the successful and unsuccessful claims involve
a ‘common core of facts’ or are based upon ‘related legal theories,’ then attorney
fees incurred in the presentation of unsuccessful claims are recoverable on the theory
that they contributed to the plaintiffs’ ultimate success.” Id., quoting Hensley, 103
S.Ct. at 1940. The Court finds that the claims against the dismissed defendants (1)
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involved a “common core of facts” with the claims against Johnson, (2) were based
upon “related legal theories,” and therefore (3) “contributed to [Plaintiffs’] overall
success.” Id.
Richard and Megan shared a single purpose in pursuing this litigation: to
obtain compensation for the violations of their constitutional rights that resulted in
their wrongful arrests, prosecution, and (for Megan) wrongful conviction of murder.
The litigation focused on only one police investigation, an investigation in which
every individual defendant was involved at one time or another: Texas Rangers
Ronald Duff and Grover Huff assisted with the dog scent line-up (Dkt, 287, 339)
that was conducted by Fort Bend County Deputy Keith Pikett (Dkt. 331).1 Former
San Jacinto County Sheriff Lacy Rogers was also present during the scent line-up
and executed the warrants against Plaintiffs. (Dkt. 334). All of the individual
defendants worked with Johnson in some capacity during the investigation, and the
pursuit of claims against those defendants thus “contributed to [Plaintiffs’] overall
success” in their claims against Johnson. Coleman, 1999 WL 1131554 at *5.
b. Johnson’s Second Objection: Vague billing descriptions
and excessive hours claimed

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Deputy Pikett worked under Fort Bend County Sheriff Milton Wright, who was sued in his
official capacity and whose claims were not reinstated on appeal from Richard and Megan’s first
summary judgment order. (Dkt 1, Winfrey v. San Jacinto County, 481 Fed. App’x 969, 981-82
(5th Cir. 2012)). The Court thus finds that the work done in pursuit of the claims against Sheriff
Wright are not severable from the work done in pursuit of Deputy Sheriff Pikett’s claims.
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Johnson argues that “[v]ague description of legal work that either applies to
pursuing claims against dismissed defendants or are excessive should be reduced.”
(Dkt. 351 at 17). Plaintiffs argue Johnson’s “vagueness” objection merely reasserts
Johnson’s objection to awarding fees for work on dismissed claims. (Dkt. 358 at 22)
And while Plaintiffs agreed to remove 83 hours from their original request, they
maintained that their remaining request was not excessive. (Dkt. 358 at 23-25).
The Court finds that Johnson’s objections to the “vagueness” of Plaintiffs’
time entries merely restate Johnson’s earlier argument that Plaintiffs should not
recover fees for work related to dismissed defendants. Because the Court finds that
the claims against the dismissed defendants contributed to the success of the claims
against Johnson, see supra, the Court finds that time entries reflecting work in
pursuit of those claims are not impermissibly vague.
As to Johnson’s argument that Plaintiffs’ hours appeared excessive in relation
to the tasks completed, the Court notes that Plaintiffs removed a significant number
of Lovey’s hours from their request (for time spent on Plaintiffs’ first summary
judgment). (Dkt. 358-1). The Court also finds persuasive Plaintiffs’ explanation of
the remaining disputed time entries. (Dkt. 358 at 24).
c. Johnson’s Third Objection: Nonlegal work is not
compensable
Johnson argues that “Plaintiffs’ clerical time or combined block billing of
legal and clerical work must be reduced,” for a total reduction of $9,518.75. (Dkt.
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351 at 19-20). In response, Plaintiffs argue that (1) Johnson incorrectly defines
“clerical” work and (2) some of the work Johnson labeled as “clerical” is not such.
(Dkt. 358 at 25). Nevertheless, Plaintiffs eliminated 19.5 hours from their paralegal
totals for work that was arguably clerical in nature. (Dkt. 358 at 28).
The Court finds that Plaintiffs’ revised paralegal entries do not reflect clerical
work, with the exception of four entries involving the redaction of exhibits. In the
Fifth Circuit, redacting exhibits is considered clerical work. See Bowman v. Prida
Constr., Inc., 568 F. Supp. 3d 779, 787 (S.D. Tex. 2021) (“Preparing, assembling,
and redacting documents and exhibits, including affixing labels, are likewise
clerical.”). Thus, the Court finds that the following entries are non-compensable:
Date

Hours

Task

Paralegal

1/7/2020

1.0

Redacting trial exhibits

Brian Swift

1/8/2020

1.75

Redacting trial exhibits

Brian Swift

1/21/2020

4.0

Review and redact exhibits

Andrew Garden

1/23/2020

1.0

Redacting trial exhibits

Lauren Lebata

Johnson’s remaining objections to “clerical” tasks appear to encompass broad
terms such as “filing” or “printing,” but Johnson fails to note that these entries
contextualize the non-compensable tasks with “legal” tasks that are appropriate for
fee requests (such as “draft and file notice of appeal,” “print out and edit
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demonstratives,” and “finalizing and revising brief and filing”). (Dkt. 351-7). While
the Court will remove 7.75 paralegal hours that were dedicated to redacting exhibits
(for a total reduction of $968.75), the Court finds the remaining paralegal entries to
reflect non-clerical, compensable tasks.
d. Johnson’s Fourth Objection: Limited success on the
overall litigation and lack of billing judgment warrants
proportionate reduction in claims.
Johnson argues that Plaintiffs have not exercised billing judgment, and thus
the requested fee should be reduced an additional 20%. (Dkt. 351 at 20-21). Johnson
further argues that, after his requested 20% reduction is applied, Plaintiffs’ requested
fees should be reduced by another 50% due to Plaintiffs’ “limited success on their
overall claims.” (Dkt. 351 at 22). Plaintiffs argue that no reduction is warranted.
(Dkt. 358 at 28-31). The Court agrees with Plaintiffs.
The Court finds that Johnson’s efforts to show a lack of billing judgment
reflect Johnson’s incorrect argument that “only hours expressly spent on whether []
Johnson misrepresented his interview with Campbell are compensable.” (Dkt. 351
at 28). The Court also finds the Plaintiffs exercised billing judgment in not seeking
fees for work performed by other members of Loevy & Loevy, including Jon Loevy,
Arthur Loevy, and Rachel Steinbeck. (Dkt. 358 at 28-31). The Plaintiffs’ billing

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judgment is further evidenced by their reduction in requested fees and costs in
response to certain objections from Johnson to their initial request. (Dkt. 358-2).2
Finally, the Court disagrees with Johnson’s claim that a 50% reduction is
warranted in light of Plaintiffs’ “limited success.” (Dkt. 351 at 22). The Court finds
that what Plaintiffs achieved here—a damages award totaling $1,000,000 after
several years of hard-fought litigation—are “excellent results” that justify a “fully
compensatory fee.” Hensley, 461 U.S. at 435.
Thus, with the exception of 7.75 hours spent redacting documents, Plaintiffs
have demonstrated that their revised fee request is reasonable and recoverable. After
removing those 7.75 hours from Plaintiffs’ revised request, the Court finds Plaintiffs
are entitled to $841,731.25 in fees.
B. Costs and Expenses
Plaintiffs initially requested $61,197.64 in costs and expenses. (Dkt. 350 at
17-18). In response, Johnson argued that (1) costs related to private process servers,
expedited copies, deposition transcripts, a particular United flight, hotel fees, flights
and hotel fees for depositions and hearings, and private investigators should be
eliminated, and (2) all costs should be reduced by 88% to reflect the Plaintiffs being

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Plaintiffs initially requested $884,675 in attorneys’ fees (Dkt. 350 at 18), then removed 114.5
hours in response to Johnson’s objections. (Dkt. 358). Plaintiffs calculated their revised fee
request to equal $843,825, but that calculation erroneously incorporated the initial request for
paralegal Brian Swift (for 27.25 hours) instead of the amended request (for 18.25 hours). (Dkt.
358-2). Thus, Plaintiffs’ actual revised request equaled $842,700.
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“entirely unsuccessful against eight other defendants.” (Dkt. 351 at 24-26). In
response, Plaintiffs agreed to remove the costs of the private investigator and to
reduce the cost of the private process server, but maintained that the other costs were
reasonable and recoverable. (Dkt. 358 at 31-36). After revising their request in light
of Johnson’s objections, Plaintiffs now seek $53,804.44 in costs: $18,044.81 in
§1920 costs (Dkt. 358-3), and $20,984.23 in §1988 expenses (Dkt. 358-4). The
Court agrees with Plaintiffs that Johnson’s argument for an 88% reduction in costs
is unsupported by case law and erroneous in light of Plaintiffs’ overall success in the
litigation. (Dkt. 358 at 36).
The Court disagrees with Johnson’s arguments against the disputed costs,
which are addressed below. Johnson is not entitled to an across-the-board reduction
in costs for the same reason Johnson is not entitled to a reduction to the loadstar—
the claims against the dismissed defendants involved a “common core of facts” with
the claims against Johnson, and all claims were “based on related legal theories.”
Hensley, 103 S.Ct. at 1940 (1983). Thus, “the presentation of [those] unsuccessful
claims . . . contributed to [Plaintiffs’] overall success.” Coleman, 1999 WL 1131554
at *5. An across-the-board reduction in costs is not warranted here.
Johnson argues that Plaintiffs are not entitled to the costs of a private process
server. (Dkt. 351 at 24). But “a prevailing party who used a private process server
may recover as costs the amount that would have been charged by the U.S. Marshal's
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[sic] Service for service of process.” Ibarra v. BP Expl. & Prod. Inc., No. CV H-192898, 2020 WL 6585691, at *2 (S.D. Tex. Nov. 10, 2020) (citing Baisden v. I'm
Ready Prods., Inc., 793 F. Supp. 2d 970, 973 (S.D. Tex. 2011)). Because $65
represents the cost per hour “for process served or executed personally . . . for each
item served by one U.S. Marshals Service employee, agent, or contractor,” 28 C.F.R.
§ 0.114(a)(3), the Court agrees that Plaintiffs are entitled to $65 per hour in privateprocess-server costs.
Johnson argues that $13,479.11 in transcript costs should be struck because
“Plaintiffs have not shown whether the deposition transcripts and certain hearing
transcripts were necessarily obtained for use in this case.” (Dkt. 351 at 25). In
response, Plaintiffs argue that (1) most of the depositions for which costs are being
sought involve witnesses who testified at Johnson’s trial (Dkt. 358 at 32), and (2)
the depositions of witnesses who did not testify at trial nevertheless were necessary
to file pretrial motions, were potential witnesses, or were necessary to prove
Plaintiffs’ case (Dkt. 358 at 32-33). Plaintiffs further argue that an expedited copy
of the deposition transcript for Dr. George Glass, one of Johnson’s expert witnesses,
was necessary due to the limited timeframe between Dr. Glass’ deposition and
Plaintiffs’ motions in limine deadline (less than one week). (Dkt. 358 at 35). The
Court finds that all of Plaintiffs’ costs related to deposition transcripts are
reasonable.
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Johnson argues that “Plaintiffs have not met their burden to prove the
reasonableness of the $1,188.80 flight and hotel fees of $8,585.96 for trial.” (Dkt
351 at 25). Johnson further objects to flight and hotel expenses to depose parties and
attend hearings for other defendants in the case. (Dkt. 351 at 25-26). In response,
Plaintiffs demonstrated that the plane ticket in question was particularly expensive
because it was purchased on short notice the day the jury reported that they would
need to reconvene the following week for deliberations. (Dkt. 358 at 35, 358-7).
Furthermore, while Plaintiffs did not attach invoices for every night of their stay in
the Cambria Hotel, the Plaintiffs demonstrated that the nightly rate—$178.87 per
night per person—was reasonable. (Dkt. 358-4).
The Court finds Plaintiffs’ revised request for $18,044.81 in §1920 costs (Dkt.
358-3) and $20,984.23 in §1988 expenses (Dkt. 358-4) to be reasonable and
recoverable.
CONCLUSION
Based on the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that the Plaintiffs’
Amended Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs (Dkt. 350), as modified by
Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Their Amended Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs
(Dkt. 358), is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. Plaintiffs are
awarded $841,731.25 in fees and $53,804.44 in costs and expenses.

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Name

Rate

Billable Hours

Lodestar

Debra Loevy

$450

193.5

$87,075

Gayle Horn

$400

654

$261,600

Gayle Horn
(clerical work)

$125

.25

$31.25

Elizabeth Wang

$400

1176

$470,400

Elizabeth Wang
(clerical work)

$125

.5

$62.50

TOTAL:

$819,168.75

Attorneys:

Paralegals:
Andrew Garden

$125

111.75

$13,968.75

Lauren Lebata

$125

53.25

$6,656.25

Brian Swift

$125

15.5

$1,937.50

TOTAL:

$22,562.50

Costs and expenses
TOTAL:

$53,804.44

TOTAL:

$895,535.69

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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SIGNED at Houston, Texas on January 9, 2023.
_______________________________
GEORGE C. HANKS, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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