International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division et al v. Alaska Air Group, Inc

Filing 60

ORDER ON COURT'S AWARD OF FEES AND COSTS re 58 Declaration. Counsel for Plaintiff are ordered to an amended declaration identifying only those fees and costs that were actually incurred in connection with their Motion for Protective Order and to Compel Initial Disclosures. Amended Declaration due in 5 days. Signed by Judge Marsha J. Pechman. (PM)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
TEAMSTERS, AIRLINE DIVISION,

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CASE NO. C17-1327-MJP
ORDER ON COURT’S AWARD OF
FEES AND COSTS

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AIRLINE PROFESSIONALS ASSOC. OF
THE INTERNATIONAL
BORHTERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS,
LOCAL UNION NO 1224,
Plaintiffs,

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v.

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ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC,

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and

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HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES, INC.,

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Defendants.

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THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Declaration in Support of Court’s
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Award of Fees and Costs. (Dkt. No. 58.) Having considered the declaration and all supporting
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evidence, the Court ORDERS as follows:
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The Court notes that the total amount of fees requested by Plaintiffs ($18,612.00) appears

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to be based upon the “general litigation rates” charged by Schwerin Campbell Barnard Iglitzin &

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Lavitt LLP, and not its “lower hourly rate . . . for established union clients.” (See Dkt. No. 58 at

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¶ 10.) However, the purpose of awarding fees and costs is not to enrich the lawyers, but rather to

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prevent Plaintiffs from paying the costs of bringing the Motion for Protective Order and to

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Compel Initial Disclosures. (Dkt. No. 33.) Therefore, Counsel for Plaintiffs are ORDERED to

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file an amended declaration identifying only those fees and costs that were actually incurred in

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connection with their Motion for Protective Order and to Compel Initial Disclosures. The

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amended declaration is to be filed within five (5) days of the date of this Order.

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The clerk is ordered to provide copies of this order to all counsel.
Dated December 14, 2017.

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Marsha J. Pechman
United States District Judge

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