Petitioner’s motion for attorney fees. Motion granted. Attorney fees awarded in the sum of $410,061.50.
Petitioner has met its burden of establishing each element to an award of attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5. (See Norberg v. California Coastal Commission (2013) 221 Cal.App.4th 535, 540 [elements]; see also 1/6/17 Minute Order.)
The court finds counsel’s hourly rates of $200-$600 to be reasonable. Upon review, the court finds the following hours/fees were not reasonable expended and/or reasonably necessary to the conduct of this ligation:
67.2 hours amounting to $40,320 in fees for conducting legal research, preparing, and arguing petitioner’s motion for order enforcing modified injunction filed on July 14, 2017, and for related communications with respect to thereto. (See Rutan Decl. at Exh. B [the category color coded in dark orange].) An additional 0.4 hours amounting to $240 at partner Edmond M. Connor’s hourly rate of $600 reflecting a portion of the en
Hearing Date
April 27, 2018
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Petitioner’s motion for attorney fees. Motion granted. Attorney fees awarded in the sum of $410,061.50.
Petitioner has met its burden of establishing each element to an award of attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5. (See Norberg v. California Coastal Commission (2013) 221 Cal.App.4th 535, 540 [elements]; see also 1/6/17 Minute Order.)
The court finds counsel’s hourly rates of $200-$600 to be reasonable. Upon review, the court finds the following hours/fees were not reasonable expended and/or reasonably necessary to the conduct of this ligation:
67.2 hours amounting to $40,320 in fees for conducting legal research, preparing, and arguing petitioner’s motion for order enforcing modified injunction filed on July 14, 2017, and for related communications with respect to thereto. (See Rutan Decl. at Exh. B [the category color coded in dark orange].) An additional 0.4 hours amounting to $240 at partner Edmond M. Connor’s hourly rate of $600 reflecting a portion of the en