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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal - Employment Discrimination

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’FEES,COSTS AND EXPENSES, AND CLASS REPRESENTATIVE INCENTIVE AWARDS

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Robert J. Drexler (SBN 119119) 

Robert.Drexler@capstonelawyers.com 

Stan Karas (SBN 222402) 

Stan.Karas@capstonelawyers.com 

Katherine W. Kehr (SBN 226559) Katherine.Kehr@capstonelawyers.com 

Jonathan Lee (SBN 267146) 

Jonathan.Lee@capstonelawyers.com 

Capstone Law APC 

1840 Century Park East, Suite 450 

Los Angeles, California 90067 

Telephone: (310) 556-4811 

Facsimile: (310) 943-0396 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Alison Macias 

and Justin Quan 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALISON MACIAS, JUSTIN QUAN, 

individually as aggrieved employees and private attorneys general, and on 

behalf of others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT, 

INC., a Washington corporation; and 

DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: 5:14-cv-00300-PSG 

Assigned to the Hon. Paul Singh Grewal 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES, 

COSTS AND EXPENSES, AND CLASS 

REPRESENTATIVE INCENTIVE 

AWARDS 

Date: October 6, 2015 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 5 

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ORDER 

On October 6, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., this Court conducted a hearing on Plaintiffs’ 

Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Costs and Expenses, and Class Representative Incentive 

Awards. Having carefully considered the papers, evidence, and arguments presented, 

the Court finds and orders as follows: 

1. The Court finds that the requested award of attorneys’ fees in the amount 

of 26% of the common fund created by the settlement is reasonable for a contingency 

fee in a class action such as this. See Van Vranken v. Atlantic Richfield Co., 901 F. 

Supp. 294, 297 (N.D. Cal. 1995) (“the cases . . . in which high percentages such as 30-50 

percent of the fund were awarded involved relatively smaller funds of less than $10 

million”). Plaintiffs have also provided sufficient evidence to establish that the award is 

reasonable in light of their lodestar/multiplier cross-check. Additionally, evidence 

submitted by Plaintiffs demonstrates that the requested costs and expenses of $15,000 

are fair and reasonable. 

2. The Court accordingly awards a total of $637,000 in attorneys’ fees and 

$15,000 in costs and expenses to Plaintiffs’ counsel, Capstone Law APC. 

3. The Court awards Class Representative Incentive Awards of $5,000, each, 

to Plaintiffs Alison Macias and Justin Quan. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: Hon. Paul Singh Grewal 

United States 0DJLVWUDWH Judge 

10/6/2015

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