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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING PAYMENT OF SECOND HALF OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

VERONICA GUTIERREZ, ERIN WALKER 

and WILLIAM SMITH, as individuals and 

on behalf of all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., 

 Defendant. 

 Civil Case No.: CV-07-5923 WHA 

[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING 

PAYMENT OF SECOND HALF OF 

ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

By order dated May 21, 2015, the Court awarded Class Counsel Lieff Cabraser Heimann 

& Bernstein $16,262,985.75 in attorneys’ fees, and awarded Class Counsel McCuneWright 

$2,263,471.50 in attorneys’ fees. Dkt. 682. Pursuant to the Court’s direction, one-half of each firm’s 

attorneys’ fees were paid when the judgment payments were distributed to the class members, and the 

second one-half of the attorneys’ fees is being held by the Class Administrator. Dkt. 682, ¶ 16; Dkt. 708 

at 2. 

With respect to the second one-half of Class Counsel’s attorneys’ fees, the Court directed 

the Class Administrator to “pay plaintiffs’ counsel the second one-half of their attorney’s fees award 

once the Court has approved a plan for the disposition of the unclaimed amount,” and directed Class 

Counsel to file a proposed order regarding same following the Court’s approval of a plan. Dkt. 709. 

On December 14, 2016, the Court approved a plan for the disposition of the unclaimed 

amounts in this case. Dkt. 716. Accordingly, good cause appearing, the Court hereby ORDERS as 

follows: 

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The Class Administrator is directed to pay Class Counsel the second one-half of their 

attorneys’ fees, as follows: $8,131,492.87 to Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, and $1,131,735.75 

to McCuneWright. 

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ________________________ ___________________________________ 

 Hon. William Alsup 

 United States District Judge 

1332570.1 

December 15, 2016.

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