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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1132 E.R.I.S.A.: Employee Benefits

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Vorris Blankenship,

Plaintiff,

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Libery Life Assurance Company of

Boston as Administrator and

Fiduciary of the KPMG Employee

Long-term Disability Plan and the

KPMG Employee Long-term Disability

Plan,

Defendants. 

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No. C-03-1132 SC

ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION

FOR ADDITIONAL

ATTORNEY'S FEES

On July 13, 2007 Plaintiff renewed its request from December

20, 2004 for additional attorney's fees under Section 502(g) of

the Employee Retirement Insurance Security Act ("ERISA"). See

Docket Nos. 76, 55. Plaintiff seeks to recover fees for work done

on the case after the Court's August 20, 2004 Order, including

work in response to Defendants' Motion to Amend. The Court could

not rule on Plaintiff's original request because the matter was

already on appeal to the Ninth Circuit. Defendants do not oppose

Plaintiff's motion. See Docket No. 80. 

Plaintiff requests $8,550.00 in fees for 34.2 hours at the

rate of $250.00 per hour. See Kalkin Decl., ¶ 6. The time was

spent reviewing documents, conducting legal research, and drafting

motions. These fees are allowable under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g). 

Furthermore, the Court finds that the guidelines for evaluating

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fee requests, set forth in Hummell v. S.E. Rykoff & Co., 634 F.2d

446, 453 (9th Cir. 1980), have been satisfied.

For the reasons described herein, Plaintiff's Motion for

Additional Attorney's Fees is GRANTED. Plaintiff is AWARDED

$8,550.00 in fees.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 13, 2007

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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