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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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Case No. 14-CV-02748-LHK 

ORDER REGARDING CLASS COUNSEL BILLING RECORDS

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

MICHELLE NARANJO, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-CV-02748-LHK 

ORDER REGARDING CLASS 

COUNSEL BILLING RECORDS

Re: Dkt. No. 79

In Plaintiffs’ motion for approval of attorney’s fees and costs, Class Counsel Larry Lee 

(“Lee”) reports that his firm, the Diversity Law Group, P.C., has spent approximately 168.3 hours

in litigating this action. ECF No. 79-1 (“Lee Decl.”) at 4. Lee also states that both he and Nick 

Rosenthal (“Rosenthal”), an associate at the Diversity Law Group, P.C., have worked on this 

action. Id. Rosenthal has filed a supporting declaration. ECF No. 79-2 (“Rosenthal Decl.”).

Neither Lee nor Rosenthal’s declaration, however, specifies how many of these 168.3 

hours Lee worked and how many hours Rosenthal worked. Moreover, although Lee’s declaration 

states that Rosenthal’s billing rate is $500.00 per hour, neither Lee nor Rosenthal have provided

any documentation in support of this purported billing rate.

Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS Class Counsel to specify how many hours Lee 

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and Rosenthal have individually worked on this matter. Class Counsel shall also file 

documentation supporting Rosenthal’s billing rate. In particular, Class Counsel shall state 

whether any federal or state court has previously awarded Rosenthal a billing rate of $500.00 per 

hour. Class Counsel shall file these documents by April 4, 2016.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 28, 2016

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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