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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights (Employment Discrimination)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD F. HOIRUP, JR., on his own )

behalf and on behalf of all persons)

similarly situated, )

) 02:02-cv-0662-GEB-PAN(JFM)

Plaintiff, )

) ORDER

v. )

)

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN )

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT, )

)

Defendant. )

)

On April 5, 2006, Plaintiff and Defendant filed a Joint

Motion for Approval of Class Notice in which they request that

Plaintiff’s Proposed Notice of Motion For Award of Attorneys’ Fees in

Class Action be approved and that a briefing schedule be set for

Plaintiff’s motion for attorneys’ fees that has not yet been filed. 

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(h) requires “[a] claim

for award of attorney fees [in a class action] be made by motion under

Rule 54(d)(2).” Rule 54(d)(2)(B) states the time for filing motions

for attorneys’ fees may be “provided by [ ] order of the court.” An

Order filed June 7, 2004, required the parties to file motions for

attorneys’ fees “no[] later than 30 days after all rights to appeal

have expired, or been exhausted or abandoned.” Plaintiff abandoned

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his appeal on January 17, 2006. (See Mot. at 3.) Therefore,

Plaintiff had until February 17, 2006, to file a motion for attorneys’

fees; however, as of the date this Order was filed no such motion was

filed. Therefore, the motion is denied.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: June 5, 2006

/s/ Garland E. Burrell, Jr.

GARLAND E. BURRELL, JR.

United States District Judge

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