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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JEFFREY LUM, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

SERVICE EMPLOYEES 

INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 521, 

et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-CV-05230-LHK 

ORDER APPROVING ATTORNEY’S 

FEES AND COSTS

Re: Dkt. No. 63

After notice to the members of the certified settlement class, Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion 

for an Award of Attorney’s Fees and Costs (“Motion”), ECF No. 63, came on for hearing before 

the Court on June 30, 2016, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(h) and Rule 54(d)(2). 

The Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Motion. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and Rule 23(h)(3), 

the Court sets forth here its findings of fact and conclusions of law.

FINDINGS OF FACT:

1. As a result of this Court’s final approval of the parties’ Settlement Agreement and 

Release of Counts II and III of First Amended Complaint (“Settlement Agreement”), and its 

finding that said Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate to the settlement class 

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members, Plaintiffs have achieved most of the relief they sought in this class action that was filed 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See ECF No. 76 (Court’s Order Granting Final Approval of 

Settlement); ECF No. 53-1 (Settlement Agreement).

2. In the Settlement Agreement, Defendants agreed not to oppose, and Defendant 

Service Employees International Union, Local 521 agreed to pay, Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ reasonable 

attorney’s fees and costs, as awarded by the Court, up to, but not to exceed, $130,000.00.

3. No objections were filed by settlement class members to the award of attorney’s 

fees and costs in this matter. 

4. Having considered the Memorandum of Points and Authorities and the declarations 

filed in support of Plaintiffs’ Motion, the Court finds that the prevailing market rate range in this 

District for the kind and quality of services furnished by Plaintiffs’ attorneys in this case 

encompasses the hourly rates requested in Plaintiffs’ Motion by Plaintiffs’ attorneys and litigation 

assistant. 

5. As demonstrated by the declarations filed in support of the Motion, Plaintiffs’ 

attorneys have reasonably expended enough time and expenses in this case to be awarded 

$130,000.00 in attorney’s fees and costs at the requested hourly rates.

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW:

1. Having achieved most of the relief sought in this action through the Courtapproved Settlement Agreement, for purposes of 42 U.S.C. § 1988, the Court finds that Plaintiffs 

are prevailing parties in this action.

2. The fee arrangement and amount agreed to in the Settlement Agreement is fair and 

reasonable and is hereby approved.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, within thirty (30) days after the 

date on which all appeals that may be taken from this Court’s order awarding attorney’s fees and 

costs have been exhausted or abandoned, Defendant Service Employees International Union Local 

521 shall pay the National Right to Work Legal Defense and Education Foundation, Inc., 

$130,000.00 for Plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees and costs in this action. 

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 30, 2016

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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