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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL ALLAGAS, ET AL.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-00560-SI 

ORDER TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL 

DOCUMENTATION

Plaintiffs have filed motions for final approval of a class action settlement agreement and 

for attorneys’ fees and costs. Docket Nos. 187, 188. These matters are set for hearing on 

December 22, 2016. 

The Court has reviewed the papers filed and finds that supplemental documentation would 

assist the Court in ruling on plaintiffs’ motions. Recognizing that plaintiffs have provided their 

billing summaries in this case for lodestar comparison purposes only, the Court still needs more 

detail in order for this comparison to be useful. See Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp., 290 F.3d 1043, 

1050 (9th Cir. 2002) (“. . . the lodestar may provide a useful perspective on the reasonableness of a 

given percentage award.”). The Court will not require plaintiffs’ counsel to file full time records 

but does request that plaintiffs file supplemental declarations that, for each legal worker on the 

case for whom billing information is provided, explain that person’s level of expertise and what 

role he or she played in this lawsuit. 

The Court also requires further documentation to support the claim for an award of 

reasonable costs incurred by plaintiffs’ counsel. The current exhibits state only the sum total of 

costs incurred in broad categories such as “Consultants/Experts” and “Travel.” See Birka-White 

Decl. Ex. C; Nelson Decl. Ex. C. The Court requires a break-down of the costs that comprise 

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these totals, in order to make a determination whether the request for costs is reasonable. 

Plaintiffs are advised to file the above supplemental documents in time for the upcoming 

hearing on December 22, 2016, if possible.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 14, 2016

______________________________________

SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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