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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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[Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Attorneys’ Fees and Costs 

Cherry v. City College, Case No. C 04-4981 WHA 

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Guy B. Wallace, State Bar No. 176151 

(gwallace@schneiderwallace.com) 

SCHNEIDER WALLACE COTTRELL 

BRAYTON KONECKY LLP 

180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 421-7100 

Facsimile: (415) 421-7105 

TTY: (415) 421-1655 

James C. Sturdevant, State Bar No. 94551 

(jsturdevant@sturdevantlaw.com) 

Mark T. Johnson, State Bar No. 76904 

(mjohnson@sturdevantlaw.com) 

Alexius Markwalder, State Bar No. 227004 

(amarkwalder@sturdevantlaw.com) 

THE STURDEVANT LAW FIRM 

A Professional Corporation 

354 Pine Street, Fourth Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 477-2410 

Facsimile: (415) 477-2420 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ESTORIA CHERRY, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

 vs. 

THE CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO 

(“City College”); et al, 

 Defendants. 

No. C 04-4981 WHA 

CLASS ACTION 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND 

COSTS 

Hon. William H. Alsup 

Case 3:04-cv-04981-WHA Document 812 Filed 05/20/08 Page 1 of 2
[Proposed] Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Attorneys’ Fees and Costs 

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1. As held in the Order dated October 1, 2007, Plaintiffs are entitled to recover all 

reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in bringing their motion to enforce the Amended 

Stipulated Judgment approved by this Court on April 17, 2006. (Order Re Motion for Attorneys’ 

Fees and Costs, Docket No. 774.) 

2. Pursuant to that Order, the parties submitted detailed declarations outlining their 

respective expenses, met and conferred, and attended mediation, but failed to reach agreement as 

to the amount of attorneys’ fees. 

3. On December 11, 2007, this Court exercised its authority pursuant to Rule 54(d) to 

appoint a special master to resolve the dispute involving attorneys’ fees and costs. (Order 

Appointing Special Master, Docket No. 788.) Chief Magistrate Judge James Larson was appointed 

as special master. 

4. Having reviewed the briefs and declarations by the parties, the special master issued 

a Report and Recommendation that Attorneys’ Fees be Awarded (“Report”) in the amount of 

$104,569.88, which included fees and costs. (Report, Docket No. 805.) The special master found 

that the rates sought by Plaintiffs’ Counsel are within the market range for attorneys’ fees with 

comparable skill, experience and reputation who do similar federal litigation in the San Francisco 

Market and that the requested costs are reasonable. 

5. This Court adopts the special master’s Report in its entirety. 

6. Defendant shall make payment to class counsel, by means of a check or other 

negotiable instrument, payable to Schneider Wallace Cottrell Brayton Konecky LLP in the amount 

of $104,569.88 no later than 14 calendar days from the issuance of this Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: May _____, 2008 ___________________________ 

Honorable William H. Alsup 

 United States District Judge 

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

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Judge William Alsup

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