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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PENTALPHA MACAU COMMERCIAL

OFFSHORE LTD.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

DAMODER REDDY,

Defendant. /

No. C-03-05914 MMC (EDL)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

The Court’s Report and Recommendation on Pentalpha’s Motion for Sanctions, filed in this

case today (Docket No. 138), is hereby incorporated by reference. For the reasons stated therein, the

Court finds that Defendant’s failure to supplement his Rule 26(a) disclosures and his failure to obey

the June 24, 2005 Order were not substantially justified, and that no other circumstances make an

award of expenses to Plaintiff unjust. Based on this reasoning, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s

Motion For Attorneys’ Fees in part, and orders Defendant to pay only those fees which Plaintiff

incurred in bringing the Motion For Sanctions and the Motion For Attorneys’ Fees. See Fed. R. Civ.

P. 37(b)(2) & 37(c)(1). 

Plaintiff’s counsel has submitted declarations showing that he spent 15.5 hours drafting the

motions and replying to the Opposition. Both this time and counsel’s regular billing rate of $375 per

hour are reasonable. See Stillman Decl. at ¶¶10-12; Reply Declaration of Phillip Stillman at ¶¶4-6. 

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Case 3:03-cv-05914-MMC Document 139 Filed 09/08/05 Page 1 of 2
United States District Court

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The Court accordingly orders Defendant to pay $5,812.50 within thirty days of this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 8, 2005 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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