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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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Case No. 3:12-CV-02730-VC

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

FEES AND COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH ORDER 

REGARDING SANCTIONS

DONNA M. MELBY (SB# 86417)

donnamelby@paulhastings.com

JENNIFER S. BALDOCCHI (SB# 168945)

jenniferbaldocchi@paulhastings.com

JI HAE KIM (SB# 275020)

jihaekim@paulhastings.com

PAUL HASTINGS LLP

515 South Flower Street, Twenty-Fifth Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071-2228

Telephone: 1(213) 683-6000

Facsimile: 1(213) 627-0705

GARY T. LAFAYETTE (SB# 088666)

glafayette@lkclaw.com

LAFAYETTE & KUMAGAI LLP

100 Spear Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94105

Telephone: 1(415) 357-4600

Facsimile: 1(415) 357-4605

Attorneys for Defendants

UNITED AIRLINES, INC. 

AND CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

Related cases listed on next page.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ELDRIDGE JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

vs.

UNITED AIRLINES, INC.;

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.; and

DOES 1-10,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 3:12-CV-02730-VC

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

DEFENDANTS’ FEES AND COSTS IN 

CONNECTION WITH ORDER 

REGARDING SANCTIONS

Judge: Hon. Vince Chhabria

Complaint filed: May 29, 2012

FAC filed: July 20, 2012

SAC filed: November 30, 2012

TAC filed: May 20, 2013

Corrected TAC filed: June 21, 2013

4AC filed: January 3, 2014

5AC filed: March 2, 2015

6AC filed: June 30, 2015

AS MODIFIED

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Case No. 3:12-CV-02730-VC -1- [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

FEES AND COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH ORDER 

REGARDING SANCTIONS

Related cases:

Miller, Leon v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00457 VC

Palmer, Xavier v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00458 VC

Montgomery, United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00459 VC

Gadson, Annette v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 4:15-cv-00460 VC

Noble, Paul C. v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00461 VC

Jones Jr., Johnnie E. v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00462 VC

Roane, Glen v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00464 VC

Ricketts, David v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00465 VC

Tom, Lester v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00466 VC

Crocker, Sal v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00468 VC

Manswell, Anthony v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00469 VC

Minter, Karl v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00470 VC

Washington, Erwin v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 4:15-cv-00471 VC

Wilson, Darryl v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00472 VC

Sherman, Leo v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00473 VC

Haney, Ken v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00474 VC

John, Richard v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00475 VC

Briscoe, Odie v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00476 VC

Hartsfield, Terrence v. United Airlines, Inc. et al. 3:15-cv-00477 VC

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Case No. 3:12-CV-02730-VC -2- [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

FEES AND COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH ORDER 

REGARDING SANCTIONS

[PROPOSED] ORDER

Pursuant to the Court’s direction during the Case Management Conference on July 9, 

2015,

1 Defendants’ hereby submit revised fees and costs in connection with the sanctions ordered

by the Court in this and the related matters.

In connection with the preparation of the Case Management Statement:

Original

Partners

Hours

Partners 

at 25% of 

Hours

Original

Associate

Hours

Associate

at 25% of 

Hours

Original

Total

Revised 

Total

Hours 15.20 3.80 9.40 2.35 24.60 6.15

Rate $500 $500 $306 $306

Total 

Fees 

Incurred

$7,600.00 $1,900 $2,876.40 $719.10 $10,476.40 $2,619.10

In connection with preparing for the Case Management Conference: 

Original

Partners

Hours

Partners 

at 75% of 

Hours

Original

Associate

Hours

Associate 

at 75% of 

Hours

Original

Total

Revised 

Total

Hours 6.90 5.175 7.50 5.625 14.40 10.80

Rate $500 $500 $306 $306

Total 

Fees 

Incurred

$3,450.00 $2,587.50 $2,295.00 $1,721.25 $5,745.00 $4,308.75

Costs incurred travelling to and attending the Case Management Conference remain as originally 

set forth and are itemized as follows:

Expense Donna M. Melby Ji Hae Kim Total

Flights $355.10 (one-way) $355.10 (one-way) $710.20

Transportation from court 

to hotel

$7.75 Shared 

transportation

$7.75

 1 At Page 3, lines 8-11 of the Case Management Conference Transcript of July 9, 2015 the Court 

stated, “...so what I’m going to do is cut by 75 percent the time spent preparing a Case 

Management Statement, and by 25 percent the time spent preparing for the Conference...” 

Defendants’ revised fees have been calculated using this direction.

AS MODIFIED

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Case No. 3:12-CV-02730-VC -3- [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ 

FEES AND COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH ORDER 

REGARDING SANCTIONS

Transportation from hotel 

to court

$0 $0 $0.00

Transportation from 

airport to hotel

$68.85 Shared 

transportation

$68.85

Transportation from hotel 

to airport

$0 $48.34 $48.34

Meals $0 $10.13 $10.13

Hotel $533.59 $439.43 $973.02

Parking $0 $62.00 $62.00

Cost Total $1,880.29

The Court hereby orders fees and costs in the total amount of $8,808.14, payable by Smith 

Patten to Paul Hastings LLP on or before August 15, 2015.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: , 2015

VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

Submitted by:

DATED: August 5, 2015 PAUL HASTINGS LLP

DONNA M. MELBY

JENNIFER S. BALDOCCHI 

JI HAE KIM

By: /s/ Donna M. Melby

DONNA M. MELBY

Attorneys for Defendants UNITED AIRLINES, INC. and 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.

31 August 10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

AS MODIFIED

Judge Vince Chhabria

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