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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 05:704 Labor Litigation

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ALONZO TALTON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

LUGGAGE SERVICES AND LOGISTICS, LLC,

ET AL., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 14-cv-02505-YGR 

ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ATTORNEYS’

FEES, COSTS, AND ENHANCEMENT AWARD 

IN CONJUNCTION WITH MOTION FOR 

FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS SETTLEMENT

Dkt. No. 88 

The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s Motion and Amended Motion for Approval of Attorney 

Fees, Costs, and Enhancement Award, as well as his Motion for Final Approval of Class Action 

Settlement (Dkt. Nos. 83, 84, 88, 91), as well as the supplemental filings submitted on June 19, 

2016, at the direction of the Court (Dkt. Nos. 96, 97). Based upon the Court’s review of the 

documents submitted, the pleadings and papers submitted in support of the class settlement, and 

the Court’s exercise of its discretion in light of the entire record in this action, the Court finds as 

follows: 

1. The requested award of attorneys’ fees in the amount of 25% of the common fund 

created by the settlement should be reduced, based upon the Court’s review of the evidence 

provided concerning the lodestar/multiplier cross-check. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that 

Class Counsel is entitled to $194,000.00 in attorneys’ fees, or 20% of the common fund created by 

the settlement. Plaintiff submitted evidence indicating that the lodestar total was $160,117.50, 

plus an additional 25-35 hours for completing the final approval process. Plaintiff argued that the 

attorneys’ fees here, equivalent to the lodestar with an (approximately) 1.5 times multiplier, was 

reasonable. 

Taking into account a reasonable lodestar, based upon a review the billing records 

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submitted, and a multiplier reflecting the risks involved and the complexity of the litigation, the 

Court finds that it is appropriate to reduce the fees sought to $194,000.00. 

2. The evidence submitted by Plaintiff demonstrates that the requested costs and expenses 

of $13,613.01 are fair and reasonable, and therefore ORDERS that Plaintiff shall be awarded 

$13,613.01 in costs and expenses. 

3. The evidence submitted by Plaintiff demonstrates that the Incentive Award of 

$7,500.00 for the Class Representative is fair and reasonable, and the Court therefore ORDERS that 

the Class Representative shall be paid an Incentive Award of $7,500.00. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 14, 2016 

______________________________________ 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

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