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Parties Involved:
Roy Adams
Plaintiff
Dontrell Bunter
Plaintiff
Robert Eggert
Plaintiff
Michael Ferris
Plaintiff
Ed Hall
Plaintiff
Inter-Con Security Services, Inc.
Defendant
Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc.
Defendant
Dujuan Nickson
Plaintiff
Rohit Singh
Plaintiff

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 [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

APPLICATION FOR FEES AND COSTS 

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ROY ADAMS, ROBERT EGGERT, 

MICHAEL FERRIS, ED HALL, ROHIT 

SINGH, DUJUAN NICKSON, and 

DONTRELL BUNTER, on behalf of 

themselves and a class of those similarly 

situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

INTER-CON SECURITY SYSTEMS, 

INC., d/b/a INTER-CON SECURITY 

SERVICES, INC., 

 Defendant. 

 Case No. C-06-5428 MHP 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES 

AND COSTS 

Date: February 25, 2008 

Time: 2:00 p.m. 

Courtroom:15 

Judge: Hon. Marilyn Hall Patel 

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[[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

APPLICATION FOR FEES AND COSTS 

WHEREAS, the Court having considered the Joint Stipulation of Class Settlement 

Between Plaintiffs And Defendant, Settlement Agreement And Release (the “Settlement 

Agreement”), and having preliminarily approved the same on October 29, 2007; 

WHEREAS, the Court having entered an Order directing that notice be given to the 

Class Members, and notice having been individually mailed to the Class Members, and the Court 

having conducted a Fairness Hearing concerning the proposed settlement; 

WHEREAS, the Court having reviewed Class Counsel’s Application for Attorneys’ Fees 

and Costs; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof; and 

WHEREAS, the Court having reviewed the entire record of this action, and good cause 

appearing, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

1. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action, the Defendant, and the 

Classes. 

2. Notice of the requested award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of costs and 

expenses was directed to Class Members in a reasonable manner, and complies with Rule 

23(h)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; 

3. Class Members and any party from who payment is sought have been given the 

opportunity to object in compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(h)(2); 

4. The requested award of $1,000,000 in attorneys’ fees is supported by the percentage of 

the common fund approach, and this Circuit’s benchmark of 25 percent. See, e.g., Paul, Johnson, 

Alston & Hunt v. Graulty, 886 F.2d 268 (9th Cir. 1989); Six Mexican Workers v. Arizona Citrus 

Growers, 904 F.2d 1301 (9th Cir. 1990); Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp., 290 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 

2002). The Court reaches this conclusion based on attorneys’ fees awards issued in similar cases, 

and the fact that the common fund of $4,000,000 was created for Class Members through the 

efforts of Class Counsel; 

5. The requested award of attorneys’ fees is also justified by a lodestar analysis. The 

Court has reviewed the hours devoted to this case by Class Counsel and concludes that they are 

reasonable. The Court has reviewed the hourly rates used by Class Counsel in calculating their 

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lodestar fees and concludes that these rates are appropriate for attorneys in this locality of Class 

Counsel’s skill and experience. Based on these hours and rates, Class Counsel’s lodestar fees 

exceed $1,000,000; and 

6. The $83,559.80 in litigation costs and expenses incurred by Class Counsel have been 

adequately documented and were reasonably incurred for the benefit of the Class, and the Court 

finds that reimbursement of these costs and expenses is justified; 

THE COURT HEREBY ORDERS: 

Class Counsel are hereby awarded attorneys’ fees in the amount of $1,000,000 and 

reimbursement of costs and expenses in the amount of $83,559.80.

 

Dated: _________________ 

 _____________________________________ Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel 

United States District Judge 

2/25/2008

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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