Opinion
3:19-CV-091-GHD-JMV
03-14-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ex rel. CAMERON JEHL PLAINTIFF v. GGNSC SOUTHAVEN LLC D/B/A GOLDEN LIVINGCENTER SOUTHAVEN; GGNSC ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LLC D/B/A GOLDEN VENTURES; AND GGNSC CLINICAL SERVICES LLC D/B/A GOLDEN CLINICAL SERVICES DEFENDANTS
ORDER
Pursuant to an opinion issued this day the Court hereby ORDERS the following:
1. The Defendants' Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Other Expenses [356] is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART with the Defendants awarded attorneys' fees and expenses as follows:
a. $727,270.00 in attorneys' fees for Robert Salcido, Emily Gerry, Catherine Creely, and Maureen McDonald of the firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP,
b. $153,457.33 in attorneys' fees for Margaret Sams Gratz, Brad Dillard, William Armistead, Amanda Burch, and Casey Burgess of the firm Mitchell, McNutt & Sams,
c. $11,758.74 in attorney's fees for Lily North of the firm Benesch, Friendlander, Coplan, & Amoff,
d. $5,676.00 in attorney's fees for Michael Phillips of the firm Hagwood and Tipon, P.C.,
e. $14,197.50 in attorney's fees for Kynda Almefty of the firm Hardin, Jesson, & Terry, PLC,
f. $6,454.80 in attorney's fees for Jan Ahrens of the firm Quintarios, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, PA,
g. $6,188.50 in attorney's fees for Mark Brennan of the firm Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, PLC,
h. $18,725.00 in attorney's fees for Paul Killeen,
i. $14,197.50 in expenses for KLDiscovery Ontrack, LLC.,
j. $7,578.60 in expert expenses for Robert Lane,
k. $14,680.00 in expert expenses for Rick Harris, and
l. $21,240.00 in expert expenses for W. Shane Hariel;
2. The Plaintiff's Motion to Strike [367] is DENIED AS MOOT; and
3. The Defendants' Supplemental Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Other Expenses [368] is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as follows:
a. $56,950.00 in attorneys' fees for Robert Salcido, Emily Gerry, Jenna Becker, Caroline Kessler, and Oluwaremilekun Mehner of the firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
The total amount of attorneys' fees and expenses to be awarded to the Defendants is $1,058,373.97.
SO ORDERED