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Bay Area Painters v. Alta Specialty

United States District Court, N.D. California
Jan 10, 2008
No. C06-06996 MJJ (N.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2008)
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rejecting as excessive a claim of 14 hours of legal work in factually and procedurally similar case

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Opinion

No. C06-06996 MJJ.

January 10, 2008

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

MARTIN JENKINS, District Judge

Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs' Motion For Default Judgment. (Docket No. 13.) On December 5, 2007, Magistrate Judge Spero issued a Report and Recommendation ("R R") (Docket No. 27.) No objections to the R R were filed. The Court has considered the R R and agrees with the Magistrate Judge's reasoning. Accordingly, the Court ADOPTS the R R and GRANTS Plaintiffs' Motion. The Court AWARDS Plaintiffs the following amounts: $4,784.28 in unpaid contributions; $478.43 in liquidated damages, $419.72 in interest, $1,690.00 in attorneys' fees, and $732.50 in costs.

The Clerk is DIRECTED to enter judgment in favor of Plaintiffs. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over the action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Summaries of

Bay Area Painters v. Alta Specialty

United States District Court, N.D. California
Jan 10, 2008
No. C06-06996 MJJ (N.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2008)

rejecting as excessive a claim of 14 hours of legal work in factually and procedurally similar case

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rejecting as excessive plea for roughly 14 hours of legal work in factually and procedurally similar default judgment in ERISA contribution case

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retaining jurisdiction over future requests for attorney's fees and costs incurred in judgment collection

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relying on monthly contribution reports created by Defendants to calculate contributions owed

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relying on monthly contribution reports created by Defendants to calculate contributions owed

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retaining jurisdiction over future requests for attorneys' fees and costs incurred in judgment collection

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Case details for

Bay Area Painters v. Alta Specialty

Case Details

Full title:BAY AREA PAINTERS, Plaintiff, v. ALTA SPECIALTY, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, N.D. California

Date published: Jan 10, 2008

Citations

No. C06-06996 MJJ (N.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2008)

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