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Bd. of Trustees of the Northern California Sheet Metal v. Efficient Energy Concepts, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of California Oakland Division
Nov 16, 2011
No. C 11-02626 LB (N.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2011)

Opinion

No. C 11-02626 LB

11-16-2011

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SHEET METAL, et al, Plaintiffs, v. EFFICIENT ENERGY CONCEPTS, INC., Defendant.


ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFFS

TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF

RE ATTORNEYS FEES

In the above-captioned matter, Plaintiffs filed a motion for default judgment. ECF No. 11.Plaintiffs seek attorneys' fees. Id. at 4. Plaintiffs' counsel filed a declaration in support of the application for the award of attorneys's fees. Carroll Decl., ECF No. 14 at 2, ¶ 5. The undersigned directs Plaintiffs' counsel to supplement his declaration to address the deficiency identified below.

Citations are to the clerk's electronic case file (ECF) with pin cites to the electronic page numbers at the top (as opposed to the bottom) of the page.

A fee applicant must show that he exercised billing judgment in the preparation of the attorney's fee application and that the requested hours were reasonably expended (i.e., not duplicative, unproductive, excessive or otherwise unnecessary). Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S. 424, 434 (1983). Detailed billing records - e.g., hourly invoices - are generally required to assist the court in its determination of reasonable fees. See, e.g., Entm't Research Grp., Inc. v. Genesis Creative Grp., Inc., 122 F.3d 1211, 1232 (9th Cir. 1997) ("[T]he district court abused its discretion by not requiring . . . original time records and billing statements."); Hensley, 461 U.S. at 433 ("Where the documentation of hours is inadequate, the district court may reduce the award accordingly.").

The court ORDERS Plaintiffs to file the supplemental declaration by November 28, 2011, and to email the billing records in Wordperfect, Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Excel format to lbpo@cand.uscourts.gov.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

LAUREL BEELER

United States Magistrate Judge


Summaries of

Bd. of Trustees of the Northern California Sheet Metal v. Efficient Energy Concepts, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of California Oakland Division
Nov 16, 2011
No. C 11-02626 LB (N.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2011)
Case details for

Bd. of Trustees of the Northern California Sheet Metal v. Efficient Energy Concepts, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SHEET METAL, et al…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Northern District of California Oakland Division

Date published: Nov 16, 2011

Citations

No. C 11-02626 LB (N.D. Cal. Nov. 16, 2011)