Opinion
CASE NO. 2:11-CV-01364-PMP-CWH
02-14-2014
INSOLVENCY SERVICES GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, v. MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION AND MERITAGE HOMES OF NEVADA, INC. Defendants.
ORDER AWARDING
ATTORNEYS' FEES TO PLAINTIFF
INSOLVENCY SERVICES GROUP,
INC.
On July 22, 2013, Plaintiff Insolvency Services Group, Inc. ("ISG") filed a Motion for Attorneys' Fees. (Doc. #123). On August 8, 2013, Defendants Meritage Homes Corporation and Meritage Homes of Nevada, Inc. (together, "Meritage") filed an Opposition. (Doc. #124). On August 19, 2013, ISG filed a Reply. (Doc. #125).
On January 28, 2014, the Court issued an Order (the "Order") granting ISG's Motion for Attorneys' Fees in part and denying it in part, as set forth in the Order, which is incorporated by reference herein. (Doc. #127). The Court further ordered that ISG submit a proposed form of order consistent with the Court's ruling.
Attached as Exhibits A through D hereto are spreadsheets showing the fees initially requested by ISG by attorney and hourly rate, along with adjustments to the requested hourly rates based on the Order. Exhibits A through D demonstrate that ISG is entitled to recovery of $877,241.21 in attorneys' fees.
IT IS ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that ISG is hereby awarded attorneys' fees in the amount of $877,241.21, plus interest for the period between the entry of the Order, January 28, 2014, and payment. 28 U.S.C. § 1961; Corder v. Brown, 25 F.3d 833, 838-39 (9th Cir. 1994) (interest awarded on attorneys' fee award pursuant to Section 1961); Friend v. Kolodzieczak, 72 F.3d 1386, 1391-92 (9th Cir. 1995) ("Interest runs from the date that entitlement to fees is secured, rather than from the date that the exact quantity of fees is set."); Finkelstein v. Bergna, 804 F. Supp. 1235, 1239-40 (N.D. Cal. 1992) (same).
By approving this Order as to form, Meritage does not intend to waive or diminish in any way its rights to challenge the award of fees and/or the amount of the award by appeal or otherwise.
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Hon. Philip M. Pro
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE