Opinion
DONNA M. MELBY, JENNIFER S. BALDOCCHI, JI HAE KIM, PAUL HASTINGS LLP, Los Angeles, CA,
GARY T. LAFAYETTE, LAFAYETTE & KUMAGAI LLP, San Francisco, CA, Attorneys for Defendants. UNITED AIRLINES, INC. AND CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' FEES AND COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH ORDER REGARDING SANCTIONS AS MODIFIED
VINCE CHHABRIA, District Judge.
[PROPOSED] ORDER AS MODIFIED
Pursuant to the Court's direction during the Case Management Conference on July 9, 2015, Defendants' hereby submit revised fees and costs in connection with the sanctions ordered by the Court in this and the related matters.
At Page 3, lines 8-11 of the Case Management Conference Transcript of July 9, 2015 the Court stated, "... so what I'm going to do is cut by 75 percent the time spent preparing a Case Management Statement, and by 25 percent the time spent preparing for the Conference..." Defendants' revised fees have been calculated using this direction.
In connection with the preparation of the Case Management Statement:
Original Partners Original Associate Original Revised Partners at 25% of Associate at 25% of Total Total Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours 15.20 3.80 9.40 2.35 24.60 6.15 Rate $500 $500 $306 $306 Total Fees $7, 600.00 $1, 900 $2, 876.40 $719.10 $10, 476.40 $2, 619.10 Incurred
In connection with preparing for the Case Management Conference:
Original Partners Original Associate Original Revised Partners at 75% of Associate at 75% of Total Total Hours Hours Hours Hours Hours 6.90 5.175 7.50 5.625 14.40 10.80 Rate $500 $500 $306 $306 Total Fees $3, 450.00 $2, 587.50 $2, 295.00 $1, 721.25 $5, 745.00 $4, 308.75 Incurred
Costs incurred travelling to and attending the Case Management Conference remain as originally set forth and are itemized as follows:
Expense Donna M. Melby Ji Hae Kim Total Flights $355.10 (one-way) $355.10 (one-way) $710.20 Transportation from court $7.75 Shared $7.75 to hotel transportation
Transportation from hotel $0 $0 $0.00 to court Transportation from $68.85 Shared $68.85 airport to hotel transportation Transportation from hotel $0 $48.34 $48.34 to airport Meals $0 $10.13 $10.13 Hotel $533.59 $439.43 $973.02 Parking $0 $62.00 $62.00 Cost Total $1, 880.29
The Court hereby orders fees and costs in the total amount of $8, 808.14, payable by Smith Patten to Paul Hastings LLP on or before August 15, 2015.
IT IS SO ORDERED.