Opinion
19 Civ. 2532 (PAE) (RWL)
06-06-2022
RICARDO CAJERO TORRES, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SUSHI SUSHI HOLDINGS INC., et al., Defendants.
ORDER
PAUL A. ENGELMAYER, District Judge:
On May 20, 2022, the Court directed plaintiffs to submit a brief on damages and attorneys' fees by June 3, 2022. Dkt. 175, On June 3, 2022, plaintiffs' counsel filed a motion for attorneys' fees, Dkt. 189, a memorandum of law in support, Dkt. 190 ("Br."), and the declaration of Guofeng Li in support, Dkt. 191. Although plaintiffs' counsel's brief argues that a fee award need not be proportional to damages award, Br. at 1, 9, the brief, dismayingly, nowhere tabulates the damages plaintiffs' counsel believes are warranted to their own clients, based on the jury's verdict. Instead, plaintiffs' counsel requests only fees and costs for themselves. Id. at 10.
The Court reminds plaintiffs' counsel, not for the first time, of their fiduciary obligations to their clients. The Court directs plaintiffs' counsel to file, by the end of the day on June 7, 2022, a memorandum of law that calculates and cites authority for the award due to their clients.
SO ORDERED