San Francisco Baykeeper v. Sunnyvale

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER, Lead Case No. 5:20-cv-00824-EJD Consolidated Case No. 5:20-cv-00826-EJD Plaintiff,

ORDER AWARDING INTERIM FEES

v. AND COSTS

CITY OF SUNNYVALE, et al., Re: ECF No. 171 Defendants.

Plaintiff San Francisco Baykeeper moves for an award of interim attorneys’ fees and costs under the Clean Water Act. Appl. for Interim Fees & Costs (“Fee Mot.”), ECF No. 171. Earlier, the Court held that Baykeeper was a prevailing party entitled to interim fees but deferred determining the amount of the fee award until after Baykeeper submitted its billing records for the Court’s in camera review. Order Granting in Part Fee Mot. (“Prior Order”), ECF No. 207. Having received and reviewed the relevant billing records, the Court finds that it is reasonable to award 50% of Baykeeper’s requested fees, without prejudice to Baykeeper’s ability to seek the remaining balance of its fees and costs…