Fitzgerald

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RHONDA FITZGERALD, an individual Case No.: 20cv848 JM(MSB) and on behalf of all persons similarly 11 situated, FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND Plaintiff,

GRANTING OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES,

13 v. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS, AND REPRESENTATIVE SERVICE MARCUS POLLARD, et al.,

AWARD

15 Defendants. 16 Presently before the court is the Parties’ Joint Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement and Plaintiff’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Litigation Costs. (Doc. Nos. 168, 160.) A hearing on the motions was held on October 7, 2024. For the reasons set forth on the record and as explained in more detail below, the motions are granted. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual and Procedural Background This federal civil rights action (42 U.S.C. §1983) with pendant state claims arises out of an unclothed body search (intermittently referred to herein as a “strip search”)…