Nico Cruz Sanchez, individually and on behalf of other members of the general public similarly situated v. Mohawk Industries, et al.

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaSeptember 8, 20251:20-cv-01510California323 words

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 NICO CRUZ SANCHEZ, individually and on ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-1510 JLT EPG behalf of other members of the general public ) 12 similarly situated, ) ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE ) SUPPLEMENTAL EVIDENCE REGARDING 13 Plaintiff, ) THE LITIGATION EXPENSES INCURRED BY ) CLASS COUNSEL 14 v. ) ) 15 MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, et al., ) ) 16 Defendants. ) ) 17

18 Class Counsel report litigation costs in the amount of $21,597.01 in this action. (Doc. 82-1 at 19 8.) Graham B. LippSmith reports that he identified “the costs Class Counsel incurred to date and that 20 they anticipate incurring through final approval.” (Doc. 82-1 at 8, ¶ 20.) However, the Court will not 21 award costs for anticipated costs, but rather actual litigation expenses that were incurred. See 28 22 U.S.C. § 1920; Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 54; see also Ontiveros v. Zamora, 303 F.R.D. 356, 375 (E.D. Cal. 23 2014) (indicating that payments from the common fund for litigation expenses are intended to…

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