Breneman
Board of Trustees of the U.A. Local Nos. 343 and 355 Defined Contribution Plan, et al. v. James Breneman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE U.A. Case No. 25-cv-03015-AMO (LB)
LOCAL NOS. 343 AND 355 DEFINED
CONTRIBUTION PLAN, et al., ORDER FOR MORE INFORMATION Plaintiffs, Re: ECF No. 34 v.
JAMES BRENEMAN, Defendant.
17 The court asks the plaintiffs to provide more information about their hourly rates and their contact with the defendant by November 10, 2025. 20 1. Hourly Rate An award of reasonable attorney’s fees is mandatory under 29 U.S.C. § 1132(g)(2). Nw. Adm’rs, Inc. v. Albertson’s, Inc., 104 F.3d 253, 257 (9th Cir. 1996). To determine a reasonable fee award, courts apply the lodestar method and multiply the number of hours reasonably spent on the litigation by a reasonable hourly rate. Grove v. Wells Fargo Fin. Cal., Inc., 606 F.3d 577, 582 (9th Cir. 2010). The court needs more information about the hourly rate because the declaration cites only complex ERISA cases to support the…