Craft

ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case is a class action on behalf of various classes of inmates who were in San Bernardino County Jail. This action was filed on May 3, 2005. There are five classes certified by the Court. Plaintiffs filed a class certification motion, which was granted by the Court on October 11, 2006. Subsequently, in the context of the settle ment of the case, the Court approved a refined and expanded class definition. The classes are now defined as follows.

The Plaintiffs filed a motion for partial summary judgment, which was opposed by Defendants. On December 7, 2006, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion, finding that 1) the County’s practice of routinely strip searching pre-arraignment arrestees who were placed in a local County facility and then transferred to its main detention centers at either Central Detention Center or West Valley Detention Center violated the Fourth Amendment, and 2) the County’s .practice of routinely strip searching inmates who appeared in court and were ordered or became entitled to release from custody before releasing them violated the Fourth Amendment. The Court’s order considered the fact that…