Jadwin

MEMORANDUM DECISION RE: POST-TRIAL MOTIONS (Docs. 424, 425)

I. INTRODUCTION.

This case arises out of Plaintiffs former employment at the Kern Medical Center, an acute care teaching hospital owned and operated by the County of Kern, California. Plaintiff David F. Jadwin, D.C. (“Plaintiff’) claimed, among other things, that the County and its employees retaliated and discriminated against him in contravention of federal and state law. The employment issues were tried before the Court and a jury from May 14, 2009 to June 4, 2009. On June 5, 2009, the jury returned verdicts in favor of Plaintiff. On August 4, 2009, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law were issued on the claims tried to the court alone. On May 4, 2010, Final Judgment was entered in favor of Plaintiff and against Kern County in the amount of $505,457, plus $1 in nominal damages on his civil rights claim. At trial, Plaintiff requested over $4.2 million in economic damages.

Before the Court for decision are several post-trial motions. Plaintiff has moved to amend the judgment to incorporate his bill of costs and for prejudgment interest. He has also moved to recover $3,944,818.00 in attorneys’ fees pursuant to 42…