Brian Whitaker v. Smb Group

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 5 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

BRIAN WHITAKER, No. 20-55838

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:19-cv-06877-MWF-AGR v.

SMB GROUP, a California limited MEMORANDUM* partnership; et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Michael W. Fitzgerald, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted August 11, 2021 Seattle, Washington

Before: EBEL,** BRESS, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.

Brian Whitaker appeals the district court’s partial fee award totaling $11,349,

roughly half of the $20,459 in attorneys’ fees that Whitaker requested. Specifically,

Whitaker argues that the district court erred by: (1) denying compensation for hours

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable David M. Ebel, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, sitting by designation. spent on…