O'Bannon

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES

Plaintiffs, a group of current and former college student-athletes, move for an award of attorneys’ fees incurred in prosecuting this action. Defendant the National Collegiate Athletic Association opposes plaintiffs’ motion. The NCAA’s principal objection is that the request for fees includes work related to prosecuting ultimately unsuccessful claims. The Court, however, finds that these unsuccessful claims relate to the successful claims that plaintiffs won at trial; they involve a common core of facts. For this reason, and because the Court finds that the time spent pursuing these unsuccessful claims contributed to plaintiffs’ litigation of successful claims, ’ the . Court rejects the NCAA’s principal- objection.' And because the Court otherwise finds' plaintiffs’ fee request reasonable, the Court GRANTS plaintiffs’ request for attorneys’; fees. As to costs-and expenses, the Court GRANTS IN PART plaintiffs’ request. The Court does not have the discretion to award expert fees, -either as costs or expenses, because the Clayton Act does not provide explicit statutory Authority. Accordingly, the Court DENIES plaintiffs’ request for an…