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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR FEES, COSTS, AND ENHANCEMENT AWARDS

This minimum wage class action proceeded to trial and resulted in a $60.8 million common fund. Plaintiffs now move for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs and incentive awards for the named plaintiffs. They seek $20,266,670.50 in attorneys’ fees to be paid from the common fund, offset by an award of fees from Wal-Mart in the same amount through statutory fee-shifting. Dkt. No. 570, Mot. at 26. Plaintiffs further seek $220,149.89 in statutory costs to be paid by Wal-Mart and an additional $1,593,781.44 in expenses from the common fund. Dkt. No. 594, Reply at 2, App’x 2. Finally, they ask that the Court approve incentive awards of $50,000.00 to each of the nine class representatives. Mot. at 26.

The Court heard argument on July 28, 2017, and allowed the parties to file supplemental briefs. After reviewing the parties’ materials and arguments, the Court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part plaintiffs’ motion.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs are truck drivers in California previously employed by defendant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (“Wal-Mart”) for some period of time between 1993 and the present.…