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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAREN FIELD, Trustee, No. 2:15-cv-00241-TLN-DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Karen Field’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. (ECF No. 149.) Defendant United States (“Defendant”) filed an opposition. (ECF No. 157.) Plaintiff filed a reply. (ECF No. 167.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court hereby GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiff’s motion. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff, a professional fiduciary licensed by the State of California, is the court- appointed Trustee of the DeShon Revocable Trust (the “Trust”). (ECF No. 56 at 3.) The settlor of the Trust was Henry DeShon, who is now deceased. (ECF No. 56 at 3.) During his life, Mr. DeShon embezzled funds from certain claimants in the instant action and placed the embezzled 6…