Petree

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO., No. 2:18–cv–3274–JAM–KJN 11 Plaintiff, 12 v. ORDER FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES 13 ROBERT PETREE, et al., (ECF Nos. 72, 73, 76) 14 Defendants. 15 In August 2021, plaintiff filed simultaneous motions to compel discovery from each of the two defendants named in this action: Robert Petree and HUB International Insurance Services, Inc. (“HUB”). (ECF Nos. 69, 70.) On the day that joint statements regarding the discovery disagreements were due (and were filed), defendants produced the requested discovery, thereby resolving the disputes. (ECF Nos. 72, 73, 76.) In the joint statements, plaintiff requested attorneys’ fees under Rule 37(a)(5)(A), even in the event that the late-breaking production resolved the dispute—which it ultimately did. (ECF Nos. 72 at 72-73, 73 at 20-21.) The court denied as moot the motions to compel but invited plaintiff to supplement its request for attorneys’ fees with an itemized billing summary and allowed the parties to fully brief the fees request. (ECF No.…