Gustavo Rodriguez v. Kirstjen Nielsen

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 GUSTAVO RODRIGUEZ CASTILLO, Case No. 5:18-cv-01317-ODW (KESx) Plaintiffs-Petitioners,

AMENDED ORDER GRANTING

v. PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR

ATTORNEYS’ FEES [49]

14 KIRSTJEN NIELSEN, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, et al, 15 Defendants-Respondents. 16 I. INTRODUCTION Before the Court is a Motion for Attorneys’ Fees (“Motion”) filed by Plaintiffs 19 Gustavo Rodriguez Castillo (“Castillo”), Gabriela M. Lopez (“Lopez”), and 20 Immigrant Defenders Law Center (“IDLC”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) seeking 21 $190,718.89 in fees and costs from Defendants pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice 22 Act (“EAJA”), 28 U.S.C. § 2412. (See Mot., ECF No. 49.) For the reasons discussed 23 below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Motion. II. BACKGROUND The Court recited this case’s facts in its Temporary Restraining Order and 26 Order to Show Cause (“TRO”) and incorporates that discussion here. (See TRO, ECF 27 No. 10.) Plaintiffs brought this …