Padgett

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 JOSEPH PADGETT, et al., 8 Case No. 5:04-cv-03946-EJD Plaintiffs, 9 ORDER GRANTING AWARD OF FEES v. AND COSTS TO LAW FIRMS KALLIS 10 & ASSOCIATES P.C. AND BRIAN LOVENTHAL, et al., BUSTAMANTE & GAGLIASSO P.C. 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 1173 12

13 In 2015, this Court approved Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees request for services provided by 14 Kallis & Associates, P.C. (“Kallis”) and Bustamante & Gagliasso, P.C. (“Bustamante”). See 15 Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Costs 16 (“Order Atty. Fees”), Dkt. 1087. The Ninth Circuit vacated and remanded this ruling because “the 17 district court potentially erred by allowing [Kallis] and [Bustamante] to seek attorneys’ fees after 18 they no longer represented Padgett.” Padgett v. City of Monte Sereno, 722 F. App’x 608, 610 (9th 19 Cir. 2018). Thus, this Court…