Padgett

Padgett v. City of Monte Sereno

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaOctober 7, 20195:04-cv-03946California2,468 words

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

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

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