Frederick Michele Brady v. Patenaude & Felix, A Professional Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
FREDERICK MICHELE BRADY, Case No. 18-cv-07305-NC Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES
PATENAUDE & FELIX and MICHAEL
R. BOULANGER, Re: Dkt. No.
14 Defendants. 15 Plaintiff Frederick Michele Brady prevailed in this Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case and is entitled to attorneys’ fees under 15 U.S.C. § 1692. Brady accepted defendants’ $2,001.00 offer of judgment under Rule 68 but the parties have since failed to reach an agreement as to a reasonable amount of attorney’s fees. Dkt. Nos. 25, 26, 28. Plaintiffs request a total of $20,330.05 in costs and fees, including time spent on briefing this issue, and defendants argue that $6,202.50 is the reasonable amount. Dkt. Nos. 28, 30, 31. The Court FINDS that plaintiff’s counsels’ total time spent on this case was reasonable but that the hourly rate requested for Brady’s attorneys is not reasonable relative to…