Shaikh

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ANIS SHAIKH, Case No. 18-cv-04394-MMC

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES

AND PREJUDGMENT INTEREST

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Re: Doc. No. 49 Defendant.

12 Before the Court is plaintiff Anis Shaikh’s (“Shaikh”) Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Prejudgment Interest, filed April 6, 2020. Defendant Aetna Life Insurance Company (“Aetna”) has filed opposition, to which Shaikh has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 BACKGROUND In this action under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”), the Court, on March 24, 2020, granted Shaikh’s motion for judgment and denied Aetna’s cross-motion for judgment. Subsequently, Shaikh filed the instant motion, by which he seeks an award of attorneys’ fees in…