Human Rights Defense Center v. County of Napa

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER,

Case No. 20-cv-01296-JCS Plaintiff, 8 v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR COUNTY OF NAPA, et al., ATTORNEYS' FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.

12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Human Rights Defense Center (“HRDC”) asserted claims against Defendants County of Napa and Dina Jose, Director of Napa County Department of Corrections, under both federal and state law. After four months, the parties entered into a stipulated consent decree (“Consent Decree”). HRDC now brings a Motion for Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Expenses (“Motion”). The Court finds the Motion is suitable for determination without oral argument, pursuant to Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons stated below, the Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.1 The Court awards $255,925.00 in attorneys’ fees…