Malgesini

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 THOMAS MALGESINI, Case No. 5:20-cv-07002-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

ATTORNEYS’ FEES

v.

GREGORY MALLEY, Re: Dkt. No. 29 Defendant.

Plaintiff Thomas Malgesini moves for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred because of Defendant Gregory Malley’s removal of this action from the Santa Clara County Superior Court to this Court. See Notice of Motion and Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Costs Incurred as a Result of the Improper Removal (“Mot.”), Dkt. No. 29. Defendant opposes the motion. Defendant Gregory Malley’s Opposition to Motion for Attorney’s Fees (“Opp.”), Dkt. No. 32. Having considered the Parties’ papers, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for attorneys’ fees and costs.1 I. BACKGROUND The Parties are part of a separate and related federal action initiated by Defendant. In March 2020, Defendant filed a lawsuit against San Jose Midtown Development LLC…