Metaxas
Metaxas v. Gateway Bank F.S.B.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 POPPI METAXAS, Case No. 20-cv-01184-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES
GATEWAY BANK F.S.B., et al., Docket No. 96 Defendants.
12 13 Plaintiff Poppi Metaxas filed this case against her former employer Defendant Gateway Bank, F.S.B. (“Gateway”). Docket No. 1 (“Compl.”). The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment. Docket No. 74, 77. The Court found in favor of Plaintiff on the claim for termination benefits and in favor of Defendants on the claim for disability benefits. Docket No. 90 (“SJ Order”). Ms. Metaxas now moves for attorney’s fees totaling $316,880 pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 1132 (g). Docket No. 96 (“MAF”); Docket No. 100 (“Repl.”). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Ms. Metaxas’ Motion for Attorney’s Fees in the amount of $189,240 in attorney’s fees (236.55 hours at $800 per hour) and $400 in costs for a total of $189,640. I. …