Shalaby

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDREW W. SHALABY, Case No.: 3:11-cv-00068-AJB-DHB Plaintiff,

ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’

v. ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

BERNZOMATIC, ET AL.,

14 Defendants. 15 On February 3, 2020, the Court granted Defendants’ motion for attorneys’ fees, with the amount awarded to be determined pending Defendants’ supplemental briefing. (Doc. No. 148.) The fee motion was granted as part of Defendants’ request for monetary sanctions against Plaintiff for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred for: (1) bringing Defendants’ motion for contempt and sanctions, and (2) defending against Plaintiff’s attempt to enter his case into the proposed MDL in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. (Id.) The Court concluded that Defendants’ initial fee request was not supported by itemized invoices, and ordered supplemental briefing, directing Defendants to submit itemized bills supporting their request for attorneys’ fees and costs. (Id.)…