Gallagher

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD R. GALLAGHER, an Case No.: 20cv00993-LL-BLM individual, ORDER GRANTING JOINT Plaintiff, MOTION REGARDING THE v. AWARD OF ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS TO PLAINTIFF DAVID PHILIPPS, an individual; CARLOS DEL TORO, in his capacity as [ECF No. 83] Secretary of the Navy, Defendants. 17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Edward R. Gallagher (“Plaintiff”) brings this action concerning the violation of his privacy under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a (the “Privacy Act”) and various claims of defamation against David Philipps, a journalist for the New York Times (“Philipps”), and Carlos del Toro, the Secretary of the Navy (“Braithwaite” or the “Secretary”). ECF No. 20. Before the Court is the Joint Motion of Plaintiff and the Secretary asking the Court to (1) award Plaintiff $36,794.30 in attorney’s fees and costs and (2) enter judgment (the “Joint…