420 results for 'court:"USDC Eastern District of California"'.
J. Thurston refuses to dismiss a mother’s due process, invasion of privacy and negligence claims against a sergeant related to the murder of her incarcerated son by a cellmate, and officers’ alleged release of photos of his mutilated body. She has sufficiently alleged these claims and the sergeant is not entitled to qualified immunity.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: Thurston, Filed On: March 28, 2024, Case #: 1:21cv1349 , NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Immunity, Prisoners' Rights
J. Mendez grants $8,600 in attorney fees and costs to an event distributor following its successful case against a sports bar. The requested $12,000 in fees is reduced based, in part, on a reduction in hourly rates and the elimination of administrative assistant's fees.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: Mendez, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv1059, NOS: Cable/Sat TV - Other Suits, Categories: Communications, Attorney Fees
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J. Nunley awards $1.6 million in attorney fees to a cinema following its successful contract action against a shopping center. The requested $2.2 million in fees is lowered based, in part, on a reduction in requested hourly rates for the attorneys and legal staff.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: Nunley, Filed On: March 26, 2024, Case #: 2:16cv1066, NOS: Rent Lease & Ejectment - Real Property, Categories: Landlord Tenant, Attorney Fees, Contract
J. McAuliffe approves, in part, a $3 million settlement of a worker’s class wage and labor claims against Amazon. The settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: McAuliffe, Filed On: March 22, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv1292, NOS: Fair Labor Standards Act - Labor, Categories: Settlements, Class Action
J. Drozd refuses to compel arbitration or dismiss a worker’s putative class wage and hour claims against an equipment company. The worker did not directly sign the arbitration agreement or the handbook within which it was located, the arbitration clause was not prominently distinguished from the other 69 sections of the handbook, and the handbook said it was neither a contract nor a legal document.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: Drozd, Filed On: March 20, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv979, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Arbitration, Contract, Labor
J. Cota denies, in part, a community services district’s motion to dismiss a resident’s pro se constitutional claims arising from its alleged refusal to connect his home to the water distribution system or allow him access to the district's jobs. He makes sufficiently allegations to support his due process and retaliation claims, and "has stated the bare minimum to proceed" on his equal protection claim.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: Cota, Filed On: March 18, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv119, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Constitution, Housing, Due Process
J. McAuliffe recommends granting, in part, $7,100 in attorney fees and costs to an individual following her acceptance of judgment in her debt collection case. The requested $16,700 is reduced, in part, because the requested hourly rates for the attorneys and paralegals does not reflect prevailing market rates for the district.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: McAuliffe, Filed On: March 13, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv186, NOS: Consumer Credit - Other Suits, Categories: Debt Collection, Attorney Fees
J. Mendez approves a consent decree settling an individual’s Americans with Disabilities Act claims against the state pertaining to his limited access to a county farm show, in which an agricultural association has agreed to conduct work to make the grounds accessible, and pay the individual $15,000 and $65,000 in attorney fees.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: Mendez, Filed On: March 13, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv1746, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities - Other - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Attorney Fees
J. Calabretta approves two consent decrees between the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and several companies, including Exxon and Chevron, regarding closed landfills in Solano County. The parties agree the settlement was negotiated in good faith, and is fair, reasonable and in the public interest.
Court: USDC Eastern District of California, Judge: Calabretta, Filed On: March 11, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv1739, NOS: Environmental Matters - Other Suits, Categories: Energy, Environment