(PC) Mays v. County of Sacramento ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LORENZO MAYS, RICKY No. 2:18-cv-02081-TLN-KJN RICHARDSON, JENNIFER BOTHUN, 12 ARMANI LEE, LEERTESE BEIRGE, and [CLASS ACTION] CODY GARLAND, on behalf of 13 themselves and all others similarly situated, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR 14 Plaintiffs, ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND 15 v. EXPENSES 16 COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, 17 Defendant. 18 19 Plaintiffs Lorenzo Mays, Ricky Richardson, Jennifer Bothun, Armani Lee, Leertese 20 Beirge, and Cody Garland (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) are state prisoners, proceeding through 21 counsel. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 22 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 23 On December 9, 2019, the magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations herein 24 which were served on all parties and which contained notice to all parties that any objections to 25 the findings and recommendations were to be filed within ten days. (ECF No. 105.) On 26 December 19, 2019, the parties filed a joint statement of non-opposition to the findings and 27 recommendations. (ECF No. 108.) 28 /// 1 Accordingly, the Court presumes that any findings of fact are correct. See Orand v. 2 United States, 602 F.2d 207, 208 (9th Cir. 1979). The magistrate judge’s conclusions of law are 3 reviewed de novo. See Britt v. Simi Valley Unified School Dist., 708 F.2d 452, 454 (9th Cir. 4 1983); see also 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 5 Having reviewed the file under the applicable legal standards, the Court finds the Findings 6 and Recommendations to be supported by the record and by the magistrate judge’s analysis. 7 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 8 1. The Findings and Recommendations filed December 9, 2019 (ECF No. 105), are 9 adopted in full; 10 2. Defendant shall pay Plaintiffs’ counsel $2,100,000.00 for reasonable attorney’s fees, 11 expenses, and costs. Payment shall be made in two installments: (1) the first installment in the 12 amount of $1,050,000.00 by no later than January 31, 2020, and (2) the second installment in the 13 amount of $1,050,000.00 by no later than July 31, 2020; and 14 3. Defendant shall pay Plaintiffs’ counsel reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses up to 15 $250,000.00 per year for monitoring of implementation of the Consent Decree and Remedial 16 Plan. 17 IT IS SO ORDERED. 18 Dated: January 8, 2020 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28