CAMACHO v. BRIDGEPORT FINANCIAL, INC.

No. 07-15297.

523 F.3d 973 (2008)

Rita CAMACHO, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BRIDGEPORT FINANCIAL, INC.; Ray Lewis; Christina Harbridge, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Pearl, Law Offices of Richard M. Pearl, Berkeley, CA; O. Randolph Bragg, Horwitz, Horwitz & Associates, Chicago, IL; Irving L. Berg, The Berg Law Group, Corte Madera, CA; and Richard J. Rubin, Santa Fe, NM, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Mark E. Ellis and June D. Coleman, Ellis, Coleman, Poirier, La Voie & Steinheimer, LLP, Sacramento, CA, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: STEPHEN REINHARDT, MELVIN BRUNETTI, and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges.


BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:

Rita Camacho (Camacho) appeals the district court's order awarding her $77,069.36 in merits fees, costs, and fees-on-fees. The district court determined Camacho's award by multiplying the number of hours worked by each of her three attorneys by an hourly rate of $200, by compensating Camacho for costs, and by awarding Camacho a "flat award" of $500. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291...

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