Esshaki v. Whitmer et al, No. 2:2020cv10831 - Document 83 (E.D. Mich. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER granting 75 Motion for Attorney Fees for Plaintiff-Intervenor Shakira Hawkins. Signed by District Judge Terrence G. Berg. (AChu)

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Dockets.Justia.com ERIC ESSHAKI MATT SAVICH DEANA BEARD SHAKIRA HAWKINS 2:20-CV-10831-TGB ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES FOR PLAINTIFF-INTERVENOR SHAKIRA L. HAWKINS GRETCHEN WHITMER, et al., Esshaki v. Whitmer et al Doc. 83 GRANTED I. BACKGROUND Id. See Id. II. STANDARD OF REVIEW Farrar v. Hobby Id. imprimatur Buckhannon Bd. & Care Home, Inc. v. W. Virginia Dep't of Health & Hum. Res. Hensley v. Eckerhart Imwalle v. Reliance Med. Prods., Inc. Hensley Hensley III. ANALYSIS A. Plaintiff-Intervenor Hawkins is a “prevailing party” can McQueary v. Conway McQueary Id. McQueary See Sole v. Wyner Sole’s Planned Parenthood Sw. Ohio Region v. Dewine See Munsingwear See Sole. Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood Binta B. B. Calculation of a reasonable fee award Binta B. ex rel. S.A. v. Gordon Hensley Johnson Barnes v. City of Cincinnati Blanchard v. Bergeron Grove v. Mead Sch. Dist. No. 354 see also Coal. to Defend Affirmative Action v. Regents of Univ. of Michigan i. Total hours expended Sierra Club v. Hamilton County Bd. Of County Commissioners Sierra Club ii. Reasonable hourly rate Yellowbook Inc. v. Brandeberry Id. See iii. Lodestar calculation Johnson Johnson See, e.g. See Johnson CONCLUSION GRANTED.

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