Williams v. FAMILY DOLLAR SERVICES, INC.

OPINION AND FINAL ORDER

REBECCA BEACH SMITH, District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion against plaintiff and plaintiffs counsel for $5,596.18 in attorneys’ fees and for additional sanctions. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion is GRANTED in part. Plaintiffs attorney is ORDERED to pay defendant $2,468.10 in attorneys’ fees. 1

I. Factual and Procedural History 2

On January 31, 2001, two plaintiffs, Janice Morgan and Barbara Richardson, filed a class action against defendant for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act in the United States District Court…