Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Big Lots Stores, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 25, 2009No. Civil Action 04-3201, 05-6627PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
SARAH S. VANCE, District Judge.
Before the Court is defendant Big Lots Stores, Ine.’s motion for costs under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d) in connection with the Court’s June 20, 2008 Order decertifying the collective action in this matter and plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs in connection with the judgments on the individual claims of John Johnson and Robert Burden. For the following reasons, the Court DENIES Big Lots’ motion for costs at this time and GRANTS plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs, as modified.
I. Background
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