Legal Opinion

Ramirez v. Lewis Energy Group, L.P.

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided July 20, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:15-CV-34PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Marina Garcia Marmolejo, United States District Judge

A settlement was reached between the parties in this Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action, and now pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorney’s Fees and Costs (Dkt. No. 49). Having reviewed the Parties’ submissions, the record, and the applicable law, Plaintiffs’ Motion (Dkt. No. 49) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART. For the reasons given below, the Court awards *955$24,411.40 in attorney’s fees and $2,331.60 in taxable costs.

I. Background

In February 2015, Luis Ramirez and five other named…

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