UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT For Online Publication Only EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FILED ----------------------------------------------------------------------X CLERK SILVINO ALCANTARA and REYNALDO 3:18 pm, Sep 29, 2021

ALCANTARA, on behalf of themselves and all other U.S. DISTRICT COURT persons similarly situated, EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Plaintiffs, LONG ISLAND OFFICE MEMORANDUM & ORDER -against- 18-CV-5516 (JMA) (AYS)

ALON B. INC. d/b/a NOLA TILE and COSTS ALON BENVENISTI,

Defendants. ----------------------------------------------------------------------X AZRACK, United States District Judge: Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ unopposed motion for attorneys’ fees and costs. (ECF No. 54.) Previously, the late Hon. Sandra J. Feuerstein granted Plaintiffs’ motion for a default judgment and permitted Plaintiffs’ counsel to serve a motion for reasonable attorneys’ fees within fourteen days. (ECF No. 52.) Following Judge Feuerstein’s untimely passing, this case was reassigned to the undersigned. Having prevailed on their Fair Labor Standards Act and the New York Labor Law claims, Plaintiffs may recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to both statutes. See

(b);

(1-a),(1-d), § 663(1). The Court finds that Plaintiffs’ request for attorneys’ fees in the amount of $12,090.00 and costs in the amount of $805.00 is reasonable. Plaintiffs seek an award of attorneys’ fees based on 41.9 hours of attorney work. They seek fees at the rates of $400.00 per hour for attorney Peter Romero, Esq., $275.00 per hour for senior associate David D. Barnhorn, Esq., and $100 per hour for paralegal Angelica Villalba. The Court has reviewed the relevant billing records and finds that the rates and the hours billed are reasonable and within the range of similarly experienced attorneys who practice wage and hour cases in the Eastern District of New York. See, e.g., Aguilar v. Fence Guy, Inc., No. 17-CV-7412,

, at *2 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 2, 2019), report and recommendation adopted,

(E.D.N.Y. Mar. 5, 2020); Quintanila v. Good Eats Meal Plan Corp., No. 18-CV-4350,

, at *2 (E.D.N.Y. May 1, 2019). The Court has also reviewed Plaintiffs’ request for $805.00 in litigation expenses and finds that this request is also supported by the record and is

reasonable.

For these reasons, Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees and costs, (ECF No. 54), is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to enter judgment in accordance with this Order. Plaintiffs’ counsel shall serve a copy of this Order on Defendants by first-class mail within seven days of entry of this Order. SO ORDERED. Dated: September 29, 2021 Central Islip, New York /s/ (JMA) JOAN M. AZRACK UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE