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· 6/27/2001

Edwin Maldonado v. Feather O. Houstoun

Citations

  • 256 F.3d 181
  • 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 14558

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  • explaining that the court should compare the experience and skill of the attorney seeking fees to rates prevailing in the community for similar services
  • explaining that the prevailing party’s attorney’s rates should be compared to rates of attorneys in the community who provide similar services
  • explaining that hours that would not generally be billed to one’s own client are not properly billed to an adversary
  • noting that the fee schedule established by CLS is a “fair reflection” of hourly rates for Philadelphia lawyers
  • stating that the CLS rates have been found to be “a fair reflection of the prevailing market rates in Philadelphia.’”
  • finding that the CLS fee schedule “to be a fair reflection of the prevailing market rates in Philadelphia”

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