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· 8/12/1986

Jean Hart as Administratrix of the Estate of Levi Hart v. Richard W. Bourque, Jr.

Citations

  • 798 F.2d 519
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 28066

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the “inefficiency” of switching counsel midstream warranted a reduction in hours for tasks like “reviewing files” or reviewing the status of the case
  • noting that the “inefficiency” of switching counsel midstream warranted a reduction in hours for tasks like “reviewing files” or reviewing the status of the case
  • disallowing time spent reviewing flies where the multiple transfers were the result of an “office defect”
  • disallowing time spent on “arrangements for lectures or publications about the case”
  • Court upheld elimination of time “spent doing extensive legal research when the parties were on the verge of reaching a settlement”
  • “Further duplication of effort is observable by dual attendance at motion hearings, no matter how inconsequential.”

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Judges: Breyer, Aldrich, Rosenn

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