LeFer v. Murry

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that “only those fees representing work that could not be used in subsequent litigation on the same claims should be awarded”
• finding that “only those fees representing work that could not be used in subsequent litigation on the same claims should be awarded”
• awarding costs and fees incurred in responding to the plaintiff’s motion to amend and remand, motion to dismiss, attending the Rule 16 conference, and the $150 removal filing fee where plaintiff filed a second suit in state court
• “[T]he overwhelming majority of cases that have considered the issue have held that the fact that a voluntary dismissal will destroy federal jurisdiction is insufficient to constitute prejudice to a defendant.”
• “[T]he overwhelming majority of cases that have considered the issue have held that the fact that a voluntary dismissal will destroy federal jurisdiction is insufficient to constitute prejudice to a defendant.”
• “because the purpose of the award is to ensure that a defendant does not have to defend the case twice, only those fees representing work that could not be used in subsequent litigation on the same claims should be awarded.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).