Mannino v. Director, Division of Taxation

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• noting that the district court “should consider that what is reasonable in a particular case can depend upon factors such as ... the responses necessitated by the maneuvering of the other side”
• concluding knowledge of work done by co-counsel necessary to determination of reasonableness of aggregate hours
• noting that lawyers charging fees to adversaries rather than clients may be less likely to overlook charges more properly allocatable to overhead
• holding the relevant market consists of “the area in which the litigation occurs” or “the area in which the court sits”
• stating that costs such as photocopying, postage, telephone charges, books, and overtim e secretarial work are normally absorbed as overhead and not recoverable as costs
• explaining that an applicant seeking fees must submit meticulous and contemporaneous time records

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