· 9/4/1998
Mr. X v. New York State Education Department
Citations
- 20 F. Supp. 2d 561
- 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14053
- 1998 WL 601102
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- noting that courts in this circuit generally reimburse attorneys for travel time at 50% of their normal hourly rate
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- reducing the fee request by 50% for, inter alia, excessive and duplicative hours billed
- applying twenty-percent reduction for vague and duplicative time entries
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Judges: Motley
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