Parker v. Town of Swansea

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the records were sufficient where “the subject matter and nature of the tasks [were] either explicitly stated or readily ascertainable based on other information contained in the records.”
• finding that, in light of the outcome of the verdict, the case did not involve great public significance beyond those involved before the court
• reducing travel time incurred by plaintiffs Attorney inasmuch as plaintiffs decision to opt for out-of-state Attorney was made at his own expense
• finding no adjustment to the lodestar appropriate where the actual award was not insignificant though short of what plaintiff was seeking
• reducing expenses by 50% due to absence of subject matter description for “ ‘research’ charges” and because “most of Parker’s claims were unsuccessful”
• reducing travel time incurred by plaintiffs attorney inasmuch as plaintiffs decision to opt for out-of-state attorney was made at his own expense

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).