· 1/7/1998
S.D. v. Manville Board of Education
Citations
- 989 F. Supp. 649
- 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 69
- 1998 WL 5500
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that, “[r]ather than engage in conjecture [regarding appropriate billing rates], the more prudent course is to deny plaintiff’s request for attorney’s fees and costs without prejudice to the filing of a properly supported application”
- “This burden is normally addressed by submitting affidavits of other attorneys in the relevant legal community attesting to the range of prevailing rates charged by attorneys with similar skill and experience.”
- “This burden [of proving reasonable rates] is normally addressed by submitting affidavits of other attorneys in the relevant legal community attesting to the range of prevailing rates charged by attorneys with similar skill and experience.”
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Judges: Parell
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