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· 3/27/1996

Wilcox v. Stratton Lumber, Inc.

Citations

  • 921 F. Supp. 837
  • 135 A.L.R. Fed. 653
  • 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3891
  • 75 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 555
  • 1996 WL 164736

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that thirty-five hours spent by two attorneys on response to summary judgment motion in a Title VII case as excessive
  • concluding that ten hours spent on only deposition preparation as excessive and “over preparation”
  • concluding that “35 hours preparing [a] response to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment” was 16 “significantly more time on [that] individual task[ ] than [was] merited”
  • noting that costs are “out-of-pocket expenses of the type an attorney would normally pass on to a client.”
  • finding that several undetailed and unrealistic entries were indicative of excessive billing

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Judges: Brody

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