Blaylock v. Starke

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAN M. BLAYLOCK, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:23-cv-3606 (TNM) v. GEORGE STARKE, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Petra Smeltzer Starke, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM ORDER After Defendant Petra Starke repeatedly disobeyed discovery orders, this Court held her in civil contempt. The Court also ruled that Plaintiff Dan Blaylock was entitled to the attorneys’ fees he incurred in briefing his sanctions motion. Blaylock now requests $54,752 for his attorneys’ services. Applying the lodestar method, the Court holds that Blaylock’s…