Microsoft Corp. v. United Computer Resources of New Jersey, Inc.

OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge.

In this Application, Plaintiff, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), seeks attorneys’ fees in the amount of $ 252,476.25 and $ 63,064.34 in costs, for prevailing in a contempt action which resulted in an Order directing Defendants to pay $ 158,-750.00 in sanctions to Microsoft for their contumacious conduct. Thus, Microsoft seeks to recover almost twice in fees and costs what it recovered against Defendants for violating an Order of this Court. Because I find that much of Microsoft’s fee application is the result of duplication of effort, and the overstaffing…