Legal Opinion
Blackman v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 4, 2010No. Civil Action 97-1629 (PLF), 97-2402(PLF)PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs’ petition for attorneys’ fees and costs. Plaintiffs seek $1,954,302.28 in fees, costs and expenses for the period from July 26, 2006 through December 31, 2008. Defendants are not opposed to awarding plaintiffs’ counsel some amount in attorneys’ fees and do not contest the amount of costs and expenses sought, but they argue that the amount of fees requested should be reduced significantly. After careful con sideration of the parties’ papers, the oral arguments presented to the Court by counsel on September…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Covington v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- In Re Theodore B. OLSONCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
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