Legal Opinion
Gsell v. Rubin & Yates, LLC
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 4, 2014No. Civil Action No. 13-05723PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
This case raises the question of whether a lawyer, who is not admitted to practice in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (“E.D. Pa.”), generally or pro hac vice, may recover attorney’s fees as a “consulting” attorney, under a fee-shifting statute, for work performed in a case in the E.D. Pa. in which his client was the prevailing party. The answer is that, under the circumstances of this case, he may not.
*445L. BACKGROUND
a. The Underlying Action
Plaintiff Jen Gsell (“Plaintiff”) filed a one-count complaint against Defendant Rubin & Yates, LLC…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Nick C. Spanos v. Skouras Theatres Corporation, Theatre & Cinema, Inc., Philhamboro, Inc., Youngstown Theatre Corporation and Modern Playhouses, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Winterrowd v. American General Annuity InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
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