Prejean v. Ochsner Clinic

ORDER AND REASONS

PATRICK E. CARR, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Application for Attorneys’ Fees and Litigation Expenses was submitted on memoranda for a decision by the Court. After considering the record, the memoranda of the parties, the Findings and Recommendations of the United States Magistrate to whom this matter was referred, and the applicable law, the Court hereby renders its Order and Reasons.

Facts

Plaintiff, Joseph B. Prejean, is a black physician who is Board Certified in Radiology. He was employed by the defendant, Ochsner Clinic, in April, 1978, as a radiologist in the Radiology…