Black Grievance Committee v. Philadelphia Electric Co.

MEMORANDUM

GILES, District Judge.

On December 21, 1984, this court entered a Consent Decree which settled the parties’ merit contentions in the above-captioned case. The plaintiff class, and named plaintiffs, have now petitioned for counsel fees and costs as the “prevailing party” in this litigation which has spanned more than ten years. Philadelphia Electric Company (“PECO”) agrees that plaintiffs are prevailing parties and are entitled to some fee award. However, it contests the extent of the claimed lodestar of $537,499, and some of the expert witness expenses included in the costs claimed…