Legal Opinion
Casper v. Lew Lieberbaum & Co., Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 22, 2002No. 97 CIV 3016 GEL RLEPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ELLIS, United States Magistrate Judge.
By Opinion and Order dated May 24, 1999, this Court determined that plaintiffs’ former counsel would be allowed to withdraw from the case, but would be granted a charging lien, to be determined at the conclusion of the case. Plaintiffs have reached a settlement with defendants, and former counsel Lai Lee Chan 1 (“Chan”) now seeks to enforce the lien. Chan has submitted a request seeking fees in the amount of $786,862.50, which represents compensation for 2256.75 hours at the rate of $850 per hour. Plaintiffs have moved to have the Court…
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