Legal Opinion
Winston & Strawn LLP v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 2, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2006-1120PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROYCE C. LAMBERTH, Chief Judge.
This attorney’s fee dispute comes before the Court after a day and a half bench trial. At issue is the proper compensation owed to plaintiff Ernest M. Fleischer, an attorney hired as a consultant for litigation surrounding a tax claim against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) receivership of the Benj. Franklin Federal Savings and Loan Association (“Benj. Franklin”). Mr. Fleischer has already been paid a total of $89,465.34 by the FDIC, including $1408.34 for expenses and $88,057 for approximately 250 hours of work at $340 to…
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