Legal Opinion
Kurz v. Chase Manhattan Bank USA, NA.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 25, 2004No. 00 CIV. 1573(CM)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MCMAHON, District Judge.
Before the Court are cross motions (1) by plaintiff, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(d), for attorney’s fees substantially in excess of the $50 awarded by the Court immediately following the trial of this action; and (2) by defendant, for sanctions against plaintiff for making the instant motion.
The Motion for Attorneys’ Fees
Daniel Kurz, the plaintiff in what remains of this action, is a lawyer. He spends a great deal of time trying to catch persons to whom he legitimately owes money in hyper-technical violations of the Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1666 — a…
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