Burns v. Kelly

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO DIVISION JOSEPH L. BURNS, § § Plaintiff, § v. § § EP-17-CV-00264-DCG KIRSTJEN NIELSEN, Secretary, U.S. § Department of Homeland Security, § § Defendant. § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Joseph L. Burns’s (Plaintiff or Burns) “Motion for Attorney Fees and Costs” (ECF No. 116). For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS the motion in part. I. BACKGROUND In August 2017, Burns, an employee of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Agency), brought this lawsuit…