Jensen v. Lawler

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BOTLEY, United States Magistrate Judge.

Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Lisbet Pia Jensen’s (“Jensen”) Application and Request for Reasonable Attorney’s Fees and Costs (Docket Entry No. 50). Having considered Jensen’s application, Defendants’ response, the pleadings, and the applicable law, the Court finds that Jensen’s application should be granted in part and denied in part.

I. Background

Jensen filed her lawsuit on July 14, 2000, by invoking the Court’s original maritime jurisdiction, conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 1333, and alleging that on July 20, 1997, she was employed…