Legal Opinion
Ashraf-Hassan v. Embassy of France in the United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 24, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2011-0805PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Saima Ashraf-Hassan, a French citizen of Pakistani origin, recently obtained a favorable verdict after a bench trial in her workplace-discrimination suit against the Embassy of France, her former employer. She now seeks attorney fees and costs totaling $271,786.15, which accounts for many — but not all — of the hours and expenses her attorneys incurred over five years of litigation. The Embassy opposes those fees, both because it believes the verdict to be in error and because it views the fees as unwarranted for various…
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