Legal Opinion
In re Nassau County Strip Search Cases
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 2, 2014No. Nos. 99-CV-3126(DRH), 99-CV-2844(DRH), 99-CV-4238(DRH)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
HURLEY, Senior District Judge.
Pending before the Court is plaintiffs’ motion, made pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23(h) and 54(d)(2) for counsel fees in the amount of $5,754,000, plus costs and expenses of $182,030.25, for a total of $5,936,030.25. In addition, plaintiffs seek to recover service awards for those class members who were deposed during pretrial discovery and/or testified at trial.
Defendants oppose plaintiffs’ applications, arguing (1) the fees sought are excessive, (2) counsels’ time records are inadequate, (3) the proposed hourly rates are *489exces…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Millea v. Metro-North RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
- Boeing Co. v. Van GemertSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Perdue v. Kenny A. ex rel. WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of BurlingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- John Carbone, Ryan Adkins, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Limited Run Games, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2026
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