Free Order on Motion for Cost and Fees - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:03-cv-00149-WIG

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT FERRON SHORTER, JR., Plaintiff, vs. HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., : : : : : Defendant. ------------------------------X RULING ON PLAINTIFF'S SUPPLEMENTAL MOTION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS [DOC. # 174] Plaintiff, as the prevailing party, by and through his counsel and pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(k) and 28 U.S.C. § 1920, has moved for a supplemental award of attorney's fees and costs for the period February 23, 2005, through January 5, 2006, inclusive.1 Defendant has not opposed this motion. No. 3:03cv0149(WIG)

This Court has previously awarded Plaintiff attorney's fees and costs through February 22, 2005. The Court further granted

Plaintiff's Motion for Extension of Time to file a supplemental request for attorney's fees and costs until thirty (30) days after the Court's ruling of Defendant's Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law. Plaintiff's counsel has now submitted an

affidavit, accompanied by contemporaneous time records, showing

Notwithstanding the pending appeal in this case, the district court retains residual jurisdiction over collateral matters, including claims for attorney's fees. Tancrdi v. Metropolitan Life Insur. Co., 378 F.3d 220, 225 (2d Cir. 2004). 1

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Case 3:03-cv-00149-WIG

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that since February 22, 2005, she has spent 33.35 hours on this matter, for which she seeks an award of attorney's fees for 29.28 hours at the rate of $300/hour. This Court has previously found After carefully

her rate of $300/hour to be reasonable.

reviewing Plaintiff's counsel's time records, the Court finds that the requested hours are both conservative and reasonable. Additionally, Plaintiff seeks an award of costs during this period of $28.71. reasonable. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's Supplemental Motion for Attorney's Fees and Costs [Doc. # 174], and awards Plaintiff supplemental attorney's fees of $8,784.00 and costs of $28.71, for a total of $8,812.71. The Court further awards postAgain, the Court finds these to be extremely

judgment interest on this amount pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961(a). SO ORDERED, this Bridgeport, Connecticut. 2nd day of February, 2006, at

/s/ William I. Garfinkel William I. Garfinkel United States Magistrate Judge

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