Free Order on Motion for Attorney Fees - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

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I RULING ON AMENDED MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES f
y The trial of this matter took place on August 3, 2004,
i through and including, August 6, 2004. The Town of Granby K
l prevailed in it Motion for Summary Judgment based on lack of any
viable Monell claim; the Court granted a directed verdict in [
favor of Defendant Castle at the end of Plaintiff's case, as no
evidence of any wrongdoing was ever proffered against him during ·
Plaintiff's case; following deliberations, the jury rendered its I
verdict in favor of Defendant Clark.
On or about August 19, 2004, Defendants, as prevailing
parties, filed a Motion for Attorneys' Fees. No objection was `
ever filed to this Motion. An Amended Motion for Attorneys' Fees
was filed on October 5, 2004, which set forth the hourly rates
charged by each attorney and the number of hours expended on the
preparation for this trial. Also included were two affidavits of
attorneys who practice in the field of municipal liability and
Section 1983 civil rights cases, in which each attested to the
reasonableness of the hourly rate charged. As before, no
objection was filed as to the Amended Motion. \
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I _ ’ The Court agrees that an hourly billing rate of $135 is more
{ than eminently reasonable. However, a after thorough review of
E the billable hours, the Court has determined that the total
i amount of fees requested shall be decreased by 10%, due to
i redundancies in reported work, or "reported" work lacking any
i explanation therefore.
I The total amount of fees sought is $63,249. Decreased by \
I l0%, the total fees amount to $56,924.10. !
\ The Amended Motion for Attorneys' Fees [Doc.No.86] is hereby i
i GRANTED, ABSENT OBJECTION, in the amount of $56,924.10. The Clerk i
l is directed to close this case. J
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LEN BREE BURNS i
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE I
Dated at New Haven, Connecticut this _£L_ day of January, 2005.
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