Free Order - District Court of Connecticut - Connecticut

Case 3:02-cv—01960-EBB Document 88 Filed 10/06/2004 Page1 0f2
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TOWN OF GRANBY, DOUGLAS CLARK 2 i
and ROBERT CASTLE, z
Defendants
ORDER ,

Calculation of the amount of any attorney’s fees to be
granted in a case is referred to as the "lodestar." Such a
calculation requires the Court to determine the number of hours g
reasonably spent on the litigation and to exclude hours which are i
excessive, redundant or otherwise unreasonable. Calculation of
the lodestar also requires the Court to determine the "prevailing
market rates" for the type of services rendered, Blum v. Stenson,
465 U.S. 886, 895 (1984), i.e. the fees that would be charged for R
similar work by attorneys of like skill in the area.
On or before October 29, 2004, Defendants shall set forth, E
with specificity, each hour worked on this case, what the work l
consisted of, and the requested billing rates per hour, totaled. .i
There shall also be filed two affidavits of attorneys who Q
practice similar work in defense counsel's geographical area i
attesting to the reasonableness of the requested hourly fees. E
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ELLEN EREE BURNS ‘
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE i
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Dated at New Haven, Connecticut this 5/ day of October, 2004
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