Pardick v. Barron

Filing 87

ORDER re: 80 Sanctions. Court orders Plaintiff's counsel be sanctioned in the amount of $856.52, to be paid to counsel for Defendant as a reasonable sanction of attorney's fees. This amount shall be paid no later than 02/27/09. Counsel for Plaintiff shall file a Notice of Compliance with Order re: Sanctions on or before 03/02/09, by Magistrate Judge Michael E. Hegarty on 1/28/09. (wjc, )

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 07-cv-02056-WYD-MEH TAMMY M. PARDICK, Plaintiff, v. SHAWN BARROW, Defendant. ORDER RE: SANCTIONS Michael E. Hegarty, United States Magistrate Judge. Pursuant to this Court's order granting Defendant's Motion for Sanctions ("Motion") [docket #80], defense counsel has timely filed an affidavit setting forth a summary of his experience and a description of the services rendered, the amount of time spent, the hourly rate, and the total amount of attorney's fees claimed for Defendant's preparation of the Motion, and Plaintiff has timely filed objections to the affidavit. The Court sustains Plaintiff's objection regarding Defendant's preparation and filing of a motion for extension of time to reply to the Motion. However, the Court finds that defense counsel's hourly rate ($112.70) is reasonable and overrules Plaintiff's objections to (1) the time necessary (6 hours) to research and prepare a 9-page motion containing approximately 150 pages of attachments, and (2) the time necessary (1.5 hours) to research and prepare a 3-page reply brief. WHEREFORE, the Court ORDERS that Plaintiff's counsel be sanctioned in the amount of $856.52, to be paid to counsel for Defendant as a reasonable sanction of attorney's fees. This amount shall be paid no later than February 27, 2009. Counsel for Plaintiff shall file a Notice of Compliance with Order re: Sanctions on or before March 2, 2009. Dated at Denver, Colorado this 28th day of January, 2009. BY THE COURT: s/ Michael E. Hegarty Michael E. Hegarty United States Magistrate Judge 2

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