Tippins v. National Credit Adjusters, L.L.C. et al
Filing
9
ORDER granting 8 Motion for Default Judgment. Therefore, the Court AWARDSPlaintiff statutory damages of $1,000, costs of $425.00, andattorneys' fees of $3,565.00. Signed by Judge J. Randal Hall on 2/3/17. (cmr)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION
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JAMES TIPPINS,
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Plaintiff,
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CV
616-146
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v,
*
NATIONAL CREDIT ADJUSTERS,
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L.L.C.,
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Defendant.
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ORDER
Presently
default
before
the
Court
judgment pursuant to Rule
of Civil
Procedure.
entered
a
present
motion
(Doc.
Defendant's
on
January
and for
the
of the
December
(Doc.
17,
Plaintiff s
55(b)(2)
On
default.
pleadings and taken no
findings
8.)
is
6.)
2017.
13,
2016,
Defendant
stated in
In
request.
Court,
however,
Plaintiff
makes
requests
the
Clerk
filed
has
filed
Plaintiff's motion,
one
change
attorneys'
fees
her
no
light of these
Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion for default judgment.
The
for
Federal Rules
Plaintiff
action in this case.
reasons
motion
to
at
(Doc.
the
8.)
Plaintiff's
the
rate
of
$300.00 per hour, but this Court has previously set a reasonable
billing rate of $250.00 per hour for the Augusta legal market.
See Martin v.
doc.
no.
80
Augusta-Richmond County,
(S.D.
Ga.
Nov.
28,
et al., No. l:12-cv-058,
2012).
Thus,
the
requested
attorneys'
Because
fees
shall be billed at a rate of $250.00 per hour.
Plaintiff's
the new attorneys'
that
work
amount $485
billed
attorneys'
at
fees
of
attorneys
fees
shall be
per
hour
$3,565.00.
Plaintiff
statutory
attorneys'
February,
at
of
hours
on
The
this
Court
case,
adds to
resulting from 9.7 hours of
to
arrive
Therefore,
Augusta,
$1,000,
at
a
the
costs
new
Court
Georgia,
of
total
AWARDS
fees of $3,565.00.
ORDER ENTERED
damages
12.32
$3,080.00.
Paralegal fees
$50.00
of
billed
this
$425.00,
JE^_;
2017.
J.
UNITED /STATES
IN
RANDAL
HALL
DISTRICT
DISTRICT
OF
JUDGE
GEORGIA
day
and
of
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