Greater St. Louis Construction Laborers Welfare Fund et al v. Marshall Contracting, LLC

Filing 21

SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that Defendant Marshall Contracting, LLC, shall be held liable for Plaintiffs' attorneys fees and costs in the amounts of $1,983.00 for attorneys fees and $ 428.68 in costs, for a total award of $2,411.68. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall effect service of this Order and the Court's Orders of June 1, 2012 [ECF No. 11] and October 5, 2012 [ECF No. 16] on Defendant by whatever means they believe to be most effective, and shall promptly file a certificate of such service. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 10/15/12. (LAH)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION

GREATER ST. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION
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LABORERS WELFARE FUND, an employee )
benefit plan, et al,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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MARSHALL CONTRACTING, LLC,
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Defendant.
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No. 4:12-CV-524-JAR

SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
The Court is in receipt of counsel’s affidavit filed in support of Plaintiffs’ request for an
award of attorneys' fees and costs of its motions for a default order of accounting and contempt [ECF
No. 18], which request was granted by the Court in its Order of October 5, 2012 [ECF No. 16].
In her affidavit, counsel states that her firm’s standard hourly billing rate in 2012 is $175.00
for partners, $165.00 for associates, and $85.00 for legal assistant and paralegal services. In the
instant case, counsel’s billing records reflect that she performed 10.2 hours of attorney services. The
billing records reflect an additional .9 hours of associate attorney services, and 1.7 hours of legal
assistant and paralegal services. In connection with this matter, counsel states her firm expended
$350.00 for the filing fee and $78.68 for service of the summons and complaint by a special process
server.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that Defendant Marshall
Contracting, LLC, shall be held liable for Plaintiffs’ attorneys fees and costs in the amounts of
$1,983.00 for attorneys fees and $428.68 in costs, for a total award of $2,411.68.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs shall effect service of this Order and the
Court's Orders of June 1, 2012 [ECF No. 11] and October 5, 2012 [ECF No. 16] on Defendant by
whatever means they believe to be most effective, and shall promptly file a certificate of such
service.

Dated this 15th day of October, 2012.

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JOHN A. ROSS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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