Universitas Education, LLC v. Nova Group, Inc.

Filing 162

ORDER granting #43 Motion for Attorney Fees. Accordingly, Universistas' motion for attorneys' fees and costs in the amount of $268,810.01 is granted. This Order resolves docket entry no. 43. SO ORDERED.(Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 10/05/2012) (ama)

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No. 11 Civ. 1590 (LTS)(HBP)

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NOVA GROUP, INC.,
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ORDER

Petitioner Universitas Education, LLC ("Universitas") has moved pursuant to Fed.
R. Civ. P. 54(d) for attorneys' fees and costs in the amount of $268,810.01. The Court entered

judgment in Univeristas' favor on June 7, 2012. Section 8.02(d) of the Charter Oak Trust Welfare
Benefit Plan provides that "all costs of the prevailing party (including attorneys' fees and costs), as
well as the costs of arbitration, shall be borne exclusively by the non-prevailing party." Respondent
Nova Group, Inc. ("Nova"), contends generically that the amount requested is excessive, but has n9t
objected to any individual itemized expense. The Court has reviewed Universitas' application,
which provides adequate documentation of the costs incurred, in the form of invoices from counsel
that indicate the date, nature and amount of those costs. In light of the abundance of motion
practice in this case and the absence of any particularized objections by Nova, the Court determine~
that the amount Universitas requests is neither facially unreasonable nor excessive.
Accordingly, Universistas' motion for attorneys' fees and costs in the amount of
$268,810.01 is granted. This Order resolves docket entry no. 43.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
October 5, 2012

United States District Judge
CNIVERSITAS ATTY FEES.WPD

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