Dominic's Restaurant of Dayton, Inc. et al v. Mantia et al

Filing 177

ENTRY AND ORDER - Plaintiffs are given until not later than fourteen (14) days following entry of this Order to provide billing records for the hours requested including the hours and total amount billed to the clients and the hours and total amount paid by the clients. Signed by Judge Thomas M Rose on 05/15/13. (pb1)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
WESTERN DIVISION AT DAYTON
DOMINIC’S RESTAURANT OF DAYTON,
INC., et al.,
Case No. 3:09-cv-131
Plaintiffs,
Judge Thomas M. Rose
-vCHRISTIE L. MANTIA, et al.,
Defendants.
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ENTRY AND ORDER
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In its April 11, 2013 Entry and Order, the Court directed Plaintiffs to file a Memorandum
addressing the availability of attorneys’ fees in this matter as well as evidence of the reasonable
number of hours spent on this matter. In response, Plaintiffs have now filed their Memorandum
In Support of Availability of Fees. (Doc. #176.) Therein, the Plaintiffs provide a legal basis for
an award of fees. They also provide argument regarding a reasonable hourly rate. Nothing
further is required on either of these issues.
Plaintiffs’ now seek to be awarded attorneys’ fees for 456 hours. However, there is no
evidence from which the Court can determine if this, or some other number, is a reasonable
number of hours. Therefore, Plaintiffs are given until not later than fourteen (14) days following
entry of this Order to provide billing records for the hours requested including the hours and
total amount billed to the clients and the hours and total amount paid by the clients. From this,
the Court would expect to fulfill its obligation to determine the reasonable number of hours.

DONE and ORDERED in Dayton, Ohio this Fifteenth Day of May, 2013.
s/Thomas M. Rose
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THOMAS M. ROSE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copies furnished to:
Counsel of Record

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