Smith v. Bayer Corporation, et al

Filing 50

ORDER that the Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the Report and Recommendation 49 and hereby GRANTS plaintiffs' Revised Motion for Attorneys' Fees 44 to the extent that the plaintiff be awarded fees as to the reasonable work of plaintiff's counsel for 41.6 hours at $287.50 per hour for attorney work, and for 16.0 hours at $97.50 for paralegal work, for a total award as to the appeal of this matter of $13,520.00. Signed by District Judge Thomas A Varlan on 3/11/09. (ANB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE TERRY SMITH, Plaintiff, v. BAYER CORPORATION LONG TERM DISABILITY PLAN and BAYER CORPORATION, Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

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3:04-CV-128 ( VARLAN/GUYTON)

ORDER This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation filed by United States Magistrate Judge H. Bruce Guyton on December 2, 2008 [Doc. 49] on plaintiffs' Revised Motion for Attorney's Fees [Doc. 44]. There have been no timely objections to the Report and Recommendation, and sufficient time has passed since the filing of the Report and Recommendation to treat any objections as having been waived. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b). After careful review of the matter, the Court is in agreement with Magistrate Judge Guyton's recommendations, which the Court adopts and incorporates into its ruling. The Court ACCEPTS IN WHOLE the Report and Recommendation [Doc. 49] and hereby GRANTS plaintiffs' Revised Motion for Attorney's Fees [Doc. 44] to the extent that the plaintiff be awarded fees as to the reasonable work of plaintiff's counsel for 41.6 hours at

$287.50 per hour for attorney work, and for 16.0 hours at $97.50 for paralegal work, for a total award as to the appeal of this matter of $13,520.00. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/ Thomas A. Varlan UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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