Welden, et al v Nova Ortho-Med, Inc

Filing 56

ORDER AWARDING FEES by Judge Robert S. Lasnik; Counsel for Plaintiff is directed to pay Defendant $3,660 within ten days of the date of this Order.(TF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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JAMES R. WELDEN, as personal
representative for the estate of JAMES W.
WELDEN, SR., and the estate of JAMES W.
WELDEN, SR.,

ORDER AWARDING FEES

Plaintiffs,

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Case No. C11-2099RSL

v.
NOVA ORTHO-MED, INC.,

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Defendant.

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This matter comes before the Court on the “Statement of Reasonable Expenses

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by Mark W. Conforti in Making Motion for Dispositive and Monetary Sanctions” (Dkt.

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# 54) and the “Declaration of Mark W. Conforti in Support of Statement of Reasonable

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Expenses in Making Motion for Dispositive and Monetary Sanctions” (Dkt. # 55).

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Having reviewed the pleadings, declarations, and exhibits submitted by the parties, the

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Court finds that Defendant’s motion for dispositive and monetary sanctions should not
have taken two attorneys a total of 39.4 hours to complete. Although the hourly rates
charged by counsel are reasonable, the Court finds that 20 hours (sixteen hours for
drafting and four hours for review and the generation of a declaration) should have been

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adequate. Counsel for Plaintiff shall therefore pay to Defendant $3,660 in fees (4 hours
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x $195/hour + 16 hours x $180/hour) within ten days of the date of this Order.

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ORDER AWARDING FEES - 1

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For all of the foregoing reasons, counsel for Plaintiff is directed to pay Defendant
$3,660 within ten days of the date of this Order.

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DATED this 27th day of November, 2012.

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Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

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ORDER AWARDING FEES - 2