The Estate of Laliah Swayzer et al v. Clarke et al

Filing 178

ORDER signed by Judge Pamela Pepper on 3/1/2018. By end of day 3/16/2018 Armor Correctional defendants to file second supplemental declaration that includes (1) statement of hourly rates of attorneys and (2) hours expended on each line item. Failure to comply may result in the court declining to include sums Armor Correctional defendants request in award of sanctions. (cc: all counsel)(cb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

ESTATE OF LALIAH SWAYZER, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.

Case No. 16-cv-1703-pp

DAVID A. CLARKE, JR., et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER REQURING DEFENDANT ARMOR CORRECTIONAL TO FILE
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS’
JOINT BILL OF COSTS.

On December 22, 2017, the defendants filed a joint bill of costs, seeking
the court’s approval for an award of sanctions under the court’s November 29,
2017 ruling. Dkt. No. 120. The Milwaukee County defendants and the Armor
Correctional defendants filed separate declarations in support of their joint bill
of costs. Dkt. Nos. 121, 122. The plaintiff responded to the bill of costs on
January 10, 2018 (dkt. no. 142), noting that neither defendant had included an
itemization of the attorneys’ hourly rates or the number of hours that the
attorneys had worked on the particular line item events.
In reply, both sets of defendants filed supplemental declarations in
support of the bill of costs. Dkt. Nos. 144, 145. The Milwaukee County
defendants included information about their attorneys’ hourly rates, as well as
the hours worked for each of the line items. Dkt. No. 145. The Armor
Correctional defendants, however, added only the initials of the particular
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attorney billing each line item. They did not disclose each attorney’s hourly
billing rate, nor did they disclose how much time each attorney spent on each
line item. In order to evaluate the defendants’ bill of costs, the court needs this
information.
The court ORDERS that the Armor Correctional defendants shall file a
second supplemental declaration that includes (1) a statement of the hourly
rates of the attorneys (or, if relevant, support staff); and (2) the hours expended
for each line item by no later than the end of the day on March 16, 2018. If
the Armor Correctional defendants do not provide the information the court
requests, the court may decline to include the sums they request in the award
of sanctions.
Dated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this 1st day of March, 2018.
BY THE COURT:
_____________________________________
HON. PAMELA PEPPER
United States District Judge

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