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Bertrand v. City of Lake Charles

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION
Apr 26, 2013
DOCKET NO. 2:10-CV-0867 (W.D. La. Apr. 26, 2013)

Summary

determining that hourly rates of $250.00 and $225.00 per hour were reasonable for plaintiff attorneys' work in a family medical leave act case when the attorneys had more than 20 years of experience

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Opinion

DOCKET NO. 2:10-CV-0867

04-26-2013

LEISHA BERTRAND v. CITY OF LAKE CHARLES


JUDGE MINALDI


MAGISTRATE JUDGE KAY


ORDER

There being no objection to the proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein on the plaintiff's request for attorneys' fees [Doc. 70], these findings and conclusions are accepted. Alternatively, this court concludes that the proposed findings and conclusions are entirely correct. Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that the plaintiff, Leisha Bertrand, is entitled to $61,715.63 in attorneys' fees per her initial request, plus $10,375.00 in attorneys' fees per her supplemental request. The total award to the plaintiff for attorneys' fees is $72,090.63.

Lake Charles, Louisiana, this 25 day of April 2013.

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PATRICIA MINALDI

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Bertrand v. City of Lake Charles

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION
Apr 26, 2013
DOCKET NO. 2:10-CV-0867 (W.D. La. Apr. 26, 2013)

determining that hourly rates of $250.00 and $225.00 per hour were reasonable for plaintiff attorneys' work in a family medical leave act case when the attorneys had more than 20 years of experience

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awarding $250 and $225 per hour to plaintiff's attorneys in a case involving claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.

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Case details for

Bertrand v. City of Lake Charles

Case Details

Full title:LEISHA BERTRAND v. CITY OF LAKE CHARLES

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA LAKE CHARLES DIVISION

Date published: Apr 26, 2013

Citations

DOCKET NO. 2:10-CV-0867 (W.D. La. Apr. 26, 2013)

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