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reciting Preliminary Pretrial Order directing plaintiffs' counsel to "quarterly report to defendants' counsel the number of hours of legal services rendered and the rate at which those services are billed" in order "[t]o facilitate settlement evaluation"
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Case No. 2:03-cv-563.
February 6, 2007
Order
Plaintiffs Fair Housing Advocates Association, Inc. ("FHAAA"), Karen Brown, and Loretta Brown brought this action against defendants Terrace Plaza Apartments ("Terrace Plaza"), Martha Fattler, Carla Myers, and Phyllis Hardy alleging that defendants refused to rent the Browns apartments because they had small children in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 3604 and 3618 and Ohio Revised Code § 4112. This matter is before the Court on plaintiff's August 18, 2006 memorandum of law in support of attorneys fees and costs (doc. 79). A hearing was held on November 8, 2006 before the Magistrate Judge, and the parties submitted further briefs to the Court.
On January 5, 2007, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that plaintiffs be awarded $64,986.25 for hours expended by Andrew Margolius, $5,320.00 for the hours expended by attorney John Marshall, and $3,489.00 in costs. No objections to the Report and Recommendation were filed.
Upon de novo review in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation.