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Guardado v. Precision Financial, Inc.

United States District Court, E.D. New York
Mar 25, 2008
04-CV-3309 (JS) (AKT) (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2008)
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finding $75 hourly rate for legal intern reasonable

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Opinion

04-CV-3309 (JS) (AKT).

March 25, 2008

For Plaintiff: Scott Michael Mishkin, Esq., Scott Michael Mishkin, P.C., Islandia, NY.

For Defendants: Michael M. Freeman, Esq., Hymowitz Freeman, New York, NY.

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT RECOMMENDATION

JOANNA SEYBERT, District Judge

Upon review of the Report and Recommendation ("Report") of Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson issued March 9, 2008, to which no party has objected, the Court hereby ADOPTS the Report in its entirety.

Magistrate Judge Tomlinson's Report and Recommendation provided that any objections were to be filed with the Clerk of the Court within ten days of the date of the Report. The time for filing objections has expired and no Party has objected. Accordingly, all objections are hereby deemed to have been waived.

The Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation in its entirety and ORDERS that Plaintiff's fee application and request to tax costs are GRANTED to the extent set forth in the Report. Specifically, Plaintiff is awarded $19,765.00 in attorneys' fees and $2,157.30 in costs.

SO ORDERED.

Summaries of

Guardado v. Precision Financial, Inc.

United States District Court, E.D. New York
Mar 25, 2008
04-CV-3309 (JS) (AKT) (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2008)

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Case details for

Guardado v. Precision Financial, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:CARMELLA M. RESTIVO GUARDADO, Plaintiff, v. PRECISION FINANCIAL, INC. and…

Court:United States District Court, E.D. New York

Date published: Mar 25, 2008

Citations

04-CV-3309 (JS) (AKT) (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 25, 2008)

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