The Court concludes, however, that attorney fees should not be awarded for time spent on the pro hac vice admission application. As another district court observed several years ago, courts have taken different views on whether fees may be recovered for such work and, if so, whether they may be recovered at the attorney rate or the paralegal rate. Radich v. Guerrero, No. 1:14-CV-00020, 2016 WL 5109151, at *3 (D. N. Mar. I. Sept. 20, 2016). In Radich, the district court compensated work preparing the pro hac vice application at a reduced rate because it did not require legal skill.

Generally, the relevant community to ascertain an attorney's reasonably hourly rate “is the forum in which the district sits.” Radich v. Guerrero, No. 1:14-cv-00020, 2016 WL 5109151, at *2 (D. N. Mar. I. Sept. 20, 2016) (quoting Camacho, 523 F.3d at 979). But “rates outside the forum may be used if local counsel was unavailable, either because they are unwilling or unable to perform because they lack the degree of experience, expertise, or specialization required to handle properly the case.”