Opinion
No. 2:08 CV 109 PS.
July 21, 2008
OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiffs' have moved for an Order of Default Judgment against Defendants Garza Maintenance and Construction and Richard Garza. [DE 9]. In their application, Plaintiffs request an award including $1,162.50 in attorneys' fees and $359.80 in costs. Although attorney Paul Berkowitz states in his affidavit that he attached a summary sheet of fees and costs to Plaintiffs' application, the referenced documentation does not appear in the record. Attorneys' fees are determined through the assignment of a "lodestar" amount, calculated by multiplying the number of hours the attorney reasonably expended on the litigation times a reasonable hourly rate. Mathur v. Bd. of Trs. of S. Ill. Univ., 317 F.3d 738, 742 (7th Cir. 2003). An award may be reduced if the documentation provided by the attorney is inadequate. Hensley v. Eckerhart, 561 U.S. 424, 433 (1983).
Accordingly, Plaintiffs are ORDERED to produce documentation in support of its request for fees and costs by no later than July 31, 2008. Failure to do so may result in the reduction of awards given, if any.