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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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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