J.V. & Sons Trucking, Inc. v. Asset Vision Logistics, LLC
- Katherine Menendez
- 0:20-cv-02538
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 5
In J.V. & Sons Trucking v. Asset Vision Logistics, Judge Leung awarded $2,060 in fees and costs after reviewing a motion-to-compel fee request.
J.V. & Sons Trucking, Inc. was awarded $2,060 in attorney fees and costs, and Asset Vision Logistics, LLC was ordered to pay that amount within 30 days.
What happened
J.V. & Sons Trucking, Inc. v. Asset Vision Logistics, LLC concerned the amount of attorney fees and costs owed after the court ordered Asset Vision Logistics to pay expenses related to J.V. & Sons Trucking’s motion to compel.
J.V. & Sons requested $2,060 for 5.60 hours of work by its attorneys, using hourly rates of $450 and $250. Asset Vision Logistics did not object to the request.
Judge Tony N. Leung found the hourly rates and the 5.60 hours reasonable and awarded J.V. & Sons Trucking $2,060 in attorney fees and costs, payable by Asset Vision Logistics within 30 days.
The detailed version
- J.V. & Sons Trucking, Inc. v. Asset Vision Logistics, LLC · No. 0:20-cv-02538
- Katherine Menendez
- Apr. 3, 2025
Background
In an earlier order, the court ordered Asset Vision Logistics, LLC to pay J.V. & Sons Trucking, Inc.’s reasonable attorney fees and costs related to J.V. & Sons Trucking’s motion to compel. The court directed J.V. & Sons Trucking to submit an affidavit identifying its reasonable expenses and allowed Asset Vision Logistics to respond.
J.V. & Sons Trucking submitted an affidavit requesting $2,060 in attorney fees for 5.60 hours of work. The request used an hourly rate of $450 for Peter J. Gleekel’s legal services and $250 for Alex Kroeger’s legal services. The opinion states that Asset Vision Logistics did not file a response or objection.
Analysis
The court applied the lodestar method, which generally calculates a reasonable fee by multiplying the reasonable hours worked by a reasonable hourly rate. The court considered whether the requested rates matched prevailing rates in the community for similar services and whether the hours were reasonably spent rather than excessive, duplicative, or unnecessary.
The court found both requested hourly rates reasonable and consistent with local rates for lawyers with comparable experience. It also found the 5.60 hours reasonable. The affidavit described work including correspondence, conferences, drafting the motion, and appearing in court to argue it.
Disposition
The court awarded J.V. & Sons Trucking, Inc. reasonable attorney fees and costs of $2,060. Asset Vision Logistics, LLC must pay that amount within 30 days of the order. The court also stated that prior consistent orders remain in effect and listed possible remedies for noncompliance, including costs, fines, attorney fees, evidentiary limitations, striking pleadings, dismissal with prejudice, or default judgment.
The order was signed by United States Magistrate Judge Tony N. Leung. The supplied case information identifies Katherine Menendez as the judge, but the opinion itself is signed by Tony N. Leung; this summary uses the judge named in the opinion.
Read the full 5-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.