Munive v. Furniture Direct Outlet Inc.
- Figueredo
- 1:19-cv-09576
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Munive v. Furniture Direct Outlet, Magistrate Judge Figueredo ordered plaintiff to document requested fees and costs or proceed without an award.
Plaintiff Candido Tepox Munive, to the extent he seeks attorneys’ fees and litigation costs.
What happened
Munive v. Furniture Direct Outlet Inc. concerns the plaintiff’s request for attorneys’ fees and litigation costs in an ongoing damages proceeding.
The court had previously directed the plaintiff to provide time records, explain the reasonableness of requested hourly rates, and submit invoices or other proof of costs. The plaintiff’s proposed findings did not include that information.
Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo ordered the plaintiff to submit the supporting documents by November 18, 2022, if the plaintiff wanted fees and costs. Otherwise, the court said it would issue a report and recommendation without awarding fees and costs.
The detailed version
- Munive v. Furniture Direct Outlet Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-09576
- Figueredo
- Nov. 2, 2022
Background
On June 17, 2021, the court ordered the plaintiff to submit proposed findings. For any request for attorneys’ fees and litigation costs, the court required contemporaneous time records, information addressing whether the attorneys’ and support staff’s hourly rates were reasonable, and invoices or other documents supporting the claimed costs.
The plaintiff’s proposed findings did not provide information about attorneys’ fees or litigation costs.
Order
The court directed the plaintiff to submit the required supporting documentation by November 18, 2022, if the plaintiff was seeking an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation costs. If the plaintiff did not submit that documentation, the court stated that it would issue a report and recommendation on the damages proceeding without an award of attorneys’ fees and costs. The order did not itself award or deny fees and costs.
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