Adams v. By Design L.L.C.
- Vernon Broderick
- 1:21-cv-06157
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Adams v. By Design LLC, Judge Broderick ordered evidence supporting requested attorney’s fees for the proposed settlement.
The parties to the proposed settlement and the attorneys seeking the requested fee award.
What happened
In Adams v. By Design LLC, the parties submitted a third proposed settlement agreement for court approval. The agreement included a request for attorney’s fees but did not provide factual support for the amount requested.
The court ordered the parties to submit evidence supporting the attorney’s fees request. The evidence must include billing records showing each attorney’s date of work, hours spent, and work performed.
Judge Vernon S. Broderick issued the order on June 6, 2023. The opinion does not state that the court approved or rejected the proposed settlement.
The detailed version
- Adams v. By Design L.L.C. · No. 1:21-cv-06157
- Vernon Broderick
- June 6, 2023
Background
The parties submitted a third proposed settlement agreement for approval under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The proposed agreement included a request for an award of attorney’s fees, but it provided no factual support for the amount requested.
Court’s Order
The court ordered the parties to submit evidence providing a factual basis for the requested attorney’s fees award. The court specified that the supporting materials should include contemporaneous billing records for each attorney, documenting the date, hours expended, and nature of the work performed.
Disposition
The opinion orders submission of additional evidence concerning attorney’s fees. It does not state that the court approved or rejected the proposed settlement agreement, and it does not state a final disposition of the case.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.