Gong v. Sarnoff
- Lewis Liman
- 1:23-cv-00343
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Gong v. Sarnoff, Judge Liman gave defendants more time to support their attorneys’ fee request.
Defendants O’Melveny and Myers and Stuart Sarnoff, whose request for attorneys’ fees required additional supporting records or evidence.
What happened
In Gong v. Sarnoff, defendants O’Melveny and Myers and Stuart Sarnoff asked the court to award them attorneys’ fees.
The defendants submitted time sheets, but the court found that they did not describe the work specifically enough to show whether the claimed hours were reasonable.
Judge Lewis J. Liman gave the defendants permission to submit additional records or other evidence by March 29, 2024, and did not decide the fee request in this order.
The detailed version
- Gong v. Sarnoff · No. 1:23-cv-00343
- Lewis Liman
- Mar. 22, 2024
Background
Defendants O’Melveny and Myers and Stuart Sarnoff moved for an award of attorneys’ fees. They submitted time sheets to support the request.
Court’s Analysis
The court stated that the time sheets lacked specific descriptions of the work performed. Because of that lack of detail, the court could not determine whether the number of hours claimed was reasonable. The court cited New York Association for Retarded Children, Inc. v. Carey, 711 F.2d 1136 (2d Cir. 1983).
Ruling
Judge Lewis J. Liman gave the defendants permission to file records or other contemporaneous evidence showing that their hours were reasonable by Friday, March 29, 2024. The order did not otherwise state a final ruling on the attorneys’ fee motion.
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