1983) essentially established a hard - and - fast rule that contemporaneous time records were needed as
fee substantiation in all but the rarest of cases.
Counsel declarations of work effort and dollars expended suffice for
fee substantiation at the state court level.
Attorney Declaration Suffices For
Fee Substantiation At State Court Level, Surmounting Hearsay Objection Based On Business Records Exception.
Not exact matches
There were many claims made by «journalists» (I use that term loosely here and equally could have used the term rumour - mongers) about
fees, desire of the player to come to Arsenal, willingness of the clubs to sell, etc but without
substantiation / proof or any supporting evidence, one would have to question the veracity of these stories.
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The 2/3 DCA panel disagreed, because (1) detailed billing timesheets are not mandatory in seeking
fees at the state court level, and (2) the attorney seeking
fees on behalf of a client could obtain a waiver of the privilege by the client so that the
substantiation can be submitted.
2 Mar. 28, 2017)(unpublished) demonstrates what a
fee claimant should not do as far as submitting
substantiation for a
fee petition.
At the end of the opinion, the appellate court dealt with the argument that the application of the privilege to billing records would «wreak havoc» on the procedures for submitting
substantiation in support of a
fee request.
SUBSTANTIATION OF REASONABLENESS OF
FEES — L.A. County Bd.
As we have observed before, federal courts generally require more detailed
substantiation in support of
fee requests and require district judges to explain their
fees awards with some specificity.
The appellate court found that the declarations were detailed, augmented by also including verified time statements — no problem in
substantiation, with the defense not having to introduce salary surveys to meet a
fee petition burden of proof.
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At the California state law level, although it is a good idea to keep them, contemporaneous time records are not required
substantiation in
fee proceedings.
The district judge also properly reduced the lodestar
fee requests as follows: 20 % for recreation of time entries; $ 32,470 for vague time entries; $ 4,880.73 for lack of proper
substantiation; $ 50,721 for clerical tasks; and $ 25,827.50 for excessive billing.
After landlord commenced an unlawful detainer, the parties stipulated to a judgment (without a
fees clause) which talked about future handling of the security deposit in line with California requirements for an inspection and
substantiation of deposit use.