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2. 1996
Petitioner's attorney billed her for 69.8 hours for 1996.
Except for the following hours, we find this amount to be
reasonable. Britt charged petitioner for 0.4 hours on January
16, 1996, for filing a motion to withdraw. Britt did not
actually withdraw, and he appeared at trial to represent
petitioner. He also billed her for 0.9 and 0.8 hours, on June 21
and July 5, 1996, respectively, for hours relating to his own
motion for fees. On September 16, 1996, Britt attempted to file
a lien in the amount of $10,839 for services rendered to
petitioner upon any award of attorney's fees or cost of
litigation in her case. We ordered the lien returned to Britt,
since this Court does not collect any money or disburse it to
parties. When the case was settled, Britt was no longer the
attorney for petitioner, and petitioner filed the motion for
reasonable litigation and administrative costs pro se. Thus, we
find that the costs for his motion to withdraw and his motion for
fees are not reasonable litigation costs.
B. Miscellaneous Litigation Costs
The itemized billing shows $42 for parking and mileage, $37
for copying costs, $30 for messenger services, $31 for visual
displays, and $471 for transcripts. We find these amounts to be
reasonable.
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