- 34 - of the Diplomat Associates issue in their trial memoranda. Time billed after January 2000 until early March (25.3 hours) when the attorneys began preparing the trial memoranda is unrelated to the Diplomat Associates issue, and attorney's fees for that period will not be awarded. Some fees billed for time after early March are related to general matters that include in part the Diplomat Associates issue. Such time is related to the preparation of the trial memorandum, meetings with respondent's counsel to discuss the final settlement, and attendance at the call of the calendar at the trial session. Time related to the attorneys' effort to secure petitioners' payment of the attorney's fees, however, is not related to the Diplomat Associates issue. Petitioners' attorneys billed the following hours aggregating 52.9 hours for work unrelated to the Diplomat Associates issue:Page: Previous 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Next
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