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calculations begin with March 15, 2000, when respondent’s counsel
was required to draft motions to compel responses to the second
sets of interrogatories and requests for production of documents,
and after the Court had engaged in several attempts to secure
Johnson’s cooperation in informal discovery. Izen has conceded
that he would pay the expenses relating to respondent’s counsel’s
trip to Washington, D.C., for the sanctions hearing in May 2000.
He has not challenged respondent’s submitted time records nor the
$150 hourly rate requested. In addition, respondent should be
compensated for time spent subsequent to the May 3, 2000, hearing
as a consequence of petitioners’ continued failure to comply with
the Court’s order issued at the conclusion of that hearing. In
that regard, the records reflect a total of 31.5 hours by
Christina D. Moss and 25.75 hours by Elizabeth Girafalco Chirich.
We believe that the fees requested for these services are
reasonable. The amount to be awarded is, therefore, a total of
57.25 hours at $150 per hour, or $8,587.50, plus $807.06 in
travel expenses for respondent’s counsels’ trip to Washington.
To reflect the foregoing,
Appropriate orders of
dismissal and decision will be
entered.
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