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d. Porter & Hedges Time Relating to Bill of Costs
Porter & Hedges claims approximately 33 hours of attorney
time (most of it Binder’s) relating to a bill of costs in the
amount of $5,663.40.45 See Fed. R. App. P. 39. We see no
justification for the devotion of that much time to a task
normally considered ministerial. In that regard, we note that
Minns has not claimed any time relating to the bill of costs he
filed on behalf of the Hongsermeiers. We disallow all but 5
hours of attorney time relating to the PH petitioners’ bill of
costs.
e. Porter & Hedges Time Relating to Remand
A few of Binder’s time entries describe time spent analyzing
the illicit Thompson settlement shortly after the Court of
Appeals’ issuance of Dixon V. As those entries relate to the
ensuing remand proceedings in this Court, they are not properly
the subject of an appellate fee request. See supra text
accompanying note 21.
3. Adjustments to Porter & Hedges Time Relating to
Fee Request
a. Initial Research Time
According to the Porter & Hedges time entries, four
attorneys spent 85.2 hours researching section 7430 and
attorney’s fees issues (and memorializing that research) before
45 The Court of Appeals ultimately allowed $3,808.50 of such
costs.
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