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-7.9 hours; (5) excessive preliminary research regarding section
7430 and attorney’s fees issues--42.6 hours (85.2 X 50% = 42.6);
and (6) time devoted to unsuccessful fee request claims--123.7
hours (119.2 hours of Binder’s time and 4.5 hours of Irvine’s
time). The end result is a 327-hour reduction in the $150 time
(117 + 7.8 + 28 + 7.9 + 42.6 + 123.7 = 327), leaving 1,356.85
hours of $150 time. The resulting amount is $205,631.50,
determined as follows: [(1,356.85 X 150) + (1 X $140) + (0.7 X
$130) + (1.4 X $120) + (2 X $105) + (1 X $100) + (15.5 X $90] =
($203,527.50 + $140 + $91 + $168 + $210 + $100 + $1,395) =
$205,631.50.
c. 2006
Taking into account the $160 rate cap in effect for 2006,
the PH petitioners claim 67.9 hours at $160 per hour and 2.5
hours at $140 per hour.52 The resulting amount is $11,214,
determined as follows: [(67.9 X $160) + (2.5 X $140)] = ($10,864
+ $350) = $11,214.
d. Total
The total amount of potentially compensable fees with
respect to the PH petitioners’ fee request is $230,167.75
52 In their final submission of fees and expenses, the PH
petitioners seek to recover an additional $4,865 that Porter &
Hedges estimates it will incur in pursuing the fee request “until
this Court rules on this motion”. We are not aware of any
authority supporting such a request, nor do we see the need for
such additional fees and expenses under the circumstances.
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