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and analyzing 24 Motions for Withdrawal from Joint Representation
filed by attorney Declan O’Donnell. We find that difficult to
believe, and even if it were true, it would constitute a grossly
inefficient use of attorney time. We have identified 66 entries
of this nature, and we disallow in full the corresponding 16.88
hours (including 2.58 fee request hours).
d. Representation Issues
In Dixon VII, we resolved not to hold the Government
responsible for fees attributable to the legal and proprietary
jockeying occasioned by the steering committee’s break with
Minns. We take the same approach here with respect to the
steering committee’s earlier break with Izen. Thus, for example,
we disregard time spent by Izen addressing matters such as
“status of Atlas Defense Fund”, “continued representation”,
“payment of outstanding bill”, and “demand for accounting for JAI
clients”. As was the case in Dixon VII, where time entries from
the period of the appeal do not reveal the subject matter of
client communications, we assume a 50/50 split between
compensable and noncompensable matters. The foregoing
adjustments, involving 31 time entries, result in an additional
15.025-hour reduction.
e. Matters Relating to Remand Proceedings
We have identified 16 time entries, totaling 12.25 hours,
that relate to the post-appellate remand proceedings in this
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