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work he describes. We find that $125 is a reasonable hourly
charge for Mr. Wong’s time and he reasonably expended 72 hours on
this litigation. The lodestar amount for Mr. Wong is, thus,
$9,000. We accept at face Mr. Feinberg’s descriptions of his
duty and activities and find reasonable his claim that he spent
10 hours in those activities. We find that $200 is a reasonable
hourly charge for Mr. Feinberg’s time, and he reasonably expended
10 hours on this litigation. The lodestar amount for Mr.
Feinberg is, thus, $1,998 (that is all that respondent claims).
The total lodestar amount for the time of Messrs. Tomsic and
Feinberg is $12,798. Respondent has not itemized costs for
travel expenses, photocopying, or supplies used in preparing the
cases. Respondent limits his request for costs to the total
lodestar amount. We shall require Mr. Jones to pay costs in that
amount.
C. Conclusion
We find that $12,798 is a reasonable amount for respondent's
excess attorney's fees incurred by reason of Mr. Jones’s
unreasonable and vexatious multiplication of these proceedings.
Therefore, we shall make the orders to show cause absolute and
order Mr. Jones personally to pay $4,078.50, $4,453.50, and
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