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reducing fee by 60% where "nearly every piece of evidence or bit of information that came in was reviewed by at least two lawyers and a paralegal" and finding excessive $5,207.50 in billable time for "experienced employment firm" to prepare "relatively simple complaint"
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Case No. 3:08cv186/MCR/MD.
February 16, 2011
ORDER
Upon consideration of the Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge filed on January 4, 2011, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B), and after reviewing plaintiffs' objections to the Recommendation and defendants' response, the Recommendation is adopted as the opinion of the Court.
Accordingly, it is now ORDERED as follows:
1. The magistrate judge's report and recommendation is adopted and incorporated by reference in this order.
2. The plaintiff's motion for entry of award of attorney's fees and legal expenses and incorporated memorandum of law (doc. 168) is GRANTED, and the court hereby award attorneys' fees to plaintiffs in the amount of $64,661.50 and costs in the amount of $535.10 for a total award of $65,196.60.
DONE AND ORDERED this 15th day of February, 2011.