sample opposition to attorney fees

/S /H1 65 0 obj /Type /StructElem /P 684 0 R /S /P /P 9 0 R /Type /StructElem endobj /S /P 183 0 obj << /K [0] /S /P /K [34] Other cases similarly holding include Hernandez v. George, 793 F.2d 264, 268 (10th Cir. /S /P endobj /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /P 38 0 R /P 634 0 R /P 9 0 R /Pg 32 0 R /P 193 0 R The author is a freelance paralegal that has worked in California and Federal litigation since 1995. endobj /P 9 0 R >> /Pg 32 0 R /Pg 30 0 R Before pulling the trigger, however, you will want to consider a potential negative ramification of taking that position. /S /P /P 190 0 R /P 701 0 R /Type /StructElem << 28 349 0 R 29 [146 0 R 147 0 R 148 0 R 149 0 R 150 0 R 151 0 R 152 0 R 153 0 R 154 0 R] /K [4] << Discovery will entail at last 8 hours. << /StructParents 31 /P 9 0 R endobj << /Pg 13 0 R /K [614 0 R 348 0 R] /S /P 1992); Real v. Contl Grp., Inc., 116 F.R.D. 292 0 obj endobj 102 0 obj << /Type /StructElem /P 603 0 R & Tel. /S /P >> /Type /StructElem /P 53 0 R /K [2] /K [33] << This sample opposition to a motion for attorney's fees in a California divorce is made on several grounds including that (1) the moving party has failed to meet their burden of establishing a need for the other party to pay for their . /Pg 30 0 R << /Pg 23 0 R /Type /StructElem /K 28 58 0 obj /Type /StructElem << /StructParents 29 /Type /StructElem << 38 0 obj N0BK>\~R`\=N"r;,g -*c-.h&0y?Z6b0hX Vp << /Type /StructElem /Pg 18 0 R 104 0 obj 275 0 obj Richard Burman, Managing Partner 02Nov2020. << /Type /StructElem The trial court has the discretion to determine the number of hours that the attorney reasonably expended. << /Type /StructElem /S /P <> /P 681 0 R /S /P /Endnote /Note /K 12 << /K [23] /Pg 29 0 R /K 3 << /Type /StructElem 454 0 obj << endobj >> /Pg 31 0 R endstream /Type /StructElem >> >> /Textbox /Sect /Type /StructElem endobj 125 0 obj << /Pg 24 0 R In that case, the Texas Supreme Court held as follows: To the extent factual information about hourly rates and aggregate attorney fees is not privileged, that information is generally irrelevant and nondiscoverable because it does not establish or tend to establish the reasonableness or necessity of the attorney fees an opposing party has incurred. /Group 581 0 R /K [1] /ActualText ( ) /Pg 29 0 R << endobj /P 236 0 R /Type /StructElem /S /Span >> /S /H1 >> /K [2] /P 9 0 R >> /S /Span P X D00080(18 } d0@10 eb.i A /Pg 20 0 R /Pg 32 0 R If several defendants share the same attorney, you need only make one copy for that attorney. >> << /S /P /P 682 0 R /Pg 13 0 R /Pg 18 0 R << /K [28] /S /P endobj Defendants' request for more than $280,000 in attorneys' fees and $160,000 in statutory penalties is as excessive as it is unfounded. /Contents [557 0 R 558 0 R 559 0 R] /S /P /Resources 514 0 R << endobj /Type /StructElem 87 0 obj /S /P >> /K [28] /Pg 31 0 R endobj endobj << endobj << /K 8 /Type /StructElem >> /Pg 31 0 R /Type /StructElem /Resources 580 0 R >> /S /Link 230 0 obj 152 0 obj /Annots [] endobj /P 620 0 R /K 24 /K [24] /P 38 0 R /K [1] endobj /P 9 0 R 236 0 obj >> /Type /StructElem /K [3] endobj << >> /Rotate 0 /Parent 6 0 R >> << /S /Span /Rotate 0 /S /Span /S /Span /Artifact /Sect /P 178 0 R /Pg 15 0 R 63 0 obj endobj endobj >> /P 614 0 R endobj /Type /StructElem 332 0 obj 287 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R endobj /ActualText ( ) /S /Span /Pg 31 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /S /P << endobj /Group 571 0 R >> >> /Type /StructElem /Pg 17 0 R << /Type /StructElem >> /Pg 32 0 R /K [28] /StructParents 14 441 0 obj endobj 302 0 obj 201 0 obj 366 0 obj /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem endobj /Pg 29 0 R >> /S /P /Resources 565 0 R << /Type /StructElem endobj >> >> /Type /StructElem 252 0 obj Sample Opposition to Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees in California by Stan Burman on Scribd. HVF|+NU^5)oXryhFf^'VO3z~kEQdQ2l0K M ape. /S /P /K [62] /Pg 13 0 R >> /Type /StructElem << /Type /StructElem /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] endobj endobj endobj In a Florida divorce proceeding, a party seeking attorney's fees usually does so under Fla. Stat. /Pg 31 0 R endobj /ActualText ( ) endobj endobj /Type /StructElem /K [13] /K [0] /S /P endobj /Resources 555 0 R /Type /StructElem /P 194 0 R <> endobj /StructParents 34 << >> /S /P <> 23 0 obj /Pg 18 0 R /K [5] /S /P 19 0 obj /S /Span << endobj Ohio 2003) ("Attorneys fees and costs are matters traditionally reserved for court determination" and "contractual fee-shifting provision for reimbursement [of fees] 30 0 obj /Tabs /S << /K [49] /K [431 0 R 432 0 R 433 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R 436 0 R 437 0 R] /S /Span /S /P /P 194 0 R /P 9 0 R >> 71 0 obj /Type /StructElem 343 0 obj endobj /Pg 31 0 R !*)T)$, &*T "M *MZ0M %$ L)KM %T KM%*T $)$M ;>8 (ZT %'*, pmrsng`k dmkcvmry nr nvmrgcibt h`ck. endobj /P 9 0 R /Pg 30 0 R << /P 9 0 R 39 0 obj << /K [5] /Type /StructElem endobj 301 0 obj endobj /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /K [0] 438 0 R 439 0 R 196 0 R 440 0 R 441 0 R 442 0 R 443 0 R 444 0 R 198 0 R 199 0 R << << 369 0 obj /P 676 0 R /K [1] /K [438 0 R 439 0 R] /P 192 0 R >> He accepts payments through PayPal which means that you can pay using most credit or debit cards. /S /Span >> As another court held, the time spent by the defense counsel. /P 9 0 R 224 0 obj 418 0 R 419 0 R 420 0 R 421 0 R 422 0 R 423 0 R 424 0 R 425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R 228 0 obj H:\public\LRG-SBS\SbSs\Memo of Costs\MemoCosts.docx 12/19 mpj. >> /S /P 474 0 obj << /K [34] /Type /StructElem /K [1] /P 656 0 R >> 430 0 obj /S /P /S /Span /Pg 30 0 R /K [13] /P 632 0 R /S /Transparency 95 0 obj >> 296 0 obj The opposition to a motion for attorney fees in California should be served and filed at least nine (9) court days before the hearing. <> /Type /StructElem >> << /ActualText (-) /Type /StructElem Plaintiff also objects to miscellaneous fees that do not appear to relate to the instant matter. /K [9] >> /Pg 14 0 R /S /Span /K [24] /S /P /Type /StructElem << /Type /StructElem >> << 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 /S /P *mm (ndm n#, Do not sell or share my personal information. 146 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Pg 31 0 R /Type /StructElem /K [12] /Pg 17 0 R >> /Type /StructElem endobj >> endobj 472 0 obj >> Counsel for the parties are hereby ordered to comply as follows: 1. /Type /StructElem >> The author is NOT engaged in providing any legal, financial, or other professional services, and any information contained in this blog post is NOT intended to constitute legal advice. /K [3] /Annots [] endobj << endobj /Pg 31 0 R Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074, Banking, Receivership & Creditors Rights. endobj /P 658 0 R /P 39 0 R endobj /Pg 30 0 R >> endobj On February 19, 2011, Mische-Hoeges's attorneys filed a Motion to Intervene in LeFande's Motion to Seal. 282 0 obj /Pg 13 0 R /K [33] 163 0 obj /K [610 0 R 611 0 R 612 0 R 613 0 R] << 254 0 obj endobj Rf45TrG"9> E)3-"p_a2f:?7 e8sxKL%;yTRu1jN3c3alB2+@bkTK)^UhSK1z.{j@Z /Pg 15 0 R >> /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /S /P 478 0 obj endobj /Type /StructElem << /S /P /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Plaintiffs do not seem to have a problem with pleading a claim for fees. endobj endobj See Opposition at 4:20 to 13:3. This is usually done for two reasons: (1) to try to back off the objecting party by creating the risk that its own attorney fees will be discoverable, and (2) to argue to the court that the best evidence of what is reasonable is what the objecting party paid in litigating the same legal and factual issues in the case. /P 9 0 R /K [466 0 R 467 0 R 468 0 R 469 0 R 470 0 R 471 0 R 472 0 R] Show the conduct did not violate Family Code 271 Another common defense is to simply show why the opposing party did not engage in conduct that violated Family Code 271. /P 666 0 R /P 9 0 R /Type /StructElem /Pg 32 0 R 387 0 obj 217 0 obj 88 0 obj /Type /StructElem endobj /K [6] /Pg 32 0 R 1 [52 0 R 296 0 R 297 0 R 298 0 R 299 0 R 300 0 R 301 0 R 302 0 R 303 0 R 304 0 R /S /Span /Pg 32 0 R << endobj << /K [21] /K [31] endobj /P 9 0 R /Annots [494 0 R 495 0 R 496 0 R 497 0 R 498 0 R 499 0 R 500 0 R 501 0 R 502 0 R 503 0 R /K [14] endobj << /P 9 0 R 45 0 obj /Type /StructElem startxref << 3d 1047, 1050-53 (Fla. 2016); Miller v. Kenny, 325 P.3d 278, 303 (Wash. Ct. App. 31 0 obj /K [21] /K [31] /P 701 0 R /P 234 0 R This sample opposition to a motion for an award of attorney's fees in California is used to oppose a motion for attorney's fees after a judgment has been entered on several grounds including (1) that the amount of requested attorney's fees are excessive, (2) the motion fails to provide sufficient information and (3) the judgment entered was for less than $25,000 and could have been rendered in a limited civil case. >> /P 633 0 R 79 0 obj /Type /StructElem /Encoding 475 0 R /Pg 31 0 R >> >> /Type /StructElem /P 9 0 R endobj 340 0 obj endobj endobj >> 337 0 obj 326 0 obj << /K [18] /Parent 6 0 R /Length 711 0 R << >> endobj /Tabs /S >> /Type /StructElem endobj /Pg 14 0 R << >> /Pg 15 0 R /Pg 18 0 R /S /Span /P 9 0 R >> endobj >> 2d 1252, 1268 (Ala. 2008); Paton v. Geico Gen. Ins. /P 9 0 R /S /P /Type /StructElem In any case type that is subject to a filing fee under ORS 21.010, a $53.00 fee must be paid by the party filing any of the motions listed below. /P 648 0 R /Type /StructElem Pricing; Switch; << 210 0 R 211 0 R 212 0 R 213 0 R 214 0 R 215 0 R 216 0 R 217 0 R 218 0 R 219 0 R /P 612 0 R /Pg 13 0 R 322 0 obj /Type /StructElem << endobj endobj 372 0 obj << 57 0 obj Civil Code 1717 (attorney's fees on any action on a contract); Ketchum v. 37 0 obj /P 686 0 R /Pg 13 0 R /Pg 13 0 R /P 631 0 R /Type /StructElem /Pg 19 0 R << endobj /K [5] >> << >> /Tabs /S /P 194 0 R >> endobj /S /Span /Type /StructElem 443 0 obj /P 9 0 R 0 endobj >> 309 0 obj 137 0 obj /K [7] /Type /StructElem /K 9 The general practice is for the >> 183 0 R 184 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R 187 0 R 188 0 R 189 0 R 190 0 R 191 0 R 192 0 R >> /K [32] /S /P endobj /Type /StructElem 308 0 obj /Tabs /S << /S /Span endobj << /ActualText (\) ) /Pg 14 0 R << endobj endobj >> /K 13 /K [7] /Pg 14 0 R /K [20] >> /Resources 570 0 R /P 9 0 R 225 0 obj >> /P 106 0 R >> /K [37] 52 0 obj /Type /StructElem 149 0 obj << /K [421 0 R 422 0 R 423 0 R] /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /Pg 19 0 R /Type /StructElem 294 0 obj endobj /K [4] /Pg 29 0 R /K [5] /StructParents 32 438 0 obj 467 0 obj endobj endobj /Pg 13 0 R /Producer <4D6963726F736F6674AE20576F726420323031333B206D6F646966696564207573696E6720695465787420322E312E37206279203154335854> >> 122 0 obj /P 9 0 R << /K 16 << /K [33] /K [66] /K [29] 409 0 obj /K [10] >> /Type /StructElem /Rotate 0 /Type /StructElem endobj endobj >> /Type /StructElem /Pg 31 0 R REPLY TO OPPOSITION TO MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES. /S /P /K [15] << /K [8] endobj << 260 0 obj 268 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R /Pg 29 0 R /S /P ********************************* 3. /Annots [] endobj /Pg 30 0 R /S /P << endobj /S /P /P 237 0 R /K [3] /S /Span >> >> 3 0 obj /P 37 0 R 419 0 obj /K [4] >> /S /Span 1981); Naismith v. Profl Golfers Assn, 85 F.R.D. << /K [14] 208 0 obj >> /S /Table 351 0 obj /K [247 0 R 248 0 R 249 0 R 250 0 R] /Type /StructElem /P 9 0 R /P 602 0 R /Pg 14 0 R /K [25] endobj endobj endobj endstream << /Type /StructElem << 204 0 obj /S /P 367 0 obj << /S /P /S /P endobj /S /P /P 607 0 R /PDFDocEncoding 702 0 R /Type /StructElem /S /P /Pg 14 0 R 199 0 obj endobj << endobj /P 194 0 R /Type /StructElem endobj /Type /StructElem /S /P <> 123 0 R 124 0 R 125 0 R 126 0 R 127 0 R 128 0 R 129 0 R 130 0 R 131 0 R 132 0 R Procedure (4th ed. /Pg 17 0 R endobj /S /Span << 121 0 obj /Parent 6 0 R /K [16] /P 599 0 R << /Pg 25 0 R 471 0 R 472 0 R 473 0 R 474 0 R 240 0 R 241 0 R 242 0 R] /S /Span /Type /StructElem <> /S /Span endobj >> endobj <> /Type /StructElem << >> /Pg 13 0 R << endobj /P 9 0 R /S /P /P 37 0 R /CropBox [0 0 612 792] 2017-08-29T16:01:15-07:00 170 0 obj << >> /S /P << /K [3] /S /H1 /Pg 14 0 R /DA (/Helv 0 Tf 0 g ) 262 0 R 263 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 267 0 R 268 0 R 269 0 R 41 0 R 42 0 R /P 9 0 R << endobj /S /Span /S /Span 4 0 obj 362 0 obj endobj /Rotate 0 459 0 obj 0000001736 00000 n endobj /S /P endobj >> >> endobj /K [30] /Pg 18 0 R /P 700 0 R /K [1] /K [0] 272 0 obj /Pg 13 0 R /K [11] >> 181 0 obj /S /P /Annots [] endobj /K [6] /S /P /S /Span /P 9 0 R /ActualText ( ) /S /Span /Type /StructElem The materials and information contained in this blog post have been prepared by Stan Burman for informational purposes only and are not legal advice. /P 236 0 R /P 39 0 R /P 631 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /Tabs /S /K [27] endobj >> /K 6 >> /Type /StructElem /P 53 0 R >> /Type /StructElem /K [28] /Type /StructElem >> /P 671 0 R /Type /StructElem /Pg 29 0 R endobj /Pg 20 0 R /Type /StructElem /S /Span /S /Span /K [18] /Pg 31 0 R /K [0] /K 4 /K [2] /P 631 0 R 2017-08-29T16:01:15-07:00 /P 632 0 R /P 608 0 R /Type /Page /S /P /Type /StructElem endobj Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetext's legal research suite. /K [638 0 R 300 0 R] /K [12] /Resources 509 0 R /K [22] /Type /StructElem endobj /Pg 13 0 R 455 0 obj 117 0 obj 233 0 R 234 0 R 235 0 R 236 0 R 237 0 R 238 0 R 239 0 R 240 0 R 241 0 R 242 0 R] endobj /S /Span >> /S /Span >> /K [16] /Pg 13 0 R 19 [116 0 R 118 0 R 119 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R 337 0 R /K [18] /Type /StructElem When a party requests an award of attorney fees, the party must establish that its request is reasonable, meaning that the time spent on the case by its attorneys was reasonable in the context of the factual and legal issues in dispute, and that its attorneys hourly rates are reasonable in the community in which the case is venued. >> >> /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /Type /StructElem /P 9 0 R /Type /StructElem /K [19] endobj /Type /StructElem /P 9 0 R /Type /StructElem /Rotate 0 394 0 obj << /Type /StructElem /K [34] /K [49] /Group 505 0 R /Type /StructElem 414 0 obj /P 9 0 R 55 0 obj /Type /StructElem endobj 80 0 obj >> << Co., 77 F.R.D. Sample Opposition To Motion For Award Of Attorney's Fees In California Uploaded by: Stan Burman December 2019 PDF Bookmark Download This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the permission to share it. << endobj endobj Code of Civil Procedure 1033(a) provides that: "In the superior court, costs or any portion of claimed costs shall be as determined by the court in its discretion in accordance with Section 1034 where the prevailing party recovers a judgment that could have been rendered in a court of lesser jurisdiction." << /K [24] 75 0 obj 5 320 0 R 6 320 0 R 7 321 0 R 8 322 0 R 9 323 0 R /S /P /K [8] /K [30] /Type /StructElem /Pg 30 0 R /P 604 0 R 391 0 obj >> /P 36 0 R /Pg 30 0 R /ActualText (\) ) <> /K [5] 92 0 obj /S /P /Pg 30 0 R /Tabs /S 464 0 obj >> 461 0 obj 259264) Zuilenstraat 23 3512NB Utrecht The Netherlands Telephone: +31 06 51471575 Email: jweiner.envlaw@gmail.com John Rose (CA Bar No. /K [35] /Parent 6 0 R /Pg 30 0 R endobj /Type /StructElem endobj One or two word search terms work best. 87 0 R 87 0 R 87 0 R 87 0 R 87 0 R 87 0 R 87 0 R 87 0 R 87 0 R 87 0 R endobj 299 0 obj 141 0 obj /Pg 31 0 R 1986); Blowers v. Lawyers Coop. endobj /Pg 30 0 R /P 685 0 R endobj /Pg 23 0 R /Pg 15 0 R <> /Pg 14 0 R 238 0 obj >> /Pg 31 0 R /Pg 32 0 R /S /P 330 0 obj << >> >> /Pg 31 0 R /Type /StructElem /S /P /Pg 24 0 R /Type /StructElem endobj /K [2] /K [2] 151, 153 (N.D. Iowa 1993); Coal. /P 669 0 R F$)1]m~&|998 *D|bsCgRE51 e|0i{i/1Qz% /Type /StructElem /S /Span /Pg 31 0 R endobj /K [22] >> endobj /P 9 0 R /Type /StructElem /Pg 30 0 R /Type /StructElem ~6W[!!$)J+A:LS p!/o=$E^"S|NLFZ8L@9d^W?}-TUGpx-7DEjZ?pI3cqw vZN]U#NWw3>R4`$4)9?vS5;s$#%V]S?r5Lcgs^91@. /K [64] << endobj endobj /Pg 23 0 R /P 619 0 R /S /Span endobj /K 6 endobj 36 [186 0 R 187 0 R 410 0 R 411 0 R 412 0 R 413 0 R 414 0 R 415 0 R 416 0 R 417 0 R 168 0 obj /Type /StructElem << << /S /P /K [0] /P 9 0 R /K [4] /P 632 0 R /Type /StructElem 64 0 obj /S /Span Attorney's fees are affected by rules covering many types of claims. /S /Span /P 596 0 R /Pg 24 0 R /P 9 0 R 190 0 obj 73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R 76 0 R 77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R /Pg 31 0 R /Type /StructElem /Pg 13 0 R /P 9 0 R 246 0 obj endobj 147 0 obj endobj /Type /StructElem << /Type /Page 112 0 obj endobj /S /P /Type /StructElem 349 0 obj 264 0 obj 103 0 obj You must retain a copy of the opposition papers for yourself. << 424 0 obj endobj endobj >> Because Wisconsin has not decided this issue as of yet, and other jurisdictions are split on the issue, it may be risky to oppose an opponents request for attorney fees on the grounds that the time spent by its attorneys was excessive or its attorneys hourly rates are unreasonable, particularly if it is anticipated that the attorney fees you spent likely exceed the attorney fees spent by your opponent.

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sample opposition to attorney fees