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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)

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Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)
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Quigley v. Winter, 598 F.3d 938 (2010)
Effective Date
2010-03-16

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The district court also should exclude from this initial fee
      calculation hours that were not “reasonably expended.” Cases may be
      overstaffed, and the skill and experience of lawyers vary widely.
      Counsel for the prevailing party should make a good-faith effort to
      exclude from a fee request hours that are excessive, redundant, or
      otherwise unnecessary, just as a lawyer in private practice ethically is
      obligated to exclude such hours from his fee submission.