On February 5, 2015, Magistrate Judge Stickney issued an Order (available here) in Dagher v. Deutsche Bank directing the payment of defendants’ costs. Judge Stickney had set a settlement conference, but the plaintiffs’ attorney informed the Court one hour before the conference that she did not plan to attend because she believed the conference was on a different day and that, in any event, her clients would not be present because she could not locate them. Judge Stickney found:
As a result, Defendants expended resources in providing a representative who traveled from Florida for the settlement conference. Defendants are instructed to submit to the Court their costs incurred, including airfare for their representative to attend the settlement conference. [The Plaintiffs’ attorney] is ordered to reimburse Defendants the costs incurred for their representative being present. No attorney fees are ordered at this time, only costs of the travel, hotel and other incidentals related to the travel.