On August 20, 2013, Judge Robinson issued an Opinion (available here) in Scott v. Amarillo Heart Group. The Opinion took up issues relating to the plaintiff’s request for costs and attorney’s fees. Judge Robinson, with respect to attorney’s fees, found that attorney’s fees at the rate of $300 and $250/hour were reasonable hourly rates for the case, but reduced the hours by 50% due to travel time and administrative tasks which should have been performed by non-lawyer staff. The result was an award of $101,150 in attorney’s fees.
With respect to costs, Judge Robinson found that costs for travel, parking, postage, on-line legal research, and supplies were not allowed under 28 U.S.C. § 1920.