2.. Reimbursable Tasks
Courts have some discretion in determining not only whether the amount of time an attorney spent performing a task was appropriate, but also whether the task itself is one that is properly reimbursable. For example, Second Circuit courts have routinely reduced the hours submitted (or rate allowed) where an attorney submits a fee request involving time spent on filing or other administrative tasks which could be done by non-attorney staff.98 Travel time is to be compensated at...
