DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 5 SUZETTE RICHARDS, 5 Plaintiff, 5 2003-CV-0079 v. 5 5 DUKE UNIVERSITY, DUKE 5 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, 5 DUKE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF 5 TRUSTEES, NANNERL KEOHANE, 5 in her personal and official Capacity 5 as President of Duke University, 5 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, 5 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW 5 CENTER, ALBERTO GONZALES in 5 his official Capacity as Attorney 5 General of the United States, 5 FEDERAL BUREAU OF 5 INVESTIGATION, U.S. 5 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, JOHN 5 AND JANE DOES 1-10, WILLIAM H. 5 GATES III. in his Personal and 5 Official Capacity as Chairman of 5 Microsoft Corporation, STEVE 5 BALLMER in his Personal and 5 Official Capacity as Chief Executive 5 Officer of Microsoft Corporation, 5 MICROSOFT CORPORATION, 5 MICROSOFT EMPLOYEES A-J, 5 MELINDA GATES, 5 Defendants. 5 ____________________________________5 TO: See attached distribution list. Case: 1:03-cv-00079-JTG-GWC Document #: 233 Filed: 10/23/07 Page 1 of 3 Richards v. …
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DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 5 SUZETTE RICHARDS, 5 Plaintiff, 5 2003-CV-0079 v. 5 5 DUKE UNIVERSITY, DUKE 5 UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, 5 DUKE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF 5 TRUSTEES, NANNERL KEOHANE, 5 in her personal and official Capacity 5 as President of Duke University, 5 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, 5 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW 5 CENTER, ALBERTO GONZALES in 5 his official Capacity as Attorney 5 General of the United States, 5 FEDERAL BUREAU OF 5 INVESTIGATION, U.S. 5 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, JOHN 5 AND JANE DOES 1-10, WILLIAM H. 5 GATES III. in his Personal and 5 Official Capacity as Chairman of 5 Microsoft Corporation, STEVE 5 BALLMER in his Personal and 5 Official Capacity as Chief Executive 5 Officer of Microsoft Corporation, 5 MICROSOFT CORPORATION, 5 MICROSOFT EMPLOYEES A-J, 5 MELINDA GATES, 5 Defendants. 5 ____________________________________5 TO: See attached distribution list. Case: 1:03-cv-00079-JTG-GWC Document #: 233 Filed: 10/23/07 Page 1 of 3 Richards v. Duke University 2003-CV-0079 Order Regarding Request For Payment of Fees ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART REQUEST FOR PAYMENT OF FEES FOR SERVICES RENDERED AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM THIS MATTER came before the Court for consideration upon Chetema Lucas Francis, Esq.’s Request For Payment of Fees For Services Rendered as Guardian ad Litem For Suzette Richards in Response to Court Order Dated July 17, 2007 (Docket No. 232). Having reviewed the said request, the Court finds that Attorney Lucas Francis has not justified her requested hourly rate of $250.00. The Court finds that, as a member of the Virgin Islands Bar, serving as court-appointed counsel is mandatory. Nothing in the said request speaks to being exempt from such requirement. Consequently, the Court will authorize the payment of fees at the rate of $90.00 per hour. The Court will not reduce the amount of time claimed nor the costs expended. The payment amount to Chetema Lucas Francis, Esq., will be $3,429.00 in fees, plus $739.25 in costs, totaling $4,168.25. Accordingly, it is now hereby ORDERED: 1. Request For Payment of Fees For Services Rendered as Guardian ad Litem For Suzette Richards in Response to Court Order Dated July 17, 2007 (Docket No. 232) is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. 2. The Court authorizes payment to Chetema Lucas Francis, Esq., in the amount of $4,168.25. Case: 1:03-cv-00079-JTG-GWC Document #: 233 Filed: 10/23/07 Page 2 of 3 Richards v. Duke University 2003-CV-0079 Order Regarding Request For Payment of Fees ENTER: Dated: October 23, 2007 /s/ GEORGE W. CANNON, JR. U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE cc: Suzette Richards, Esq. Chetema Lucas Francis, Esq. Simone D. Francis, Esq. Richard H. Hunter, Esq. Angela Tyson Floyd, Esq. Henry L. Feuerzeig, Esq. Case: 1:03-cv-00079-JTG-GWC Document #: 233 Filed: 10/23/07 Page 3 of 3