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Parties Involved:
Bill Bryant
Defendant
Glynn Dilbeck
Plaintiff
Michael Andrew Rodgers
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

WESTERN DIVISION

MICHAEL ANDREW RODGERS and

GLYNN DILBECK PLAINTIFFS

VS. 4:16-CV-00775-BRW

COLONEL BILL BRYANT, 

in his official capacity as 

Director of the Arkansas State Police DEFENDANT

ORDER

Pending is Plaintiffs’ Motions for Attorneys’ Fees (Doc. No. 20) and Costs (Doc. No. 22). 

Defendant has responded and Plaintiffs replied.1 

Plaintiffs, having successfully challenged the constitutionality of Arkansas’s anti-begging

law, seek $15,750 in attorneys’ fees, $363.41 in expenses,2

 and $462 in costs. Defendant’s only

objection is that one of Plaintiffs’ two lawyers made no oral argument at the injunction hearing and

should not be compensated for his time and travel expenses to attend the hearing. I note that two

lawyers also sat at Defendant’s table, yet only one presented arguments. Accordingly, given the

complexity of the issues presented in this case it was reasonably necessary to have two lawyers

present at the hearing – even if only one made arguments.3

Plaintiffs’ Motions (Doc. Nos. 20 and 22) are GRANTED – Plaintiffs are awarded $15,750

in attorneys’ fees, $362.41 in expenses, and $462 in costs.

IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day of December, 2016.

 /s/Billy Roy Wilson

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

 Doc. Nos. 23, 24.

2

 Plaintiffs refer to these expenses as costs.

3

 Little Rock Sch. Dist. v. Arkansas, 674 F.3d 990, 995 (8th Cir. 2012).

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