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Parties Involved:
Regions Bank
Defendant
Carla L. Threatt
Plaintiff

Document Text:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

CARLA L. THREATT, )

)

Plaintiff, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:05cv765-MHT

) (WO) 

REGIONS BANK, )

)

Defendant. )

ORDER

By the court’s order of February 22, 2006, plaintiff

Carla L. Threatt’s attorney was taxed with the reasonable

attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by defendant Regions

Bank in pursuing its objection to Threatt’s untimely

motion for leave to file an amended complaint. Although

given an opportunity, Threatt has not objected to Regions

Bank’s statement of attorneys’ fees and costs. In

addition, after an independent review, the court finds

entirely reasonable the amount of $ 595.00, which

represents 3.5 hours of work billed at $ 170.00 per hour

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and encompasses case-law research and the writing and

filing of a brief.

While the court appreciates Regions Bank’s

willingness to forgo sanctions, at issue is not just the

inconvenience (or lack thereof) to Regions Bank, but also

the need to be attentive to court deadlines. 

Therefore, it is ORDERED as follows:

(1) Attorneys’ fees and costs in the amount of

$ 595.00 are taxed against plaintiff Carla L. Threatt’s

attorney, not plaintiff Threatt herself, to be paid

immediately.

(2) Within 14 days, defendant Regions Bank is to file

a statement indicating that the assessed amount has been

received and accepted.

DONE, this the 16th day of March, 2006.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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