Opinion ID: 628648
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: february 3rd supplemental fee application

Text: 14 Plaintiffs argue that the district court did not follow local or federal rules and thus, the February 3rd supplemental application should have been considered. The plaintiffs also argue that the district court improperly computed the time ignoring Fed.R.Civ.Proc. Rule 6(a) 6 . Judge Rubin set out at the conference that he would make a decision after reviewing all documents filed by February 1, 1991. 15 Computation under Rule 6(a), by its very nature, is only necessary when a court orders something to be done in a particular number of days. Judge Rubin's order did not require the plaintiffs to file something within ten days, for example, but rather required the plaintiffs to file all documents the court was to consider by February 1. We construe this to mean that February 1 was a final deadline. Because February 1 fell on a Saturday does not invalidate the judge's order, nor did it extend the time by reason of local court or federal rules to February 3. 16 In the alternative, the plaintiffs argue that the district court did not follow the local rule because the district court did not require the application to be filed within thirty days of the entry of the judgment. Local rule 5.9, adopted by the Ohio district courts on November 17, 1988, explains 17 Except as otherwise provided by statute or by Order of the Court, an application for attorney fees by a prevailing party together with a supporting memorandum shall be filed within (30) days after the entry of judgment. This requirement shall not be affected by filing of a notice of appeal. Failure to file the application within time specified shall be considered a waiver of the right to attorneys fees, unless for good cause shown the Court extends the time for filing the application. 18 The first sentence of the rule permits the court to order otherwise. The court in this matter was acting within its discretion, and thus we AFFIRM the district court's striking of the untimely supplemental fee application.