Opinion ID: 2331585
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 36

Heading: Court's Denial of Some of the Compensation Requested

Text: Appellant Rosen's compensation request was governed by ง 20-751 of the 1993 version of the D.C.Code. The request was to include documentation which showed: (1) a reasonable relationship between the fees being requested and the nature of the services performed; (2) the reasonableness of the time spent; (3) the number of hours expended; (4) the applicant's usual hourly compensation; and (5) the results actually achieved. [19] In its May 15, 2000 order, the trial court addressed each of the relevant factors in reaching its decision. It also made findings and explained how it arrived at each of the reductions it ordered. The court went on to state the precise number of hours that should be compensated for various types of work, and the hourly rate at which those hours should be compensated. See Williams v. Ray, 563 A.2d 1077 (D.C. 1989) (reversing trial court for failure to specify number of hours that should be compensated and at what rate). Certain entries were rejected because they were not adequately documented, and the court was careful to explain this as well. Similarly, the court explained the ten percent reduction that it applied to Rosen's gross award. [20] Since the trial judge considered the proper statutory factors; made findings as to those factors, see Lemp v. Keto, 678 A.2d 1010, 1021 (D.C.1996), and clearly articulated what hours should be compensated, why some time charged was disallowed, and the appropriate hourly rate for the time allowed, there was no abuse of discretion.