Opinion ID: 729739
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Off-Island Counsel/ACLU-RFP

Text: 8 The district court determined that the prevailing market rates for ACLU-RFP counsel were between $25.00 and $241.00 per hour. 2 These rates were supported by affidavits from other New York attorneys. The district court also mentioned the following factors in justifying the rates: (1) the attorneys' skill and experience; (2) the novel legal issues the case presented; (3) the distance between New York (where the ACLU-RFP attorneys practice) and Guam; (4) the short time frame in which the case was litigated; (5) the results obtained; (6) the lack of legal resources available on Guam; and (7) the possibility that no fees or costs would be recovered. It declined to apply any lodestar multiplier to the ACLU-RFP award.