State ex rel. Platt v. Montgomery Cty. Bd. of Elections
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- Attorney fees application granted at reduced rate; respondents' good-faith exception defense rejected as untimely.
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Outcome
Relator prevailed in attorney fees dispute. Court awarded $28,120 in attorney fees at $400/hour, rejecting respondents' $690/hour rate and their late invocation of the good-faith exception under former R.C. 149.43(C)(3)(c).
Excerpt
Attorney fees—$400 an hour determined to be reasonable rate given respondents' concession and the absence of satisfactory evidence submitted by relator in support of $690 rate billed by relator's attorneys—Respondents invoked "good-faith exception" too late because former R.C. 149.43(C)(3)(c) does not provide a basis for reducing an award of attorney fees but, rather, applies only to the court's initial determination of whether to award fees to a prevailing relator—Relator's attorney-fee application granted in amount of $28,120.
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