Streets v. Mangena

S.D. New York

Streets v. Mangena

DecidedJanuary 14, 2025

Docket1:23-cv-10648

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USL SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC DATE FILED: _01/14/2025 Theodosia Billie Streets, Plaintiff, 1:23-cv-10648 (AT) (SDA) -against- ORDER Daniel Mangena a/k/a Lindani Mangena, and Dreamer HQ Inc., Defendants.

STEWART D. AARON, United States Magistrate Judge: The Court having reviewed Plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment (Mot. for Default J., ECF No. 78), it is hereby ORDERED that, if Plaintiff believes that, under applicable law, Plaintiff is entitled to attorneys’ fees,’ then no later than January 28, 2025, Plaintiff’s counsel shall file a supplemental submission setting forth the basis for the requested attorneys’ fees. (See Mot. for Default J. at 1, 21.) Plaintiff's request for attorneys’ fees must be supported by contemporaneous time records showing, for each attorney, the date of service, the hours expended and the nature of the work performed. Counsel also shall provide the number of years they have been admitted to the bar and their hourly rate.

“Under the American Rule[,] it is well established that attorney[s’] fees are not ordinarily recoverable in the absence of a statute or enforceable contract providing therefor.” U.S. Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Braspetro Oil Servs. Co., 369 F.3d 34, 74 (2d Cir. 2004) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted).

SO ORDERED. Dated: New York, New York January 14, 2025

STEWART D. AARON United States Magistrate Judge

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USL SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC DATE FILED: _01/14/2025 Theodosia Billie Streets, Plaintiff, 1:23-cv-10648 (AT) (SDA) -against- ORDER Daniel Mangena a/k/a Lindani Mangena, and Dreamer HQ Inc., Defendants.

STEWART D. AARON, United States Magistrate Judge: The Court having reviewed Plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment (Mot. for Default J., ECF No. 78), it is hereby ORDERED that, if Plaintiff believes that, under applicable law, Plaintiff is entitled to attorneys’ fees,’ then no later than January 28, 2025, Plaintiff’s counsel shall file a supplemental submission setting forth the basis for the requested attorneys’ fees. (See Mot. for Default J. at 1, 21.) Plaintiff's request for attorneys’ fees must be supported by contemporaneous time records showing, for each attorney, the date of service, the hours expended and the nature of the work performed. Counsel also shall provide the number of years they have been admitted to the bar and their hourly rate.

“Under the American Rule[,] it is well established that attorney[s’] fees are not ordinarily recoverable in the absence of a statute or enforceable contract providing therefor.” U.S. Fid. & Guar. Co. v. Braspetro Oil Servs. Co., 369 F.3d 34, 74 (2d Cir. 2004) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted).

SO ORDERED. Dated: New York, New York January 14, 2025

STEWART D. AARON United States Magistrate Judge

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