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Disclaimer:
The case on which this summary is based may no longer be current law.
Also, if the case was decided on summary judgment, the court recited the
"facts" in the light most favorable to the non-movant, which may not be
the true facts.
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Adcock-Ladd v. Secretary of Treasury,
227 F.3d 343 (6th Cir. September 7, 2000) - Former employee sued Secret Service in
Knoxville, Tennessee. Plaintiff needed to depose key witness who lived in Washington,
D.C.. The defendants refused to produce the witness in Knoxville and refused to make the
witness available on consecutive days in D.C.. As a result, Plaintiff's counsel retained a
D.C. lawyer to handle the deposition (which occurred over three non-consecutive days).
Based upon the exceptional results of the deposition, the case was settled -- except for a
determination of the amount of attorneys' fees. The Sixth Circuit holds that under the
facts of this case, the D.C. lawyer should be compensated at his D.C. hourly rate of $300
as opposed to the prevailing hourly rate of $150 for Knoxville counsel. Please note that
if the D.C. lawyer had been retained to come to Knoxville to handle the case, he would
have been limited to $150 per hour. Click
here to see actual case.
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