Local Rule Rule 8.02: Motions for Attorney's Fees
E.D. Mo. — Civil rule
Rule 8.02 (FRCP 54) Motions for Attorney's Fees.
A party seeking an award of attorney's fees shall file a motion for attorney's fees no later than twenty-one (21) days after entry of final judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 58. Failure to file a motion for attorney's fees within the time provided may constitute a waiver of attorney's fees.
Each party opposing a motion for attorney's fees shall file, within fourteen (14) days after being served with the motion, a memorandum and any supporting documentary evidence. Within seven (7) days after being served with the memorandum in opposition, the moving party may file a reply memorandum.
The filing of a motion for attorney's fees in no way affects the finality and appealability of the final judgment previously entered.
(Amended September 8, 2009, effective December 1, 2009)