Local Rule 54.1: MOTIONS FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES

LOCAL RULE 54.1: MOTIONS FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES In all cases in which the prevailing party is entitled to an award of attorney's fees, a motion for attorney's fees must be filed within fourteen (14) days from the entry of judgment by the clerk unless otherwise provided by statute. Failure to file such a motion within the prescribed time period will be deemed a waiver of attorney's fees. All motions for attorney's fees when filed shall include the following:

(1) An itemized bill in which all segments of time are identified as to the nature of the work performed;

(2) A breakdown of time for each attorney working on the case;

(3) The hourly rate applicable and an explanation of how that hourly rate was arrived at; and

(4) A certification by the requesting attorneys that the work performed was reasonably necessary to the preparation and presentation of the case.