context: Courts in this district have reduced fee awards when time entries do not refer to the specific matter worked on; while "preparation for hearing" is a permissible time entry not subject to reduction because it refers to a specific event and allows for a determination of the reasonableness of time spent, "work on various items" and "work on documents" are too vague for a court to determine the reasonableness of time spent.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 34 F.Supp.2d 777, 781
citation_a.parenthetical: "Entries stating such vague references as 'review of file,' 'review of correspondence,' 'research,' 'conference with client,' and 'preparation of brief do not provide an adequate basis upon which to evaluate the reasonableness of the services and hours expended on a given matter."
citation_a.sentence: Electro-Methods, 473 F.Supp.2d at 305-06 (reducing award because “work on documents” and “work on various items” was too vague for the court to determine the reasonableness of time spent); see also Rabin v. Wilson-Coker, 425 F.Supp.2d 269, 272-73 (D.Conn.2006) (reducing the number of hours by five percent because the billing records contained entries such as “work on brief,” even though most of the time entries were sufficiently detailed); Mr. & Mrs. B. v. Weston Bd. of Educ., 34 F.Supp.2d 777, 781 (D.Conn.1999) (“Entries stating such vague references as ‘review of file,’ ‘review of correspondence,’ ‘research,’ ‘conference with client,’ and ‘preparation of brief do not provide an adequate basis upon which to evaluate the reasonableness of the services and hours expended on a given matter.”).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.identifier: 473 F.Supp.2d 305, 305-06
citation_b.parenthetical: reducing award because "work on documents" and "work on various items" was too vague for the court to determine the reasonableness of time spent
citation_b.sentence: Electro-Methods, 473 F.Supp.2d at 305-06 (reducing award because “work on documents” and “work on various items” was too vague for the court to determine the reasonableness of time spent); see also Rabin v. Wilson-Coker, 425 F.Supp.2d 269, 272-73 (D.Conn.2006) (reducing the number of hours by five percent because the billing records contained entries such as “work on brief,” even though most of the time entries were sufficiently detailed); Mr. & Mrs. B. v. Weston Bd. of Educ., 34 F.Supp.2d 777, 781 (D.Conn.1999) (“Entries stating such vague references as ‘review of file,’ ‘review of correspondence,’ ‘research,’ ‘conference with client,’ and ‘preparation of brief do not provide an adequate basis upon which to evaluate the reasonableness of the services and hours expended on a given matter.”).