context: The district court also reduced the fees requested for time spent traveling to 17.5 hours at the hourly rate of $288, as opposed to the requested 35 hours at $375 per hour. Courts often reduce working and non-working travel time.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 526 F.3d 824, 828
citation_a.parenthetical: noting' that generally "it is not an abuse of discretion to discount non-working (and even working
citation_a.sentence: See In re Babckock & Wilcox Co., 526 F.3d 824, 828 (5th Cir.2008) (per curiam) (noting' that generally “it is not an abuse of discretion to discount non-working (and even working) travel time”); see also Watkins v. Fordice, 7 F.3d 453, 458-59 (5th Cir.1993) (holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by reducing the hourly rate billed by 50% for travel time).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 7 F.3d 453, 458-59
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by reducing the hourly rate billed by 50% for travel time
citation_b.sentence: See In re Babckock & Wilcox Co., 526 F.3d 824, 828 (5th Cir.2008) (per curiam) (noting' that generally “it is not an abuse of discretion to discount non-working (and even working) travel time”); see also Watkins v. Fordice, 7 F.3d 453, 458-59 (5th Cir.1993) (holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by reducing the hourly rate billed by 50% for travel time).