Two Circuit Judges Show Glimmer of Hope for Administration in States' Title IX Regulation Challenges
"The Sixth Circuit has telegraphed that the expansion of Bostock v. Clayton County's definition of sex discrimination into other areas, including Title IX, is likely dead on arrival or at least in for a substantial uphill battle," Patricia Hamill, a member and co-chair of the Title IX and campus discipline practice at Clark Hill, said.
Federal Judge Orders $34K in Discovery Sanctions Against Dechert Client
Plaintiff's counsel with Ice Miller submitted a list of the work performed by four attorneys, which included 65.2 hours over the course of six months preparing and litigating the second motion to compel. The court concluded this was a reasonable number of hours, and agreed that the requested hourly rates ranging from $395 to $693 were lower than rates in a 2023 case in which the district court approved the rates of $1,085 for a partner and $735 for a senior associate.