VALDY PATRIOT, Case No. 8:07-cv-00930-XXX-XXX Plaintiff, vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Defendants. _____________________________/
PLAINTIFF APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES
Plaintiff, Valdy Patriot files this aplication for attorney's fees in accordance with FRCivP54 and Local Rule 4.18. To bring this suit, plaintiff spent many hours +/- 500.
1. Plaintiff is seeking out of pocket expenses measured at $50.00 per hour. This kind of expness are what an attonrey recieves in his hourly rate to pay for secretary, postage, rent, etc.
These are legal expenses attornies incur but are not billed separtely, just by lumping them into the attorney's hourly rate.
2. Plaintiff is not a licensed attorney. Those representing themselves can be reimbursed for their expenses per diem of so many dollars per hour. In this case $50 is reasonable.
3. Total monetary propostions are $50.00 + $50.00=$100.00 x 500 hours = $50,000.00.
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Valdy Patriot, Plaintiff
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that the foregoing copy of PLAINTIFF APPLICATION FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES was mailed for filing to a Court and a same copy was mailed to Defendant Counsel on October 9, 2007 to following addresses:
Clerk of U.S. District Court
United States Courthouse
801 N. Tampa Ave.
Tampa, FL 33602
Brian R. Harris
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 14198
Ben Franklin Station
Washingto, DC 20044
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Valdy Patriot, Plaintiff