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TORRES v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 97-5709.

189 F.3d 331 (1999)

Edward D. TORRES, Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed June 24, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Oxholm, III (Argued), Jerry L. Tanenbaum, Connolly, Epstein, Chicco, Foxman, Engelmyer & Ewing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellant.

B. John Pendleton, Jr. (Argued), McCarter & English, Newark, New Jersey, for Appellee.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, SCIRICA and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

This is a motion for an award of attorney's fees and expenses arising from the settlement of an employment discrimination lawsuit by Edward D. Torres against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("MetLife"). For the reasons that follow, we will grant Torres's motion but refer the matter to a Magistrate Judge for determination of the appropriate amount of fees.

I.

In March 1996, Edward Torres commenced...

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