GASTINEAU v. WRIGHT

No. 09-1003.

592 F.3d 747 (2010)

James GASTINEAU and Christy Gastineau, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David M. WRIGHT and Wright & Lerch, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 19, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Duff (argued), Indiana Consumer Law Group, Lebanon, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

John M. Mccrum (argued), Eichhorn & Eichhorn, Hammond, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before KANNE and TINDER, Circuit Judges, and GRIESBACH, District Judge.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by Robert Duff, attorney for the plaintiffs-appellants, from the district court's corrected order on plaintiffs' motions for attorney's fees. Following a settlement on the first scheduled day of trial for the sum of $45,045.77, Duff submitted a motion requesting $140,290.00 in fees.2 In its discretion, the district court determined that Duff's experience and performance warranted much less, awarding...

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