Affidavit of Marvin E. Frankel

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April 11, 1985

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    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA 

X 

BARBARA MAJOR, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

Vv. Civil Action 
No. 82-1192 

DAVID. C. TREEN, et. al., Section C 

Defendants. 

AFFIDAVIT OF MARVIN E. FRANKEL 

STATE OF NEW YORK ) 
: 85S. 

) COUNTY OF NEW YORK 

MARVIN E. FRANKEL, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 

1. I am a member of the State Bar of New York. I am a 

member of the firm of Kramer, Levin, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel. I 

have been a practicina lawyer and U.S. District Judge (1965-1978) 

for over 35 years, specializing in litigation, and am familiar 

with the criteria relative to the fixing of attorneys' fees in 

New York City. This affidavit is made by me as an expert witness 

on the issue of the reasonableness of the amount of the fee award 

recuested by plaintiffs in this action. 

2. I have been informed that C. Lani Guinier was graduated 

from Yale University Law School over ten years ago and that she 

has been engaged in civil litigation, following the completion of 

a two-year clerkship for a distinguished federal judge, princi- 

pally in the field of discrimination in voting rights. For a  



person of Ms. Guinier's experience and background, it is my 

opinion that the requested $160.00 per hour is a reasonable 

hourly charge measured by the standards of the New York City 

metropolitan area. 

S. It is the common practice in New York to charge clients 

separately for disbursements in addition to hourly charges for 

professional services. 

Bihan. £ yA AA Zi 4 
MARVIN E. FRANKEL 
  

Subscribed and sworn to before 

me this \| day of April, 1985. 

7 

tary Public 

Frances M. Weiss 
Notary Public, State of New York 

No. 31-4800337 
Qualified in New York County 
Comission Expires March 30, 1987

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