Affidavit of Bill Lann Lee

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI       WESTERN DIVISION 

  

DELORES NORWOOD, et al., 

Plaintiffs, 

VV. NO. WC 70-53-K 

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| o. L. HARRISON, SR., et al., 

Defendants. 

  

AFFIDAVIT OF BILL LANN LEE 

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I BILL LANN LEE, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 

I l. I have been one of counsel for plaintiffs Delores 

i! Norwood, et al., in the above action in 1978, and submit this 

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ii award of attorney's fees and costs. 
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2. I am an assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense 

| and Educationdl Fund, Inc., New York, New York, a non-profit 

corporation that provides lsgal assistance, at no cost, to black 

|| persons seeking vindication of their civil rights in the courts. 

I seek an award of attorney's fees in behalf of the Legal Defense 

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Fund for legal services rendered plaintiffs Delores Norwood, et al, 

3. I am a 1974 graduate of Columbia University Law School, 

and am admitted to practice in the courts of the State of New York, 

      
 



  

    
the United States District Court for the Southern District of New 

York, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the District of 

Columbia, Pourth, Pifth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits... l1.have been 

employed as staff counsel for the Legal Defense Fund since May 

1374. 

4. My practice consists exclusively of trial and appellate 

civil rights litigation. Cases in which I drafted the brief 

and/or argued the case include: Hackley v. Roudebush, 520 F.2d   

108 (D.C. Cir. 1975) {amicus brief): Bell v, Brown, 557 F.24 84%   

{D.C. Cir. 1977): Johnson v. United Stakes, 554 27,24 833 (4th Cir.   

1 1977); McLaughlin v, Hoffman, 547 F.2d 218 (5th Cir. 1977); 
  

  i} gwain. v, Hoffman, 547 2.24 821 (5th Cir. 1977): Simmons v. Brown, 
  

  

  

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School Digtrick, 564 ¥.26.162 (5th Civ. 1977), rohearing denied, 

    

  
  

September 7, 1978; Monroe. v, Board of Bducdation of the City of   

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{1976}, and Legal Defense Fund. I am also an adjunct Assista 

  

Jackson, F.2d (6th Cir., decided August 9, 1978); Monroe 

v, Board of Commissioners of Madison Countv, P.24 (6th 
  

  

  

{1st Cir. 1978) (reply brief); Norwood v, Harrison, 2.28 
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{5th Cir., decided Oblobexr 5, 1978). 

5. I have lectured on civil rights litigation at lawyers'' 
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conferences of the Practising Law Institute (1978), the National 

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Professor of Political Science at Fordham University, Bronx, New 

York, and teach a course on Judicial Process and Social Change. 

6. The customary award of attorney's fees sought by Legal 

Defense Fund staff counsel with my experience in litigation is 

  

  
 



  

    
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$75 per hour, see Walker v. Ralston Purina Co., 409 F. Supp. 101 
  

(M.D. Ga. 1976), and I have been awarded fees of $70 per hour 

(for 159.50 hours) as lead counsel on the appeal in Foster v.   

Boorstin, D. D.C., Civ, Act. No. 74-9519, order and opinion of 
  

February 27, 1978, and $50 per hour (for 16.6 hours) on the 

appeal in Fischer v. Adams, D. Mass., Civ. Act. No. 75-3934-S,   

{ Award of Fees of October 11, 1978. In addition, I have obtained 

the following fees as part of settlements in Jensen v. Bailar,   

D..D.C., Civ, Act. Bo. 76-1570, November 1977 ($75 per hour for 

14 hours) {Title VII action), and Adams v, Califano, D. D.C., 
  

Civ. Act. No. 3085-70, April 1978 ($75 per hour for 23 hours 

(Title VI action). 

7. Exhibit A to this affidavit is 2a true and accurate 

record of the legal services rendered in the instant case by date, | 

work performed and hours. Exhibit B to this affidavit is a true 

and accurate record of costs incident to my rendering of lagal 

services by date, item, and cost. 

This 20th day of October, 1978. 

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BILL LANN LEE 

Sworn to and subscrilked before me 

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Notary 

GLORIA A. JONES 
Notary Public, State of New York 

No. 7113050 
Qualified in Kings County 

Commission Expires March 30, 1380 

  

  

 



  

EXHIBIT A 
  

Date Work Performed Hours 
  

  

      | Feb. 16 Notice of appeal, call to Clerk, and 
conference with co~-counsel «2 

{ Feb, 21 Opposition to motion to stay, 
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| conference with M. R. Leventhal . 8 

Mar. 10 Conference with Clerk's office and 

opposing counsel re designation of 

record, and designation of record 8 

HMar., 13 Opposition to motion to amend judgment 5 

[| June 24 Brief 6.0 

June 25 Brief 5.0 

June 29 Brief 35 

June 30 Brief 5 

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Aug 7 Reply Brief 5.0 

Dk. 1D Rzad decision, called M, R. Leventhal, | 

and costs statement 3 

Det. 10 Motions for fees, refund appeal bond, 

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Oot. 20 Memorandum for fees a1 

      

 



  

  
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EXHIBIT B 
  

Item Cost 

Notice of Appeal $$. 5,00 

Costs on appeal requested from 

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