Li v. Chinatown Take-Out Inc. et al, No. 7:2016cv07787 - Document 116 (S.D.N.Y. 2020)
Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER. For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs' motion for attorneys' fees is granted in part and denied in part. The Court awards Plaintiffs $1,821.15 in attorneys' fees. The Clerk is respectfully requested to terminate the pending motion (Docket No. 108). So ordered. re: 108 MOTION for Attorney Fees for appeal filed by Guiming Shao, Shanfa Li. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy on 12/23/2020) (rjm)
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