CONTACT WITH JURORS
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
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Attorneys, parties, or anyone acting on their behalf shall not contact any juror without express permission of the Court and under such conditions the Court may prescribe. 18 LOCAL RULE 54.1: MOTIONS FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES In all cases in which the prevailing party is entitled to an award of attorney's fees, a motion for attorney's fees must be filed within fourteen (14) days from the entry of judgment by the clerk unless otherwise provided by statute. Failure to file such a motion within the prescribed time period will be deemed a waiver of attorney's fees. All motions for attorney's fees when filed shall include the following: (1) An itemized bill in which all segments of time are identified as to the nature of the work (2) (3) (4) performed; A breakdown of time for each attorney working on the case; The hourly rate applicable and an explanation of how that hourly rate was arrived at; and A certification by the requesting attorneys that the work performed was reasonably necessary to the preparation and presentation of the case.