Post-Trial Proceedings

Motions Requesting Attorneys’ Fees 2. judgment by the Supreme Court. Non-compliance with these time limits shall be deemed a waiver of costs. b) Contents In any case where any costs other than the fee for filing the action are being requested, the bill of costs shall be supported by affidavit and accompanied by a memorandum setting forth the grounds and authorities supporting the request. Any vouchers or bills supporting the cost being requested shall be attached as exhibits. c) Objections A party objecting to any requested costs shall submit a memorandum in opposition to the request within the time permitted by L.R. 105.2. If no such memorandum is filed within the required time, the Clerk may, without notice or hearing, tax all of the requested costs.

2. Motions Requesting Attorneys’ Fees a) Time for Filing Unless otherwise provided by statute, L.R. 109.2.c, or otherwise ordered by the Court, any motion requesting the award of attorneys’ fees must be filed within fourteen (14) days of the entry of judgment. The memorandum required by L.R. 109.2.b must be filed within thirty-five (35) days from the date the motion is filed, or (unless otherwise ordered by the Court) in the event an appeal is taken from the underlying judgment, within fourteen (14) days of the issuance of the mandate of the Court of Appeals. Any opposition to the motion shall be filed within fourteen (14) days of service of the memorandum.

Non- compliance with these time limits shall be deemed to be a waiver of any claim for attorneys’ fees. b) Contents Any motion requesting the award of attorneys’ fees must be supported by a memorandum setting forth the nature of the case, the claims as to which the party prevailed, the claims as to which the party did not prevail, a detailed description of the work performed broken down by hours or fractions thereof expended on each task, the attorney’s customary fee for such like work, the customary fee for like work prevailing in the attorney’s community, a listing of any expenditures for which reimbursement is sought, any additional factors which are required by the case law, and any additional factors that the attorney wishes to bring to the Court’s attention. If the Rules and Guidelines for Determining Attorneys’ Fees in Certain Cases contained in Appendix B to these Rules are applicable, any motion for attorneys’ fees also shall be prepared in accordance with such Rules and Guidelines. U.S. District Court of Maryland Local Rules (December 1, 2025) 30