Originally Posted by
FlyingHoustonian
From Uncle Sam, not from Ibrahim. Her work was Sonny Bono
"Ibrahim's pro bono attorney, Elizabeth Pipkin, has asked for the government to pay more than $3.5 million to cover her legal fees and costs. Alsup didn't rule on that motion, but said that the issue was "not easy," while indicating that Pipkin is unlikely to be entitled to such a large payout."
It is "not easy" because the judge has to hit the taxpayers with a huge bill for the government's misbehavior. Almost every factor for a large award of fees in this case is present. Will it be $3.5 million? 2 million? 1.5 million? We'll find out soon enough. Certainly the award should exceed lodestar rates for a case like this.