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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA THE ESTATE OF ALBERT P. SCHULTZ, BONNIE SCHULTZ, REPRESENTATIVE, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN E. POTTER, POSTMASTER GENERAL, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Civil Action No.05-1169

AMBROSE, District Judge

OPINION AND ORDER OF COURT
OPINION I. BACKGROUND On January 4, 2010, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Attorney's Fees, Expenses and Costs seeking reimbursement of $185,833.82. (Docket No. 115). Defendant filed an opposing brief to Plaintiff's Motion and Plaintiff filed a reply to Defendant's opposition. (Docket Nos. 117, 120). After careful consideration of the submissions of the parties, and based on my Opinion set forth below, said Motion (Docket No. 115) is granted in part and denied in part. After almost two decades of protracted and tortured judicial and administrative litigation, this case has come down to attorney's fees. To date, Defendant has already paid Plaintiff a total of $279,406.36 ($178,020.36 in back pay and interest and $101,386.00 in attorney's fees and costs). (Docket No. 117, pp. 5-6,

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