D. Minnesota cuts immigration fee award 6.6%, including for vague entries

What happened

KB Law PLLC sought $6,093.83 in fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The court awarded $5,690.75, a reduction of $403.08, or 6.6%. It disallowed 1.25 hours ($326.40) for reviewing a January 29, 2026 show-cause order that does not appear on the docket. It also disallowed two 0.5-hour paralegal entries, $40.39 and $36.29, for unspecified supervisory meetings on January 20 and February 23, 2026, because the entries were vague.

What the court said

a January 20, 2026 entry by a paralegal for 0.5 hours ($40.39) toward an unspecified “Supervisory Meeting”

a February 23, 2026 entry by a paralegal for 0.5 hours ($36.29) toward another unspecified “Supervisory Meeting.”

The court also reduced the award for: other.

Why it matters

The ruling shows courts check time entries against the docket and require enough detail to show what work was done. An entry tied to a document that does not exist, or one that names only a meeting without describing its subject, can be cut even in a modest fee request.

How to keep this out of your fee petition

• Name the task, the document or person involved, and the purpose.
• Avoid stock phrases that could describe any day in any matter.
• Keep privileged detail general, but specific enough to show the work.

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