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harassing, or bullying; (b) interfere with Ms. Dumpson’s equal enjoyment of public
accommodations; (c) incite unlawful acts; or (d) are otherwise unlawful. The Court will also
order Mr. Anglin and Moonbase Holdings to preserve all property—including intellectual
property—associated with The Daily Stormer until Ms. Dumpson has fully collected the
Judgment awarded by this Court.
4. Attorneys’ Fees
If a defendant violates the DCHRA, the Court may grant any relief it believes is
appropriate, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. See D.C. Code § 2-1403.13(a)(1)(E). The
Court’s assessment of attorneys’ fees follows the market value methodology adopted by the D.C.
Circuit: “the number of hours reasonably devoted to the litigation [is] multiplied by a reasonable
hourly rate.” Laffey v. Nw. Airlines, Inc., 746 F.2d 4, 12-13 (D.C. Cir. 1984). Since Laffey, the
Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia has maintained
a matrix of the prevailing hourly rates in the region. See Lively v. Flexible Packaging Ass’n, 930
A.2d 984, 988-89 (D.C. 2007); see also Covington v. District of Columbia, 57 F.3d 1101, 1105
& n.14, 1109 (D.C. Cir. 1995) (finding that parties may rely on the updated Laffey Matrix
prepared by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (USAO) as
indication of prevailing market rates for litigation counsel in the Washington, D.C. area).
Having succeeded on the merits of the case, see Goos v. Nat’l Ass’n of Realtors, 997 F.2d 1565,
1568 (D.C. Cir. 1993) (“The most critical factor in determining the reasonableness of a fee award
is the degree of success obtained.”), Ms. Dumpson is entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees. A
specific fee may be adjusted upward or downward to reflect the characteristics of the specific
case and counsel for which the award is sought. Because the calculations based on this
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