(a) In any case in which an attorney's fees are recoverable under the law applicable to
that case, a motion for attorney's fees shall be filed with the Clerk, with proof of service, within
fourteen (14) days after the entry of judgment or an order of dismissal under circumstances
permitting the allowance of attorney's fees. In the event a post-trial motion is filed, this 14-day
period shall not commence until entry of the order granting or denying the post-trial motion.
Objections to an allowance of fees must be filed within fourteen (14) days after service on the
party against whom the award to attorney's fees is sought. A failure to present a timely petition
for an award of attorney's fees may be considered by the Court to be a waiver of any claim for
attorney's fees.
(b) On its own motion, the Court may grant an allowance of reasonable attorney's fees
to a prevailing party in appropriate cases.
(c) The petitioner shall attach to his motion an affidavit setting out the time spent in
the litigation and factual matters pertinent to the petition for attorney's fees. The respondent may,
by counter affidavit, controvert any of the factual matters contained in the petition and may assert
any factual matters bearing on the award of attorney's fees.
(d) The 14-day period set forth in subsection (a) shall not apply to cases wherein the
statute creating the right to attorney's fees also provides its own limitation period for filing such
motions.
Adopted and effective September 1, 1982
Amended January 2, 1990
Amended November 10, 2009
Local Rules of the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
