STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
STRAFFORD COUNTY, SS. SUPERIOR COURT
Thomas Christie
v.
Town of Durham and Ilene Healy, Town Administrator
Docket No. 00-E-069
ORDER ON PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION
The plaintiff files this Motion for Clarification claiming the information produced from the Town's legal bills is insufficient to comply with this court's final order. For the reasons stated in this order, the Motion is denied.
While the billing records produced do not provide the plaintiff with the "legal strategy" of the Town in relation to specific cases, they appropriately describe the "type of legal work, the time spent, the date of the work, and the charge for the work." See Order, April 25, 2000 at p. 3. In addition, it would be unduly burdensome for the Town to be required to review every bill and determine whether each charge pertains to closed or open cases, or whether it could provide a more detailed description of each entry without revealing confidential communications.
Such a ruling does not prevent the plaintiff from obtaining information about closed cases. Indeed, the plaintiff may request to review specifically named closed files to determine whether the legal services rendered were reasonable.
Accordingly, the plaintiff's Motion for Clarification is denied.
SO ORDERED.