Halliburton Energy Services Inc v. M-I LLC, No. 6:05-cv-00155 (E.D. Tex. Apr. 12, 2006)

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After car eful re view and c onsideration of the paper s fil ed by the par ties and the circumstances surrounding the award of costs and attorneys’ fees, the Court ORDERS Defendant M-I LLC (“M-I”) to pay Plaintiff Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. (“Halliburton”) $49,437 in costs and attorneys’ fees. BACKGROUND On December 21, 2005, Halliburton filed a Motion to Compel (Docket No. 33) asking the Court to compel M-I to produce certain documents and things due under the patent rules and initial disclosure requirements.