(a) BIFURCATED PROCEDURE. A party claiming post-judgment attorney's fees and related non-taxable expenses must obtain an order determining entitlement before providing a supplemental motion on amount.
(b) MOTION ON ENTITLEMENT. Within fourteen days after entry of judgment, the party claiming fees and expenses must request a determination of entitlement in a motion that:
(1) specifies the judgment and the statute, rule, or other ground entitling the movant to the award,
(2) states the amount sought or provides a fair estimate of the amount sought, and
(3) includes a memorandum of law.
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL MOTION ON AMOUNT. Within forty-five days after the order determining entitlement, the party claiming fees and expenses must file a supplemental motion that:
(1) describes the meet-and-confer effort but preserves any confidential settlement communication;
(2) specifies the resolved and unresolved issues;
(3) includes a memorandum of law on any disputed issue;
(4) includes for any disputed rate or hour:
(A) the timekeeper's identity, experience, and qualification;
(B) the timekeeper's requested hours;
(C) each task by the timekeeper during those hours;
(D) the timekeeper's requested rate;
(E) lead counsel's verification that counsel charges the rate requested, has reviewed each task, and has removed each charge for a task that is excessive, duplicative, clerical, or otherwise unreasonable;
(F) evidence showing the reasonableness of the rates based on the prevailing market rate in the division in which the action is filed for similar services by a lawyer of comparable skill, experience, and reputation; and
(5) includes for a disputed non-taxable expense:
(A) a receipt for, or other evidence of, the expense and
(B) lead counsel's verification that counsel incurred the expense.
(d) RESPONSE TO A SUPPLEMENTAL MOTION. A response to a supplemental motion on amount must detail the basis for each objection, including the identification by day and timekeeper of an unreasonable claim.