Legal Opinion
Martin Gonzalez, Sr. v. City of Maywood
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 9, 2013No. 11-56594PublishedCited by 523 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
42 U.S.C. § 1988 authorizes district courts to award the prevailing party in civil rights litigation a “reasonable attorney’s fee.” Several important principles bear on the district court’s determination of a reasonable fee amount. First, the court must compute the fee award using an hourly rate that is based on the “prevailing market rates in the relevant community.” Dang v. Cross, 422 F.3d 800, 813 (9th Cir.2005). Second, when a district court reduces either the number of hours or the lodestar by a certain percentage greater than 10%, it must provide a clear…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Blanchard v. BergeronSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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- Camacho v. Bridgeport Financial, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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