Legal Opinion
Sorenson v. Mink
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 13, 2001No. Nos. 99-35709, 99-35722PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
After the parties settled this class action, the district court awarded Plaintiffs $989,431.08 in attorney fees, which was about $500,000 less than they had requested. The Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration (“the federal Defendant”) appeals, arguing that the fee award is too large; Plaintiffs cross-appeal, arguing that the fee award is too small. We hold that (1) the district court abused its discretion by failing to deduct' from the award of fees hours that were documented inadequately or that reflected duplicative efforts or excessive…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by168 opinions
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