Legal Opinion
Velez v. Wynne
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 29, 2007No. 04-17425PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*513MEMORANDUM **
PlaintiffiApp ellant Pauline Velez (“Velez”) appeals the district court’s order granting her request for attorneys’ fees. We remand this case to the district court for findings consistent with this memorandum.
Because the parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history of the case, we will not recount it here. The district court’s assessment of attorney’s fees is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Morales v. City of San Rafael, 96 F.3d 359, 362 (9th Cir.1996) (as amended). “A district court abuses its discretion when it awards fees based on an inaccurate view of the law…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Juan Manuel Morales v. City of San Rafael and Daniel HulettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Rufus E. Cunningham v. County of Los Angeles, and Richard Eiden, Real-Party-In-Interest-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- H.N. Dang v. Gilbert CrossCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Bouman v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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