R. Val Cooper, Individually and on Behalf of a Class Similarly Situated v. State of Utah, a Governmental Entity

LEE R. WEST, District Judge.

This appeal arises from a dispute by the Plaintiff-Appellant on whether the District Court erred by reducing attorney fees which were awarded to the Plaintiff-Appellant pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1988. The District Court determined the reasonable attorney fees under the lodestar method, thereafter reducing the fees by half based on the ground of simplicity of issues and the fact that the Defendant-Appellees attempted to settle during the early stages of the case. We hold that the District Court erred in reducing the attorney fees, and REVERSE.

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