Legal Opinion
United Steelworkers v. Phelps Dodge Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1990No. 88-2517PublishedCited by 270 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
United Steelworkers of America and other plaintiffs appeal the district court’s order awarding them attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in an amount significantly less than they requested. There is no dispute that plaintiffs meet the prerequisites for an award of fees under section 1988. The only issue on appeal is the amount of the fee awarded. We review the district court’s award for an abuse of discretion. Quesada v. Thomason, 850 F.2d 537, 538 (9th Cir.1988). Finding such an abuse, we reverse and remand for recalculation of the fee.
BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
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