Legal Opinion
Rick Carter v. Caleb Brett LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 10, 2014No. 12-16846PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALARCÓN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Rick Carter appeals from the district court’s order awarding him $14,268.50 in attorneys’ fees and costs on his fee petition in the amount of $22,585. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Carter contends that the district court erred as a matter of law by reducing the fee award without sufficiently explaining its rationale for the reduction. We agree. Accordingly, we vacate and remand this matter to the district court with instruction to articulate the basis for its fee determination with greater specificity.
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