California Court of Appeal

In an appeals of an order awarding plaintiff a small fraction of the attorney fees he requested after settling his civil rights lawsuit against a city and police officer, the order is reversed where the court's reasoning was inadequate and remanded for reconsideration under the law governing analysis of section 1988 fee claim to provide a clear, specific explanation of the resulting award, including the reasons for its calculation of the lodestar amount and for any adjustment of the lodestar amount.

Appellate Information

• Published 2015/12/18

Judges

• ELIA

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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