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9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 26, 2018
9th Circuit: Lodestar supersedes local rule on default fees
A federal appellate panel has ruled that the “lodestar” approach for calculating attorney fees should serve as the starting point in civil rights suits’ default judgments, rather than local rule fee schedules.
The "lodestar" approach for calculating attorney fees should serve as the starting point in civil rights suits' default judgments, rather than local rule fee schedules, a federal appeals panel ruled.
In a split decision Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed U.S. District Judge S. James Otero of Los Angeles.
Following a default judgment in an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit, ...
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