Does the issue of attorney's fees in a diversity action fall within that limited category where the issue is solely one of law and its proper resolution is beyond any doubt?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Telco Leasing, Inc. v. Transwestern Title Co., 630 F.2d 691 (9th Cir. 1980):
The issue of attorney's fees presented by this case falls squarely within that limited category wherein the determination to be made is solely one of law, and its "proper resolution is beyond any doubt." Singleton v. Wulff, supra, 428 U.S. at 121, 96 S.Ct. at 2877, 49 L.Ed.2d at 826. District courts are required to apply state law in diversity actions with regard to the allowance
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