The following excerpt is from Notrica v. F.D.I.C., 2 F.3d 961 (9th Cir. 1993):
Whether a district court applied the correct legal standard regarding a party's entitlement to attorneys' fees is an issue of law reviewed de novo. United States for Use and Benefit of Reed v. Callahan, 884 F.2d 1180, 1185 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1094, 110 S.Ct. 1167, 107 L.Ed.2d 1069 (1990).
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