What is the test for calculating reasonable attorneys fees?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Saulpaugh v. Monroe Community Hosp., 4 F.3d 134 (2nd Cir. 1993):
The calculation of reasonable attorneys fees is a factual issue whose resolution is committed to the discretion of the district court. See Clarke v. Frank, 960 F.2d 1146, 1153 (2d Cir.1992). In determining the proper amount of attorneys' fees a district court must multiply "all reasonable hours expended" by "a reasonable hourly rate." Id. (citations omitted). The district court did just that.
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