The following excerpt is from Vargas v. Howell, 949 F.3d 1188 (9th Cir. 2020):
Although the analysis begins by multiplying a reasonable number of hours by a reasonable rate, it does not end there. Our case law on the subject has been criticized in a number of respects, and we have observed that some district courts have found it "inscrutable." McCown v. City of Fontana , 565 F.3d 1097, 1103 (9th Cir. 2009). But no one has complained that it unduly restricts the number of factors a court may consider. To the contrary, we
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