What is the test for determining whether an award of attorney's fees and costs is an abuse of discretion?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Parsons v. Ryan, 949 F.3d 443 (9th Cir. 2020):
"An appellate court reviews an award of attorneys fees and costs for an abuse of discretion." Barjon v. Dalton , 132 F.3d 496, 500 (9th Cir. 1997) (citations omitted). "A district court abuses its discretion if its fee award is based on an inaccurate view of the law or a clearly erroneous finding of fact." Id.
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