Case Name: SCOTTRADE, INC., Plaintiff, and Kristine Davenport, Defendant-cross-defendant-Appellant, v. Patricia FALLER; Arnold Faller; Shane M. LeFeber, Defendants-cross-claimants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-04-17
Citations: 687 F. App'x 537
Docket Number: No. 15-35355
Parties: SCOTTRADE, INC., Plaintiff, and Kristine Davenport, Defendant-cross-defendant-Appellant, v. Patricia FALLER; Arnold Faller; Shane M. LeFeber, Defendants-cross-claimants-Appellees.
Judges: Before: KOZINSKI and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and BLOCK, District Judge,
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 687
Pages: 537–537

Head Matter:
SCOTTRADE, INC., Plaintiff, and Kristine Davenport, Defendant-cross-defendant-Appellant, v. Patricia FALLER; Arnold Faller; Shane M. LeFeber, Defendants-cross-claimants-Appellees.
No. 15-35355
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted April 6, 2017 Seattle, Washington
Filed April 17, 2017
Kristine Davenport, Pro Se
Jon G. Beal, Attorney, Beal Law Firm, PLLC, Missoula, MT, for Defendants-cross-claimants-Appellees Patricia Faller, Arnold Faller
Jeffery J. Oven, Attorney, Michael Ten-nant, Attorney, Crowley Fleck PLLP, Billings, MT, for Defendant-cross-claimant-Appellee Shane M.-LeFeber
Before: KOZINSKI and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and BLOCK, District Judge,
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
The Honorable Frederic Block, United States Senior District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
1. We previously remanded this case to the district court for it to determine only the amount of attorneys' fees and costs to be awarded to LeFeber and the Fallers. Under the rule of mandate, the district court lacked authority to consider Davenport's other arguments. See United States v. Thrasher, 483 F.3d 977, 981-82 (9th Cir. 2007). Davenport repeats these other arguments to us, but we have already decided these issues. Our prior rulings constitute the law of the case. Id.; Gould v. Mut. Life Ins. Co. of N.Y., 790 F.2d 769, 774-75 (9th Cir. 1986). We consider only Davenport's arguments about the reasonableness of the fees and costs awards.
"The party opposing the fee application has a burden of rebuttal that requires submission of evidence to the district court challenging the accuracy and reasonableness of the hours charged or the facts asserted by the prevailing party in its submitted affidavits." Gates v. Deukmejian, 987 F.2d 1392, 1397-98 (9th Cir. 1992) (citations omitted). The parties seeking fees and costs supported their requests with experts, affidavits and detailed timekeeping reports. Davenport failed to show the rates were unreasonable, the tasks performed were duplicative or excessive, or the district court otherwise abused its discretion. Therefore, we affirm the district court's fees and costs awards.
2. Davenport's appeal is not frivolous because she challenged the reasonableness of the attorneys' fees awards. Therefore, LeFeber's Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 38 motion (dkt. no. 13) is DENIED.
AFFIRMED.
disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.