Opinion ID: 729739
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Interim Fees

Text: 52 Defendants also challenge the district court's award of interim fees on remand. However, defendants cite no persuasive authority for their position that interim fees were unwarranted. We have previously recognized that there is no reason to delay receipt of . . . undisputed fees. Fadhl v. City and County of San Francisco, 804 F.2d 1097, 1099 (9th Cir. 1986) (noting that delays in the payment of fees may deter attorneys from undertaking representation). Here, the district court awarded interim fees to AC&B only at the uncontested rate of $120.00 per hour. Defendants' implication in its brief that these fees were contested is not supported by the record. At oral argument on remand, the district court specifically asked about this: 53 The Court: You don't dispute that $120 per hour for all the hours she claimed, do you? 54 Defense Counsel: No. 55 Defense counsel also stated that if any of the fees are contested . . . it's the fees of the ACLU. On this record, the district court did not abuse its discretion by awarding interim fees.