Opinion ID: 655313
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Heading: Adjustment of the Lodestar

Text: 27 Not surprisingly, Appellants argue the lodestar should be enhanced, while the State contends it should be reduced. But the lodestar is presumptively reasonable. City of Burlington, --- U.S. at ----, 112 S.Ct. at 2641. The district court should not enhance the lodestar unless the prevailing party shows that enhancement is necessary to make the award of attorneys' fees reasonable. Blum v. Stenson, 465 U.S. 886, 897-98, 104 S.Ct. 1541, 1548, 79 L.Ed.2d 891 (1984). After considering the Johnson factors, including Appellants' success, the district court found that the lodestar did not require modification. 5 Watkins, 807 F.Supp. at 417. The district court has broad discretion in setting reasonable attorneys' fees, and we conclude the court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to adjust the lodestar.