Opinion ID: 706026
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Heading: Multiplier for Fees on Fees.

Text: 63 Next, the PUC argues that the trial court erred in assessing a multiplier to its award of fees for pursuing fees. It cites King v. Palmer, 906 F.2d 762, 769 (D.C.Cir.1990), superseded en banc on other grounds, 950 F.2d 771 (D.C.Cir.1991), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 112 S.Ct. 3054, 120 L.Ed.2d 920 (1992) (we doubt that lawyers require special incentives to pursue their own compensation); see also Clark v. City of Los Angeles, 803 F.2d 987, 992 (9th Cir.1986). State law, however, applies to this question, and California authority allows multipliers for fee-on-fee awards. Downey Cares v. Downey Community Dev. Comm'n., 196 Cal.App.3d 983, 242 Cal.Rptr. 272, 280 (1987). Accordingly, the trial court did not err in applying the multiplier here. 64