Opinion ID: 2762754
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Heading: Calculation of Award

Text: Finally, although the district court abused its discretion in awarding zero fees based on Appellants’ degree of success, the district court nevertheless retains discretion to consider that factor when setting a reasonable fee amount. Farrar, 506 U.S. at 114. Because the district court did not conduct any analysis or make any findings as to the reasonableness of Appellants’ fee request, 9 we remand this case to the district court with directions to award attorneys’ fees, in the first instance, consistent with this court’s criteria. See Aware Woman Clinic, Inc. v. City of Cocoa Beach, Fla., 629 F.2d 1146, 1150 (5th Cir. 1980) (per curiam); see also Jimenez v. Wood Cnty., Tex., 621 F.3d 372, 379–80 (5th Cir. 2010) (articulating a two-step process for determining a fee award under § 1988). On remand, we further direct the district court to award Appellants their costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in successfully prosecuting this appeal. See Aware Woman Clinic, 629 F.2d at 1150 (“Although we have discretion to award costs and fees arising out of an appeal to this court, considerations of judicial economy call for the district court to determine the total award in this case.”).