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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 30 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Jane L. v. Bangerter.

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1 Jane L. v. Bangerter Anchor
ca10 · 1995
green “to determine a reasonable attorneys fee, the district court must arrive at a 'lodestar' figure by multiplying the hours plaintiffs' counsel reasonably spent on the litigation by a reasonable hourly rate.” 14
2 Jane L. v. Bangerter
ca10 · 1995
green “prove and establish the reasonableness of each dollar, each hour, above zero.” 12
3 Bishop v. Smith
oknd · 2015
green “time records submitted in support of a fee request must reflect the same billing judgment as a bill to a paying client.” 4

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