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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 34 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 Eileen McAfee v. Christine Boczar.

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1 Eileen McAfee v. Christine Boczar Anchor
ca4 · 2013
green “the proper calculation of an attorney's fee award involves a three-step process.” 14
2 Depaoli v. Vacation Sales Associates, L.L.C.
ca4 · 2007
green “by evidence of what attorneys earn from paying clients for similar services in similar circumstances.” 9
3 Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. v. Holiday
ca4 · 2009
green “previous awards in the relevant marketplace as a barometer for how much to award counsel in the immediate case.” 6
4 Johnson v. City of Aiken
ca4 · 2002
green “some percentage of the remaining amount, depending on the degree of success enjoyed by the party seeking fees.” 5

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