Does a federal district court have jurisdiction to award attorney fees in a personal injury case?
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The following excerpt is from Turner v. Dempster, 743 F.2d 1301 (9th Cir. 1984):
The district court was not divested of jurisdiction to award attorney fees. See Masalosalo v. Stonewall Insurance Co., 718 F.2d 955, 957 (9th Cir.1983).
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