Does the common benefit doctrine apply to attorney fees?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Canez v. Guerrero, 707 F.2d 443 (9th Cir. 1983):
The appeal is dismissed as moot. This case does not warrant granting appellees attorney's fees under the common benefit doctrine as enunciated in Hall v. Cole, 412 U.S. 1, 7-9, 93 S.Ct. 1943, 1947-48, 36 L.Ed.2d 702 (1973).
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