How have the courts dealt with claims that the City sought attorney fees for work that was duplicative or unnecessary?

The landlords also argue generally that the City sought attorney fees for work that was duplicative or unnecessary. But the trial court already eliminated some work it found to be duplicative, and on appeal the landlords offer only vague complaints about time spent working with witnesses. We also reject the landlords' brief contention that the fee award should be reduced because the attorneys for the City "are public employees whose market rates are generally lower than say counsel in the private sector required to be on the cutting-edge of technology issues," given the evidentiary support the City provided for the hourly rates it sought. In general, authorized attorney fees are calculated based on the reasonable market value of services, "without regard to the fact that counsel are employed by an organization funded by public . . . monies." (Serrano v. Unruh

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