The following excerpt is from Schultz v. Hembree, 975 F.2d 572 (9th Cir. 1992):
2 Whether the defendants were entitled to fees is a question of statutory interpretation we review de novo. Cunningham v. County of Los Angeles, 879 F.2d 481, 487 (9th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 1035, 110 S.Ct. 757, 107 L.Ed.2d 773 (1990). We review the amount of the fee award for abuse of discretion. Id. at 483.
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