What is the burden of documenting the appropriate hours expended in litigation?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Wright v. Tehachapi Unified Sch. Dist., Case No.: 1:16-cv-01214 - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2017):

the burden of documenting the appropriate hours expended in the litigation, and must submit evidence in support of those hours worked." Gates v. Deukmejian, 987 F.2d 1392, 1397 (9th Cir. 1992).

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