The following excerpt is from Heilman v. Cherniss, No. 2:11-cv-0042-JAM-EFB P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
Id. at 364 n.9. It is the fee applicant who bears the burden of proving that a fee enhancement is warranted, and it must produce "specific evidence" supporting the award. Perdue v. Kenny A. ex rel. Winn, 559 U.S. 542, 553 (2010).
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