The following excerpt is from Camacho v. Bridgeport Financial, Inc., 523 F.3d 973 (9th Cir. 2008):
We acknowledge that the "district court has a great deal of discretion in determining the reasonableness of the fee," and that, as a general rule, we defer to its determination. Gates v. Deukmejian, 987 F.2d 1392, 1398 (9th Cir.1992). This discretion is "appropriate in view of the district court's superior understanding
[523 F.3d 979]
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