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UNITED STEELWORKERS v. PHELPS DODGE CORP.

No. 88-2517.

896 F.2d 403 (1990)

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA; United Steelworkers of America, Local No. 4776; International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Lodge No. 1357; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 523; United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local 741; International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 428; United Transportation Union, Local 807; Ronald Rhoads, William Hunter, William Puffer, Diana Pino Vega, Shea Burkhead (Olaiz), Amado Gonzales, Art Galvez, Antonio Santiago, David Williams, Jose Ortiz, Richard Olea, Jerry Wohlgamuth, Natalie Munoz (Clark) and Soila Bon, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION, a New York corporation; Arizona Department of Public Safety; County of Pima, a political subdivision of Arizona; James Sheets; Dan Ludwiczak; Ron Lee; John Doe Jett; John Gilmartin; Clarence Dupnik, individually and as Pima County Sheriff; and David Allen, individually and in official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. Gottesman, Bredhoff and Kaiser, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lyle Aldridge Jones, Edwards, Smith and Kofron, Tucson, Ariz., for defendants-appellees.

Before TANG, CANBY, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

CANBY, Circuit Judge:

United Steelworkers of America and other plaintiffs appeal the district court's order awarding them attorneys' fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988 in an amount significantly less than they requested. There is no dispute that plaintiffs meet the prerequisites for an award of fees under section 1988. The only issue on appeal is the amount of the fee awarded. We review the district court's award for an abuse of discretion. Quesada v. Thomason,<...

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