Tapia Coria v. Garland

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How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that the lodestar may be adjusted based on the results obtained when it is not taken into account in calculating the lodestar figure in the first instance
• recognizing that the lodestar may be adjusted based on the results obtained when it is not taken into account in calculating the lodestar figure in the first instance
• explaining that the exception applies only when the local rates are “substantially lower” than the forum rates
• explaining that “the ‘results obtained’ factor is generally subsumed within the lodestar calculation and thus normally should not provide an independent basis for a departure from the lodestar figure”
• explaining that “the amount of attorneys’ fees to be awarded under the ‘lodestar’ approach” is calculated “by multiplying the number of hours reasonably expended by a reasonable hourly rate”
• finding that such care includes a careful and thoughtful consideration of the billing records

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