Preferred Communications, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Preferred Communications, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

17 F.3d 395 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. PREFERRED COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; Department of Water and Power, Defendants-Appellees. PREFERRED COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES; Department of Water and Power, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 91-56261, 91-56269. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 8, 1993. Decided Jan. 7, 1994. Before: KOZINSKI, SILER * and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 As one aspect of this epic piece of litigation, each side appeals the district court's award of $530,489.31 in attorney's fees to Preferred. The city of Los Angeles contends any award was improper; Preferred argues the award was proper but too parsimonious. The question of a fee award in this case amounts to a string of complex judgment calls. Accordingly, the district court issued a detailed 38-page explanation of how it reached its decision. We review the…