Hammer v. Gross

24 F.3d 246 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Timothy HAMMER, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Stephen Bohunis, Plaintiff, v. Charles GROSS; Armando Zatarian; Five Unknown Newport Beach Police Officers; City of Newport Beach; Linda Delapena; Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian; Natali, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 92-55663. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 22, 1994. * Decided May 2, 1994. Before: HALL, WIGGINS, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Timothy Hammer appeals the district court's amended order awarding attorney's fees of $23,000 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1988 . We vacated the district court's original order awarding attorney's fees in the same amount and remanded with instructions to specify the reasons for reducing the award. Hammer argues that the district court's amended award of attorney's fees is erroneous because the district court again failed to provide an adequate explanation of its reasons for…