Darryl J. Joe v. Payco-General American Credits, Inc.

34 F.3d 1072 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Darryl J. JOE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PAYCO-GENERAL AMERICAN CREDITS, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-15338. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1994. * Decided Aug. 29, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Payco-General American Credits, Inc., ("Payco-General") appeals the district court's award of attorney's fees and costs to Darryl J. Joe pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1692k(a)(3) and Haw.Rev.Stat. Sec. 480-13. Joe brought the underlying action against Payco-General for violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"), 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1692 , and Haw.Rev.Stat. Secs. 443B and 480-2. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . We affirm. 3 An appeal from a district court's award of attorney's fees is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Drucker v. O'Brien's Moving & Storage Inc., 963 F.2d 1171, 1173 (9th…