Marsha Kaye Gotro v. R & B Realty Group R & B Management Co., Inc. Howard F. Ruby Edward R. Broida, Marsha Kaye Gotro v. R & B Realty Group Howard F. Ruby Edward R. Broida Oakwood Management Company, Inc. Robert J. Franks Herbert Rosenblum Jeff Sturman Nancy Sturman Bill Hoffman Helen Evans Liza Leonard

69 F.3d 1485 64 USLW 2326 , 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8710 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15 ,103 Marsha Kaye GOTRO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. R & B REALTY GROUP; R & B Management Co., Inc.; Howard F. Ruby; Edward R. Broida, et al., Defendants-Appellants. Marsha Kaye GOTRO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. R & B REALTY GROUP; Howard F. Ruby; Edward R. Broida; Oakwood Management Company, Inc.; Robert J. Franks; Herbert Rosenblum; Jeff Sturman; Nancy Sturman; Bill Hoffman; Helen Evans; Liza Leonard, Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 93-56726, 94-55132. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 6, 1995. Decided Nov. 14, 1995. Geniene T. Boeck, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Irvine, California, for defendants-appellants. Bruce E. McManus, Baker & McManus, Santa Ana, California, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before: NOONAN, O'SCANNLAIN, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge LEAVY; Dissent by Judge O'SCANNLAIN. LEAVY, Circuit Judge: 1 In this case we are called upon to decide whether a district court has discretion to award attorneys' fees to a contingency fee litigant under 28…