Securities & Exchange Commission v. Metropolis Holdings

182 F. App'x 714

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: May 25, 2006
• Docket: No. 04-16342
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

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Because the district court properly determined that the retainer lacked the defining characteristics of a true retainer, see SEC v. Interlink Data Network of Los Angeles, Inc., 77 F.3d 1201, 1205 (9th Cir.1996) (quoting Baranowski v. State Bar of California, 24 Cal.3d 153, 164 n. 4, 154 Cal.Rptr. 752, 593 P.2d 613 (1979)), and because the court did not abuse its discretion in reducing the hourly rate or the number of hours Mario DiSalvo was entitled to be compensated for, see Fair Housing of Marin v. Combs, 285 F.3d 899, 907 (9th Cir.2002), the district court’s orders are AFFIRMED.

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