§ 1.9.1 PROCEDURES

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

Although the courts have recognized a request for attorneys' fees should not result in "second major litigation," and counsel have been admonished that fee disputes should be settled if possible, Schweiger, 138 Ariz. at 189, 673 P.2d at 933, the courts, nevertheless, have allowed the parties to participate in evidentiary hearings when appropriate. As revised, Rule 54 no longer directly authorizes a court to grant a party's request for a hearing. Pursuant to Rule 54(g)(4), fee motions are, however, governed by Rule 7.1, the rule generally applicable to...