Defense Smartly Stipulated To Reduce Fee Request By $10,000 During The Course Of Events.
Shalant v. Mackston, Case No. B271189 (2d Dist., Div. 8 Oct. 10, 2017) (unpublished) is a case where a trial judge granted the defense appellate fees of $96,420 for defending a SLAPP victory. The decision is worth posting on because of two things: (1) the defense smartly agreed to reduce the request by $10,000, and (2) the opposing party could not help itself in running up resources, given that the reporter’s transcript on this hearing alone was 58 pages in length, such that the record on appeal gave the reviewing court a good bead on what was occurring.