Award Was Mandatory Under SLAPP Statute, Amount Was Fine.
Under this category, we have blogged on many cases where mandatory fee awards are appropriate to prevailing defendants under the SLAPP fee-shifting statute.
In Chapman v. City of Palmdale, Case Nos. B251913/B254125 (2d Dist., Div. 2 Jan. 13, 2015) (unpublished), the appellate court affirmed a mandatory SLAPP fee award to prevailing defendants to the tune of $10,800. No abuse of discretion occurred in light of the fact defendants requested $65,000, with the lower court entering a much lower sum.