CCP § 527.6(i) Allowed It.
In Sabol v. Green, Case No. B225059 (2d Dist., Div. 6 November 28, 2011) (unpublished), one partner in a boat dealership appealed an anti-harassment injunction entered in favor of another partner and that partner’s wife. The trial court also awarded the winning parties no fees but $6,500 in costs for a referee that made the recommendation eventually becoming the actual injunction. ($6,500 was the 1/2 share of the appointed referee making the recommendation.) The appellate court did not find the award excessive and fully justified under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6(i), which does allow a lower court discretion to award reasonable fees and costs to the winner in these type of anti-harassment proceedings.