Author name: William M. (Mike) Hensley

Interest, Judgment Enforcement: Interest On Routine Postjudgment Costs Runs From The Date Of The Original Monetary Judgment And Judgment Debtor Discovery Incorporates General CCP Discovery Abuse Provisions With Respect to Awarding Sanctions

Cases: Interest, Cases: Judgment Enforcement

Result Was That Interest Ran Much Sooner On Costs Than Judgment Debtor Wanted, And $9,087.50 In Sanctions For Boilerplate Objections To Judgment Debtor Discovery Requests Was Affirmed On Appeal Despite Paying Some Postjudgment Costs Earlier. Max v. Shih, Case No. B344402 (2d Dist., Div. 1 June 29, 2026) (unpublished) primarily related to a situation where […]

Lodestar: Over 75% Plus Haircut In Lodestar Request By A Prevailing Civil Harassment Restraining Order Litigant Drew A Reversal And Remand

Cases: Lodestar

Appellate Court Could Not Discern Basis For The Substantial Reduction, So Remanded. In Costa v. Kral, Case No. G065336 (4th Dist., Div. 3 June 29, 2026) (unpublished), there was no dispute that a civil harassment restraining order litigant prevailed and was entitled to fees under CCP § 527.6(s).  Winning litigant moved for $21,237.50 in prevailing

Appealability: In A Civil Online Harassment Proceeding, Losing Appellant’s Failure To Separately Appeal The Adverse Fee Award Means The Appellate Court Lacked Jurisdiction To Consider Arguments Against It

Cases: Appealability

A Lesson We Have Posted On Many Times Before—Separately Appeal, Protectively. In Boisot v. Logan, Case No. D085234 (4th Dist., Div. 1 June 25, 2026) (unpublished), parties filed dueling requests for restraining orders against each other for online harassment.  Respondent’s request was granted, but Appellant’s request was denied.  Later, the lower court granted Respondent $32,541.40

SLAPP: Prevailing Parties On ADA Defendant’s Cross-Complaint Against Plaintiff And Her Attorneys Were Entitled To Attorney’s Fees Of $13,000 For Winning A SLAPP Motion Against Cross-Complainant/ADA Defendant

Cases: SLAPP

Cross-Complainant’s Failure To Oppose the Fee Request Was Dispositive, With Trial Level Fee Award Affirmed And Remand To Consider Request For Appellate Fees. Anti-SLAPP motions which are granted give the winning defendants/cross-defendants the ability to seek reasonable, mandatory fees.  In Thottam v. Edgar, Case No. B351320 (2d Dist., Div. 4 June 24, 2026) (unpublished), a

POOF!, Sanctions: Lower Court’s Dismissal Of Case For Late Filing Of Joint Pretrial Documents Under LASC Local Rule Reversed As Disproportionate

Cases: POOF!, Cases: Sanctions

$84,600 In Attorney’s Fees Went POOF! With The Merits Reversal. In Meinhardt v. Sunny Acre LLC,Case No. B343467 (2d Dist., Div. 5 June 23, 2026) (unpublished), the 2/5 DCA reversed a lower court’s dismissal of plaintiffs’ case and imposition of an $84,600 attorney’s fees award where plaintiffs tardily filed joint pretrial disclosures the day before

Liens For Attorney Fees, Retainer Agreements: Plaintiff’s Failure To Obtain A Valid Fee Division Agreement With Other Law Firm Members, After She Left, Means That The Other Attorneys Faced No Fee Exposure For Disbursing Recovery Funds

Cases: Liens for Attorney Fees, Cases: Retainer Agreements

The Contractual Attorney’s Lien Was Between Plaintiff And The Client, So No Fiduciary Duty Was Owed By The Other Firm Members To Plaintiffs. In Palmieri v. Foondos, Case No. C100383 (3d Dist. June 22, 2026) (unpublished), a fight developed between plaintiff and other members of a law firm she left with respect to recovery of

Special Fee Shifting Statutes: Civil Harassment Petition Dismissed Without Prejudice Did Trigger Attorney’s Fees Under CCP § 527.6

Cases: Special Fee Shifting Statutes

$12,500 In Attorney’s Fees Was The Result. In Loew v. Robinson, Case No. B346996 (2d Dist., Div. 6 June 22, 2026) (unpublished), a litigant dismissing a civil harassment restraining order, after obtaining a liminal temporary restraining order, was assessed $12,500 in attorney’s fees under CCP § 527.6 under a discretionary fee-shifting statute as against the

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