Block Billing Not Per Se Objectionable.
In Kalicki v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Case No. D063508 (4th Dist., Div. 1 June 30, 2014) (unpublished), Bank appealed a residential borrowers’ fee award of $255,135 as being unreasonable, even though the trial judge did reduce the request a little.
The fee amount challenge did not result in any change, mainly because the Bank did not make specific objections to the challenged fee entries. (Premier Medical Mgt. Systems, Inc. v. CIGA, 163 Cal.App.4th 550, 564 (2008).) Appellant also challengedblock billed entries, but the reviewing court observed they are not per se objectionable especially where the explanation of allocations or work is not transparently inexplicable. (Jaramillo v. County of Orange, 200 Cal.App.4t5h 811, 830 (2011).)
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