$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In Loew v. Robinson, Case No. B346996 (2d Dist., Div. 6 June 22, 2026) (unpublished), a litigant dismissing a civil harassment restraining order, after obtaining a liminal temporary restraining order, was assessed $12,500 in attorney’s fees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 prevailing party. An appeal from this order was unsuccessful. The gist of this opinion, in affirming the fee award below, is that a prevailing litigant in these situations can be entitled to fee awards whether the case was dismissed with or without prejudice, mostly hinged on what party achieved his/her litigation objectives (a dismissal indicating that occurred in most instances). See, e.g., Adler v. Vaicius, 21 Cal.App.4th 1770, 1777 (1993); Varney Entertainment Group, Inc. v. Avon Plastics, Inc., 61 Cal.App.5th 222, 231 (2021).).