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Lodestar: Do Awards to Government Attorneys Have To Match Their Salaries …

March 6, 2026

Naught, Said Appellate Court In Unpublished Opinion Based On No Supporting Authority. We do not know if this means much, but maybe for governmental attorneys seeking fees in certain types of state cases. City & County of San Francisco v. Jamali, Case Nos. A171957 et al. (1st Dist., Div. 4 Mar. 6, 2026) (unpublished) rejected […]

SLAPP: Lower Court Did Not Err In Reducing SLAPP Fee Request Of $38,317.50 To An Actual Fee Award Of $5,000

Cases: SLAPP

December 22, 2025

Work On The Motion Was Excessive. After a case was voluntarily dismissed, a defendant brought a SLAPP fee motion and requested $38,317.50 in mandatory fees as the prevailing party (inclusive of a 1.5 positive multiplier) in Kim v. Woocher, Case No. B337918 (Dec. 18, 2025) (unpublished). The lower court only granted $5,000 in fees based