16 Cited authorities

Ketchum v. Moses
24 Cal.4th 1122 (Cal. 2001) Cited 1,785 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the party seeking a fee enhancement bears the burden of proof
Wesberry v. Sanders
376 U.S. 1 (1964) Cited 863 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that “as nearly as is practicable one man's vote in a congressional election is to be worth as much as another's”
Horsford v. Board of Trustees of California State University
132 Cal.App.4th 359 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005) Cited 520 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that failure to consider that payment for the case was deferred for four years in discussion of whether a multiplier was warranted was an abuse of discretion
Graham v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.
34 Cal.4th 553 (Cal. 2004) Cited 419 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding the trial court may consider results obtained in awarding a fee multiplier
Conservatorship of Whitley
50 Cal.4th 1206 (Cal. 2010) Cited 260 times 1 Legal Analyses
Noting that the relevant inquiry here focuses on the litigant's objective financial incentives to bring the litigation, not the actual recovery attained or other subjective motivations
City of Sacramento v. Drew
207 Cal.App.3d 1287 (Cal. Ct. App. 1989) Cited 374 times
Reversing denial of attorney fees to plaintiff who obtained judgment after his motion for summary judgment was granted on a basis not raised by original moving papers
Serrano v. Unruh
32 Cal.3d 621 (Cal. 1982) Cited 417 times
Holding that "unless special circumstances would render such an award unjust," "parties who qualify for a fee should recover for all hours reasonably spent, including those on fee-related matters."
Syers Properties III, Inc. v. Rankin
226 Cal.App.4th 691 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014) Cited 109 times
Finding no abuse of discretion in employing Laffey matrix in San Francisco litigation
Olson v. Automobile Club of Southern California
42 Cal.4th 1142 (Cal. 2008) Cited 122 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that Section 1021.5 of the California Code of Civil Procedure does not separately authorize recovering expert witness fees
Environmental Protection Information Center v. Department of Forestry & Fire Protection
190 Cal.App.4th 217 (Cal. Ct. App. 2010) Cited 79 times
Affirming trial court's use of out-of-town rates where one of the plaintiffs sought local counsel, who refused to undertake primary representation and stated in a declaration he knew of no other local counsel who would have done so
Section 1021.5 - Attorney's fees in action resulting in enforcement of important right affecting public interest
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1021.5 Cited 1,768 times 19 Legal Analyses
Providing that "a court may award" attorney's fees "to a successful party "

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16 Cited authorities

Holding that "the party seeking a fee enhancement bears the burden of proof

Holding that “as nearly as is practicable one man's vote in a congressional election is to be worth as much as another's”

Holding that failure to consider that payment for the case was deferred for four years in discussion of whether a multiplier was warranted was an abuse of discretion

Holding the trial court may consider results obtained in awarding a fee multiplier

Noting that the relevant inquiry here focuses on the litigant's objective financial incentives to bring the litigation, not the actual recovery attained or other subjective motivations

Reversing denial of attorney fees to plaintiff who obtained judgment after his motion for summary judgment was granted on a basis not raised by original moving papers

Holding that "unless special circumstances would render such an award unjust," "parties who qualify for a fee should recover for all hours reasonably spent, including those on fee-related matters."

Finding no abuse of discretion in employing Laffey matrix in San Francisco litigation

Holding that Section 1021.5 of the California Code of Civil Procedure does not separately authorize recovering expert witness fees

Affirming trial court's use of out-of-town rates where one of the plaintiffs sought local counsel, who refused to undertake primary representation and stated in a declaration he knew of no other local counsel who would have done so

Providing that "a court may award" attorney's fees "to a successful party "