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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Chacon v. Litke, 181 Cal. App. 4th 1234 (2010)

Citation
Chacon v. Litke, 181 Cal. App. 4th 1234 (2010)
Parent Document
Chacon v. Litke, 181 Cal. App. 4th 1234 (2010)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2010-01-19

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The trial court awarded the Chacons $306,321.25 in attorney fees under the fee-shifting provision of the Ordinance. Litke challenges the attorney fee award as excessive, contending the court erroneously applied a lodestar approach to the attorney fee provision of the Ordinance. He further contends the court erred in awarding the Chacons’ primary attorney, Jonathan McCurdy, $350 per hour as a reasonable market rate, when McCurdy’s fee agreement with the Chacons provided that his reasonable hourly rate was $300. 13