DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS ON APPEAL
TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Steven G. Hasty moves for attorney’s fees and costs on appeal in the amount of $40,845. This amount represents $36,257.50 in attorney’s fees and $4,587.50 in costs. Plaintiff Brian R. Silver opposes.
A. Background
On August 24, 2016, Silver filed his second amended verified complaint. For his sixth cause of action, Silver pled a claim for civil harassment under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6. On September 15, 2017, the Court granted Hasty’s motion to sever the equitable claims, including the sixth cause of action, from the legal claims. A court trial commenced on the third cause of action for declaratory relief and quiet title (Code of Civil Procedure sections 1060, 760.020, 761.020), fourth cause of action for abatement of private nuisance (Civil Code sections 3479, 3481, and 3501, and Code of Civil Procedure section 731), fifth cause of action for injunctive relief (Civil Code section 3420 a
Hearing Date
October 08, 2019
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DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTS ON APPEAL
TENTATIVE RULING: Defendant Steven G. Hasty moves for attorney’s fees and costs on appeal in the amount of $40,845. This amount represents $36,257.50 in attorney’s fees and $4,587.50 in costs. Plaintiff Brian R. Silver opposes.
A. Background
On August 24, 2016, Silver filed his second amended verified complaint. For his sixth cause of action, Silver pled a claim for civil harassment under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6. On September 15, 2017, the Court granted Hasty’s motion to sever the equitable claims, including the sixth cause of action, from the legal claims. A court trial commenced on the third cause of action for declaratory relief and quiet title (Code of Civil Procedure sections 1060, 760.020, 761.020), fourth cause of action for abatement of private nuisance (Civil Code sections 3479, 3481, and 3501, and Code of Civil Procedure section 731), fifth cause of action for injunctive relief (Civil Code section 3420 a