BC713946 Merritt v. Boysen

Defendants’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs

TENTATIVE RULING: Defendants Anne Cecilie Boysen and Soren N. Madsen’s Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs is GRANTED. Defendants are awarded attorneys’ fees and costs in a reduced amount of $14,061.60.

Background

On July 19, 2018, Plaintiffs Philip Merritt and Linh Chen, as Trustees of the Merritt & Chen Family Trust, Dated 12/14/11 (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against Defendants A. Cecilie Boysen (“Boysen”), Soren N. Madsen (“Madsen”), Robert Vartzar (“Vartzar”), Adena Asatoorian (“Asatoorian”), and Does 1 through 20 for (1) declaratory relief; (2) quiet title; (3) equitable lien; (4) restitution; and (5) trespass.

On October 15, 2018, Defendants Boysen and Madsen (collectively “Defendants”) filed a special motion to strike the complaint. On November 27, 2018, the Court granted the special motion to strike in part and ordered the third and fourth causes of action stricken.

On January 25, 2019, Defe