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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

§ 11

Citation
§ 11
Parent Document
Chacon v. Litke, 181 Cal. App. 4th 1234 (2010)
Jurisdiction
California (state)
Effective Date
2010-01-19

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Litke’s real complaint is that the trial court “enhanced” the lodestar by awarding McCurdy $350 per hour as a reasonable market rate, when McCurdy’s fee agreement with the Chacons provided for a reasonable hourly rate of $300 per hour. In fact, the trial court rejected the Chacons’ requests for a 1.5 multiplier enhancement of the fee award based on contingent risk, the “excellent” results achieved in the case, and the public service the Chacons performed in enforcing the Ordinance. The court did not believe any of these factors warranted an enhancement in the circumstances, and the Chacons’ appeal of the award has been dismissed at their request.