#25-287 Cash v. County of Los Angeles, S291827. (B336980; 111 Cal.App.5th 741; Los Angeles County Superior Court; BC718190.) Petition for review after the Court of Appeal affirmed post-judgment orders in a civil action. This case presents the following issues: (1) Did the trial court’s across-the-board
GMSR’s client tentatively agreed to a settlement for a fixed amount, plus attorney fees to be resolved via motion. After the parties notified the trial court about their tentative settlement, the court set a hearing on an order to show cause regarding dismissal. The court
California’s Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL) guarantees attorney fees and costs to prevailing parties in any action arising under that statute, including an action to enforce the MRL right to take free-and-clear title to property at a court-ordered sale. GMSR’s client, mobilehome park owner Canyon View,
GMSR secures win enforcing the right to attorney fees under the Mobilehome Residency Law
GMSR’s client sued a loan servicer for quiet title and related claims, alleging the loan servicer recorded documents that interfered with the client’s right under the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL) to take free-and-clear title to property at a court-ordered sale. The parties stipulated to a
Court of Appeal affirms defense verdict in $40 million case alleging false financial statements, finding no prejudice from claimed instructional error
GMSR secures reversal of “arbitrary” attorney fee award
As part of enforcing a judgment, a bank levied on the judgment debtor’s individual retirement account. The debtor did not file a timely claim of exemption—and when the institution holding the account asked the trial court for directions on whether to comply with the levy,
Court of Appeal affirms attorney fee rulings favorable to GMSR’s client, and finds appellant forfeited his merits argument
In a 2013 lawsuit, GMSR’s bank client recovered a default judgment for damages and nearly $400,000 in attorney fees. Seven years later, the defendant moved to set aside the judgment. The trial court granted the motion on the basis that there were procedural defects in
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