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CORTEZ v. BOOTSMA

Docket No. D017438.

27 Cal.App.4th 935 (1994)

33 Cal. Rptr.2d 20

FIDEL CORTEZ, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. WILBUR BOOTSMA et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division One.

August 19, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Cynthia Chihak and Suuzen Ty Anderson for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Testa & Grady and James A. Testa for Defendants and Appellants.

OPINION

FROEHLICH, J.

This appeal presents a single narrow question: when a statute requires the superior court to award "reasonable attorney's fees," may a local court rule limit the amount of that award? Specifically, the court determined a "reasonable" fee was $65,000. However, San Diego County Superior Court Rules,1 rule 6.1 provided that in contested actions no attorney fees could be awarded "in excess...

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