Is a trial judge entitled to attorney fees for the purposes of determining setoff?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Granberry v. Islay Investments, 38 Cal.Rptr.2d 650, 889 P.2d 970, 9 Cal.4th 738 (Cal. 1995):
We have held, and we remain convinced, that an " 'experienced trial judge is the best judge of the value of professional services rendered in his court....' " (Serrano v. Priest (1977) 20 Cal.3d 25, 49, 141 Cal.Rptr. 315, 569 P.2d 1303.) Accordingly, the trial court must reconsider the question of attorney fees after the forthcoming evidentiary hearing on defendants' claim of setoff.
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