What is the test for awarding damages for services provided by a court to a plaintiff attorney?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Flowers v. Hudson, B277687, B281706 (Cal. App. 2018):
the services rendered by attorneys appearing before it. (See Ketchum v. Moses (2001) 24 Cal.4th 1122, 1132.) Since the size of the award lies within the discretion of the trial court, we review the record to determine if the trial court abused its discretion. (Mann v. Quality Old Time Service, Inc. (2006) 139 Cal.App.4th 328, 340, 342-346.)
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