California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hager v. Cnty. of L. A., B238277, c/wB239897 (Cal. App. 2014):
Because the issues presented here do not require us to construe the statute, we review the order denying attorney fees for an abuse of discretion. (Collins v. City of Los Angeles (2012) 205 Cal.App.4th 140, 152-153.) The questions we discuss are whether the court applied the proper legal standards and, if so, whether the result was within the range of the court's discretion. (Lyons v. Chinese Hospital Assn. (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 1331, 1344.) We presume that the trial court properly applied the law and acted within its discretion unless affirmatively shown otherwise. (Collins v. City of Los Angeles, supra, at p. 153.)
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