Pickett v. Gibbs

In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Balter, J.), dated March 9, 2009, as, upon an order of the same court dated July 16, 2007, inter alia, granting that branch of the plaintiffs’ motion which was to confirm, and denying that branch of their cross motion which was to reject, so much of a report of a judicial hearing officer dated December 23, 2005, made after a hearing, as recommended that the plaintiffs be awarded an attorney’s fee in the sum of $364,414.58, is in favor of the…