Tom Mulcaire Contracting, LLC v. City of Cottonwood

OPINION

NORRIS, Judge.

¶ 1 Defendants/Appellants City of Cottonwood and certain elected officials (collectively, the “City”) appeal from a judgment awarding Tom Mulcaire Contracting, LLC, fees under Arizona Revised Statutes (“AR.S.”) section 12-2030 (2003), a statute that requires a court to award attorneys’ fees to a prevailing party in a mandamus action. The issue presented in this appeal is whether a party is entitled to fees under this statute if it does not obtain an order compelling performance of a duty or other such relief. We agree with the City that, in general, a party must obtain…