City of Santa Rosa v. Patel

Opinion

RIVERA, J.

These appeals, consolidated on this court’s motion, follow the trial court’s entry of an order awarding the City of Santa Rosa and the People of the State of California (collectively, the City) attorney fees in this red light abatement action. In appeal No. A124199, the City contends that the court erred in using a cost-plus approach rather than the lodestar method in calculating the amount of the attorney fees award. In appeal No. A124452, the Patels1 argue that the court erred in awarding fees because the City lacked standing to pursue the underlying action and that, in any…