Linton v. Cnty. of Contra Costa

*631Plaintiff Janet Linton appeals from an order denying her request for attorney fees. Linton contends defendants County of Contra Costa (County), Greater Richmond Inter-Faith Program, and Dennis Jauregui's (jointly, defendants) acceptance of her offer to compromise under Code of Civil Procedure section 998 ( section 998 ) entitled her to fees because it expressly provided for "attorney's fees allowed by law as determined by the court." While Linton's section 998 offer provided her the right to seek attorney fees as "allowed by law," we conclude no such fees were in fact "allowed by law."…