Cizek v. Concerned Citizens of Eagle River Valley, Inc.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Concerned Citizens of Eagle River Valley, Inc. brought suit against property owners who were seeking to have their land rezoned to permit its use as a private airstrip. After settling with one defendant on the eve of trial, Concerned Citizens prevailed at trial against the Cizeks, and the superior court awarded it $40,000 in attorney’s fees. The court justified this award both as partial public interest litigant fees and enhanced prevailing party fees under Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 82. We affirm the superior court’s action in its entirety: the…