Legal Opinion
Faton v. Ahmedo CA4/1
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 22, 2015No. D066119UnpublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HALLER, J.
Bashar Ahmedo appeals from an order requiring him to pay attorney fees incurred by Sina Faton to obtain a domestic violence restraining order against him. He asserts the fee award was improper because the fees were not requested in a timely or proper manner and they were unsupported by the evidence. We reject these contentions and affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
As we shall detail below, Ahmedo and Faton initially represented themselves in the proceedings before the trial court, which solely concerned the issue of a domestic violence restraining order (DVRO). The…
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