Harris v. Camp Taylor Fire Protection District

OPINION

VANMETER, Judge.

A complainant in a whistleblower action under KRS 61.102, et seq., may recover attorney’s fees and witness fees in the trial court’s discretion. The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court retained jurisdiction to award attorney’s fees and costs on a motion filed more than thirty days after entry of a final judgment. We hold that the trial court did not retain jurisdiction to award costs or attorney’s fees under KRS 61.990(4). The order of the Jefferson Circuit Court is affirmed.

The facts giving rise to this appeal were succinctly stated by the trial court:

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