Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. JACK IN THE BOX CORP.
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 25, 2007No. B188707PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHAVEZ, J.
The principal issue in this case is simple and straightforward—whether a motion for attorney fees and costs by the prevailing plaintiff on a special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, subdivision (c), 1 was timely filed under California Rules of Court, rules 3.1702 2 and 8.104. 3 Resolution of this issue, however, proved to be neither simple nor straightforward.
Rule 3.1702 imposes time limits for filing a motion for prejudgment statutory attorney fees in civil cases. Ambiguity in the language of the rule makes it uncertain whether those time limits…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Pasadena Police Officers Assn. v. City of PasadenaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by24 opinions
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