Legal Opinion
Davis v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 19, 2007No. 06-35050Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ***
Richard Davis appeals from the district court’s order denying attorneys’ fees, costs, and prejudgment interest in his suit against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. We affirm.
State Farm raises two jurisdictional issues that we consider at the outset. We do not agree that Davis’s appeal from the denial of attorneys’ fees is untimely for any of the reasons asserted. An order *104denying fees and costs is collateral to, and separately appealable from, the judgment. See, e.g., Culinary and Serv. Employees Union, AFL-CIO Local 555 v. Haw. Employee Ben. Admin., Inc., 688 F.2d 1228, 1232 (9th…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Halliday v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeIdaho Supreme Court · 1965
- Culinary And Service Employees Union, Afl-Cio Local 555 v. Hawaii Employee Benefit Administration, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Chambers v. ThomasIdaho Supreme Court · 1992