Lee v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA

Opinion

CURRY, J.

This appeal is from an order awarding attorney fees and costs to respondent Warren Lee. Lee’s original request for fees and costs was denied by the trial court as untimely. Almost six months after the court’s order was entered, Lee sought relief under section 473 of the Code of Civil Procedure (hereafter section 473), which was granted. Appellant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (hereafter Wells Fargo) contends that the request for relief was itself untimely. Well Fargo maintains that the request should have been brought within six months of the date Wells Fargo raised the untimeliness…