Protect Our Homes & Hills v. County of Orange CA4/
After partially prevailing on their petition for writ of mandate which alleged the County of Orange (County) violated provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.; CEQA), Protect Our Homes and Hills and others (collectively, Protect) sought to recover attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5, as well as costs. County and real party in interest Yorba Linda Estates LLC, opposed the fees motion; Yorba Linda Estates also filed a motion to tax the costs. The court denied in part, and granted in part, both motions, resulting in an award to Protect of approximately $409,000 in attorney fees and $16,000 in costs.
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