California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 14 — Of Miscellaneous Provisions, Chapter 6 — Of Costs, Section 1021.4
In an action for damages against a defendant based upon that defendant’s commission of a felony offense for which that defendant has been convicted, the court may, upon motion, award reasonable attorney’s fees to a prevailing plaintiff against the defendant who has been convicted of the felony.
Notes
Allows a court, on motion, to award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff against a defendant in a damages action based on the defendant’s commission of a felony for which the defendant was convicted. The award is discretionary and is limited by the supplied text to that conviction-based damages context.
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