FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND - California …

Woodland Hills Residents Assn. v. City Council (1979) 23 Cal.3d 917, 935 (Woodland Hills); see . Carlsbad, supra, 49 Cal.App.5th at p. 145.) “Although the statute is phrased in permissive terms, a court’s discretion to deny attorney’s fees to a party that meets the statutory requirements of section 1021.5 is limited. [Citation.] ................
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