Case Number:
30-2019-01044945
Hearing Date:
December 12, 2023
Dept:
85


City of Huntington Beach v. State of California, et al.
, 30-2019-01044945





Tentative decision on motion for attorneys fees: granted in part







Intervenor Kennedy Commission (Kennedy) moves for an award of $262,829.25 in attorneys fees on appeal, plus $51,650 for the fee motion, for a total of $314,479.25.


The court has read and considered the moving papers, opposition, and reply, and renders the following tentative decision.



A.
Statement of the Case

1.
Petition 30-2019-01044945
Petitioner City of Huntington Beach (City) commenced this proceeding on January 17, 2019, in the Orange County Superior Court.

The Second Amended Petition (SAP), filed on December 9, 2019, is the operative pleading and it alleges claims for traditional mandamus pursuant to CCP section 1085 and declaratory relief.

The FAP alleges in pertinent part as follows.