California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gonzalez v. Santa Clara Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 215 Cal.Rptr.3d 22, 9 Cal.App.5th 162 (Cal. App. 2017):
review was rendered by a judge other than the trial judge, we may exercise somewhat more latitude in determining whether there has been an abuse of discretion than would be true in the usual case. [Citation.]" (
[215 Cal.Rptr.3d 30]
Center For Biological Diversity v. County of San Bernardino (2010) 188 Cal.App.4th 603, 615616, 115 Cal.Rptr.3d 762, fn. omitted.)
Here we are reviewing an award for services some of which were rendered in this court and none of which were rendered before the judge who made the fee order. This gives us " somewhat more latitude " (Center For Biological Diversity v. County of San Bernardino, supra , 188 Cal.App.4th at p. 616, 115 Cal.Rptr.3d 762 ) than we would otherwise be entitled to exercise in reviewing the fee award.
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