Is a plaintiff entitled to attorney fees under section 1021.4 of the California Criminal Code when a defendant has been convicted of a felony?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Oiye v. Fox, H038410, H038573 (Cal. App. 2014):
Section 1021.4 allows the trial court to award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff against a defendant who has been convicted of the felony. A trial court's award of attorney fees made pursuant to section 1021.4 is reviewed for an abuse of discretion. (Sommers v. Erb (1992) 2 Cal.App.4th 1644, 1652.)
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