Is an award of attorneys' fees under the Brown Act reviewed for abuse of discretion?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kent v. Lake Don Pedro Cmty. Servs. Dist., Case No. F068354, Case No. F069197 (Cal. App. 2015):
An award of attorneys' fees under the Brown Act is reviewed for abuse of discretion (Boyle v. City of Redondo Beach (1999) 70 Cal.App.4th 1109, 1120), but of course an award to a prevailing defendant is within the court's discretion only if its
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