When is a party seeking attorney fees from a party who is not a party to the litigation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Newhall Sch. Dist. v. Acton-Agua Dulce Unified Sch. Dist., B267856 (Cal. App. 2018):
When the party seeking attorney fees is a public entity, "the pertinent question is whether the public entity deserves a reward for pursuing litigation that was in the interest of a greater spectrum of the public than its own constituents." (People ex rel. Brown v. Tehama County Bd. of Supervisors (2007) 149 Cal.App.4th 422, 456, italics added.)
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