T.G. VS CORONA-NORCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

provided routine postoperative follow-up care, and referred Plaintiff to a specialist evaluation when she later complained of swelling. Defendant has met his initial burden and Plaintiff has failed to establish a triable issue of material fact.

2. CASE # CASE NAME HEARING NAME T.G. VS CORONA- CVRI2501478 NORCO UNIFIED MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES SCHOOL DISTRICT Tentative Ruling:

GRANT. Petitioner is awarded attorney’s fees of $27,187.50.

Petitioners’ action has resulted in the enforcement of an important right affecting public interest. Hence, Petitioner is entitled to attorney’s fees under CCP § 1021.5.

The court finds that the total attorney’s time expended in the prosecution of this action (72.5 hours) to be reasonable. Petitioner entered into a hybrid hourly/contingency fee type agreement with his attorney. The requested billing rate of $500 per hour is excessive for the Riverside geographic area. The prevailing rates for this area are $350 to $375 per hour. Hence, the court will award the lodestar attorney’s fees in this case of $27,187.50 (72.5 hours x $375 per hour). No multiplier is awarded as this case was not extraordinarily complex nor novel.

3. CASE # CASE NAME HEARING NAME MOTION TO COMPEL ROGERS-HARLESS VS DEFENDANT’S RESPONSES TO CVRI2503497 GILL FORM INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE AND MONETARY SANCTIONS Tentative Ruling:

GRANT.

Verified responses, without objection, are Ordered within 15 days.

Defendant Harindarpal Gill and his attorney of record are sanctioned in the sum of $750, payable to Plaintiff’s counsel within 30 days.