Equity: Appellate Court, Although Sympathetic To Fee Losing Party, Could Not Reverse Because No Extrinsic Fraud Or Total Attorney Abandonment

Result Was A $190,499 Fee Exposure.

           The appellate court in Stubblefield Properties v. Jacinto, Case No. D074718 (4^th Dist., Div. 1 March 18, 2019) (unpublished) was not unsympathetic to a $190,499 fee recovery socked on a litigant where attorney malpractice was potentially involved. However, there was no basis to reverse, where the request was made 2 years down the line. The problem was that there was no extrinsic fraud or total attorney abandonment under Daley which might have led to relief. The ultimate problem was the fee recovery had entitlement under the Mobilehome Residency Law and FEHA, such that nothing more could be done.