NAIM JAMLI VS. DEETI NIGAM ET AL

Real Property/Housing Court Law and Motion Calendar for April 14, 2026. Line 10. DEFENDANT DEEPTI NIGAM (SUED AS "DEETI NIGAM") Motion For Attorneys' Fees is GRANTED in part. Reasonable attorneys fees awarded to Defendant in the amount of $1,350 only.

This amount reflects a total of 3.0 hours by Mr. Helmer, for drafting and appearing on the demurrer to the Second Amended Complaint and for drafting this motion. Defendant's demurrer was sustained without leave to amend based on an incurable defect that was readily apparent on the face of each of the original, First Amended, and Second Amended Complaints, and this case therefore could have and should have been disposed of on Defendant's first motion filed in this case.

Fees associated with defense counsel's decision to delay the inevitable disposition of this action by filing unnecessary motions without raising the dispositive issue were not reasonably incurred, and Mr. Helmer was admonished during the hearing on the Second Amended Complaint for wasting judicial resources on these unnecessary motions. Fees associated with supervisor review of filings drafted by a 10-year attorney were not reasonably incurred.=(501/CFH)

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