SHARI MOSLEY VS. JOHN EASTON COWAN ET AL

Matter on the Law & Motion/Discovery Calendar for Friday, October 17, 2025, line 16 DEFENDANT JOHN COWAN'S Motion For Attorney'S Fees, Costs, And Sanctions

Defendant John Cowan's motion for attorney's fees, costs, and sanctions is denied in its entirety. Mr. Cowan provides no authority that a self-represented litigant who is also an attorney may obtain attorney's fees for his own work per CCP 128.5 or 128.7. Even if that is permissible, Mr. Cowan has not submitted sufficient admissible evidence establishing that the filing or maintenance of this case by Ms. Mosley was frivolous or solely intended to cause unnecessary delay or that any of the requirements of CCP 128.7(b) were not satisfied by Ms. Mosley. The court's minutes show that this case was dismissed due to the non-appearance of Ms. Mosley and her counsel at a time when the court was ready to send this case to a trial department and not because of any deficiency in the merits of the case. Moreover, because no judgment has been entered, it is premature to award any costs.

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