Legal Opinion
California Correctional Peace Officers Assn. v. Virga
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 15, 2010No. A123989PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SEPULVEDA, J.
—Appellants State of California, Department of Personnel Administration, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and three state officials appeal following the denial of two requests for attorney fees after they successfully defended against a claim brought by respondent California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA) and eight of its members pursuant to 42 United States Code section 1983 (section 1983). We conclude that appellants were not entitled to attorney fees pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1038, 1 because this action did not qualify as…
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