Madsen v. Oakland Unified School District

Opinion

RATTIGAN, Acting P. J.

This litigation involves the legality of a grant of public funds made to respondent Oakland Unified School District by respondent City of Oakland. Commencing it as a purported citizen-taxpayer class action for declaratory relief against all the respondents, appellant Dean Madsen sought a judgment invalidating the grant and ordering reimbursement of the funds. After a nonjury trial at which the parties stipulated to all the pertinent facts, the trial court entered a judgment which expressly disallowed appellant’s various contentions and denied relief. He appeals…