Legal Opinion
Scott v. City of San Diego
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided August 1, 2019No. D074061PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGuerrero, J.
*434*231In 2015, San Diego Police Department Sergeant Arthur Scott sued the City of San Diego (City), alleging race discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act ( Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq. (FEHA)). Scott rejected a $7,000 offer to compromise made by the City under Code of Civil Procedure section 9981 and proceeded to trial, where the City prevailed. The trial court awarded the City a total of $51,946.96 in costs incurred after it served its Code of Civil Procedure section 998 offer, even though the trial court had found that plaintiff's FEHA claims were not…
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