Legal Opinion
Roybal v. Governing Board of the Salinas City Elementary School District
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 11, 2008No. H030596PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, J.
The Salinas City Elementary School District, its superintendent, and its governing board (collectively, the District) seek review of an order requiring them to pay attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 based on the District’s improper layoff of three District employees, the successful petitioners in the underlying mandamus proceeding. On appeal, the District contends that no reasonable basis exists for recovery of attorney fees under this statute. We agree that the fee award is not supported by the record or the purposes and policies of the “private…
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