Legal Opinion
City of Sacramento v. Drew
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 14, 1989No. C002305PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, J.
Charles Drew, represented by Pacific Legal Foundation, appeals from an order denying his motion for an award of attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5. Drew prevailed upon summary judgment as a defendant in an action brought by the City of Sacramento (City) to declare the validity of a special tax assessment district to be formed to raise the unfunded construction costs for three elementary schools. The trial court denied the fee award for two reasons. The district “presumably” would have been declared invalid regardless of Drew’s participation in the…
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