Legal Opinion
Ciani v. San Diego Trust & Savings Bank
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 1, 1994No. D017790PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FROEHLICH, J.
Anthony Alfred Ciani (Ciani) appeals from a judgment which denied his request for reimbursement of the attorney fees he incurred in a lawsuit and in a postlitigation administrative appeal. Both his lawsuit and his administrative appeal were directed toward preventing the destruction of the so-called “Green Dragon Colony,” which he believed should be preserved as part of the architectural heritage of La Jolla.
The trial court exercised its discretion under Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 1021.5 and denied his request for fees on the ground that his involvement in the…
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