Westside Community for Independent Living, Inc. v. Obledo

Opinion

BIRD, C. J.

Did the trial court in this case abuse its discretion in granting attorney fees to plaintiffs pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5?

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Section 11135 of the Government Code bars any program or activity funded by the state from unlawfully discriminating against any person “on the basis of ethnic group identification, religion, age, sex, color, or physical or mental disability.”1 Section 11139.5 directs defendant, the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, to “establish standards for determining which persons are protected by [§ 11135] and guidelines for…