Legal Opinion
Margolin v. Regional Planning Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 22, 1982No. Civ. 63443PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LUROS, J. *
By this decision we affirm the judgment of the superior court awarding $300,000 in attorneys’ fees to counsel for respondents. Although no appeal was taken from the judgment for respondents on the merits, a brief recitation of the underlying action, which led to the award of the attorneys’ fees, will provide assistance in understanding the basis for the award.
Respondents brought the within action in 1977, alleging violations of the Subdivision Map Act (Gov. Code, § 66410 et seq.) by the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Department (RPD), and seeking a writ to compel its…
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