Gray v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Opinion

LAVIN, J.

INTRODUCTION

Petitioner Steven Edward Gray seeks review of an order of the Appellate Division of the Los Angeles Superior Court dismissing his appeal and denying his alternative request to treat his defective appeal as a petition for writ of mandate. We agree with the appellate division’s determination that the order of the trial court denying Gray’s request for attorney’s fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 (the private attorney general statute) is not appealable under Penal Code 1 section 1466, subdivision (b)(2), because the order does not affect Gray’s…