Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Bellflower Unified School District Governing Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 24, 2013No. B247320PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CROSKEY, Acting P. J.
Bellflower Unified School District (District) appeals an order awarding attorney fees to Christina Garcia as the prevailing party in a proceeding under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.) (Act). The District contends Garcia is not the prevailing party because she achieved no significant success and created no public benefit. We conclude that the results that Garcia obtained through this litigation justify the finding that she prevailed. We therefore will affirm the fee order.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
1. Factual Background
Garcia is a…
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