Legal Opinion
California Restaurant Management Systems v. City of San Diego
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 1, 2011No. D056695PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McDONALD, Acting P. J.
In March 2004 the City of San Diego (City) publically announced that the rate structure it had been using to bill users of City’s wastewater system had resulted in excessive charges to several classes of users, including residential customers and some commercial and industrial customers. A residential customer, Mr. Shames, timely filed a governmental claim seeking a refund on behalf of residential customers who were overcharged and, after the claim was denied, filed a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of that class (the Shames action).
After the Shames action…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Jolly v. Eli Lilly & Co.California Supreme Court · 1988
- City of San Jose v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Addison v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
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