Legal Opinion
Washburn v. City of Berkeley
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 16, 1987No. A031364PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTT, J.
Andrea Washburn and others (plaintiffs) filed a petition for writ of mandate against the City of Berkeley (City) and others pursuant to Elections Code section 5025, challenging as false and misleading a ballot argument submitted in support of a local initiative measure. Following entry of a stipulated judgment, plaintiffs were awarded attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 from real party in interest Anna Rabkin (Rabkin). Rabkin attacks the fee award on several grounds. She argues: (1) plaintiffs waived any claim to attorney fees; (2) plaintiffs do not…
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