Legal Opinion
Flannery v. California Highway Patrol
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 11, 1998No. A076872PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STRANKMAN, P. J.
The principal question in this appeal is whether a California court must apply standards applicable to federal fee-shifting statutes when it awards reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing plaintiff in an action under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.; FEHA). We conclude that California law, not federal law, applies. Nevertheless, we also conclude that the order awarding fees in this case must be reversed and remanded for reconsideration of the amount of the award.
Factual and Procedural Background
Plaintiff Leslie M. Flannery was…
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