Crawford v. Board of Education

Opinion

COMPTON, Acting P. J.

Following the rendition of final judgment in this protracted school desegregation case, five separate interveners, each allegedly representing widely divergent viewpoints, sought an award of fees and costs pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5, 1 the so-called “private attorney general” doctrine, for their participation in the remedial phase of the action. The trial court denied the award and this consolidated appeal by four of the interveners follows. We affirm.

The history of this case, encompassing more than two decades of costly and highly complex…