Legal Opinion
Ramon v. County of Santa Clara
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 4, 2009No. H032542PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MIHARA, Acting P. J.
Martin Ramon brought a class action to prevent the County of Santa Clara (County) from billing individuals for the cost of their arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs when there was no emergency “incident” as the term is used in Government Code section 53150. After the parties entered into a settlement agreement that provided injunctive and declaratory relief to the class, the trial court awarded attorney’s fees to Ramon pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5. On appeal, Ramon challenges the amount of the attorney’s fees award. He…
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