California Court of Appeal

State laws allowing county facing bankruptcy to assess taxes from other local entities does not violate Article IV, section 16 of the California Constitution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/05/2001
• Published 04/05/2001

Judges

• HALLER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Richard I. Fine & Associates and Richard I. Fine, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hennigan, Mercer & Bennett and Bruce Bennett, Laura Lindgren, Lawrence C. Jones, Gregory K. Jones, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents County of Orange, Orange County Development Agency, Donald J. Saltarelli, James W. Silva, Roger R. Stanton, and William G. Steiner., Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart and Kennard R. Smart, Jr., Daniel K. Spradlin and M. Lois Bobak, Orange, for Defendant and Respondent Orange County Transportation Authority., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General;  Linda A. Cabatic, Senior Assistant Attorney General;  Marsha A. Bedwell and Keith Yamanaka, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent State of California.