California Court of Appeal

APPLE COMPUTER, INC. v. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA ASSESSMENT APPEALS BD. (STONE), H023064

The trial court did not err 1) in ordering the county assessor to complete an audit before issuing the statutorily mandated findings and notices, in claims of overpayment of property taxes, or 2) finding plaintiff's applications for a changed assessment premature.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/31/2003
• Published 01/31/2003

Judges

• PREMO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Pillsbury Winthrop, Lawrence L. Hoenig, Richard Edward Nielsen, San Francisco, Attorneys for Plaintiff/Appellant, Apple Computer, Inc.,  Office of the County Counsel, Ann Miller Ravel, County Counsel, James J. Rees, Deputy County Counsel, Marcy J. Berkman, Deputy County Counsel, Attorneys for Real Party in Interest, Lawrence E. Stone, County Assessor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Office of the County Counsel, Ann Miller Ravel, County Counsel, Jeffrey L. Bryson, Deputy County Counsel, Larry A. Kubo, Deputy County Counsel, James J. Rees, Deputy County Counsel, Debra Cauble, Assistant County Counsel, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellant, County of Santa Clara Assessment Appeals.