California Court of Appeal

Excess taxation for the added retirement benefits mandated in a voter-approved city charter violated Proposition 13, prohibiting the imposition of ad valorem property taxes in excess of one percent of the cash value of property.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2003
• Published 07/30/2003

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk & Rabkin, Steven L. Mayer, San Francisco;  Gail Hutton, City Attorney, and Scott F. Field, Assistant City Attorney, for Real Party in Interest and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Trevor A. Grimm, Los Angeles, Jonathan M. Coupal, Sacramento, and Timothy A. Bittle, for Plaintiffs and Respondents., No appearance for Defendants.