California Court of Appeal
Riverside Sheriff's Ass'n v. County of Riverside, E040921
Government Code section 3309.5 is not the exclusive ground for recovery of attorney-s fees in a Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (POBRA) case. In an action brought under POBRA, an award of attorney's fees to the Riverside Sheriff-s Association (RSA) under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 is affirmed as there was no abuse of discretion in the award of fees under that section.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/21/2007
- Published 06/22/2007
Judges
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Ferguson, Praet & Sherman and Bruce D. Praet, Santa Ana, for Defendants and Appellants., Law Offices of Dennis J. Hayes, Dennis J. Hayes and Alison M. Miceli, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Respondent.