California Court of Appeal

In case involving suit by former board members of city employee retirement system over defense costs in a civil action brought by the city attorney, order awarding attorney's fees is affirmed where a city resolution entitled plaintiff board members to attorney's fees and costs incurred in this action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/17/2007
• Published 08/17/2007

Judges

• McCONNELL, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Aguirre, City Attorney, and Joe Cordileone, Deputy City Attorney, for defendant and appellant., Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Robert D. Rose and Frank J. Polek, San Diego, for plaintiff and respondent John A. Torres., Coughlan, Semmer & Lipman, R.J. Coughlan, Jr., and Cathleen G. Fitch, for plaintiff and respondent Ronald L. Saathoff., Law Office of Frank T. Vecchione and Frank T. Vecchione, San Diego, for plaintiff and respondent Teresa A. Webster., Damiani Law Group and Lisa J. Damiani, San Diego, for plaintiff and respondent Sharon K. Wilkinson., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Nicola T. Hanna, Irvine, for plaintiff and respondent Cathy Lexin., Hahn & Adema and David Hahn, for plaintiff and respondent Mary Vattimo., Schwartz, Semerdjian, Haile Ballard & Cauley and Kristen T. Dalessio, San Diego, for intervener and respondent.