California Court of Appeal
Roybal v. Governing Bd. of the Salinas Elementary Sch. Dist., H030596
Order requiring defendants to pay attorney's fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 based on defendant-district's improper layoff of three employees is stricken as the fee award is not supported by the record or the purposes and policies of the "private attorney general" doctrine.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/11/2008
- Published 02/06/2008
Judges
- ELIA, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Keith V. Breon, George W. Shaeffer, Jr. and Angela C. Karchmer, Breon & Shaeffer, PLC, San Francisco, CA, for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Michelle A. Welsh, Stoner, Welsh & Schmidt, Pacific Grove, CA, for Respondent.