California Court of Appeal

Chavez v. City of LA, B192375

In action for statutory retaliation against employer and supervisor where plaintiff was awarded five-figure verdict, denial of high six-figure attorney's fee motion for plaintiff is reversed as the court applied the wrong statutory standard and abused its discretion by denying him fees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/22/2008
• Published 02/22/2008

Judges

• FLIER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Office of Rochelle Evans Jackson and Rochelle Evans Jackson, Orange, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rockard J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, and Paul L. Winnemore, Deputy City Attorney, for Respondents.