California Court of Appeal
Envtl. Prot. Info. Ctr. v. California Dep't of Forestry & Fire Prot., A108410
In a long-running legal dispute involving the logging of 211,000 acres of timberland owned by Pacific Lumber Company, trial court's award of attorney's fees for the plaintiffs is reversed and remanded as, although the plaintiffs have satisfied the criterion for entitlement to an award of attorney fees as the litigation has resulted in a significant benefit to the general public, the attorney's fee orders is reversed and remanded for a re-determination of plaintiffs' entitlement to fees and the appropriate amount of any fee award.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/19/2010
- Published 11/19/2010
Judges
- SIMONS
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Bill Lockyer, Sharon E. Duggan