Supreme Court of California

The 120-day statute of limitations set forth in Government Code section 66022 applies to an action by a public agency to recover amounts paid to a public utility for capital improvements.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/17/2001
• Published 12/17/2001

Judges

• BROWN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Paul G. Kerkorian, Fresno, for Plaintiff and Appellant., John L. Bukey, Corona, Richard L. Hamilton;  Somach, Simmons & Dunn, Michael E. Vergara, Sacramento, and Erica R. Williams, for California School Board Association's Education Legal Alliance as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant., James E. Holst, George L. Marchand, Oakland;  and Marcia J. Canning, for the Regents of the University of California and University of California Hastings College of the Law as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
•  McMurtrey & Hartsock, Robert W. Hartsock, Bakersfield;  McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, James P. Wagoner, Fresno, Christopher Lozano and Jay A. Christofferson for Defendant and Respondent., Lagerlof, Senecal, Bradley, Gosney & Kruse and Thomas S. Bunn III, Pasadena, for Association of California Water Agencies as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent., Robert C. Helwick, Craig S. Spencer, Benjamin T. Reyes II, Oakland;  Fox & Sohagi, Margaret Moore Sohagi, Terry Kaufmann Macias, Los Angeles, Philip A. Seymour, Santa Barbara;  and Roberta L. Larson, for East Bay Municipal Utility District and California Association of Sanitation Agencies as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent., Louise H. Renne, City Attorney (San Francisco), Joanne Hoeper, Chief Trial Attorney, and Jason P. Gonzalez, Deputy City Attorney, for the City and County of San Francisco and the Cities of Alameda, Monterey, San Buenaventura, San Luis Obispo, Santa Rosa and Walnut Creek as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent., Lemieux & O'Neill and Wayne K. Lemieux, Westlake Village, for Central Basin Municipal Water District, Foothill Municipal Water District, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Littlerock Creek Irrigation District, Palm Ranch Irrigation District, San Gabriel County Water District, Valley County Water District and West BasinMunicipal Water District as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.