Supreme Court of California

Government Code section 905's requirements, that "all claims for money or damages against local public entities" be presented to the responsible public entity before a lawsuit is filed, apply to breach of contract claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/03/2007
• Published 12/03/2007

Judges

• CORRIGAN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wulfsberg Reese Colvig & Firstman, Charles W. Reese, Timothy A. Colvig, Mark A. Stump, Jeffrey R. Ward;  Goldfarb & Lipman, Lee C. Rosenthal, Oakland;  Richard E. Nosky, Jr., City Attorney, and Michael T. Rishwain, Assistant City Attorney, for Petitioners., Orbach, Huff & Suarez, David M. Huff, Los Angeles, and Ryan W. Baldino for Los Angeles Unified School District as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Jennifer B. Henning for California State Association of Counties and League of California Cities as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Law Offices of Malcolm A. Misuraca and Malcolm A. Misuraca, Coral Gables, for Real Party in Interest., Downey Brand, Melissa A. Thorme and Gregory T. Broderick, Sacramento, for Fallbrook Public Utility District as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party In Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.