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COALITION FOR ECONOMIC SURVIVAL v. DEUKMEJIAN

Docket No. B008453.

171 Cal.App.3d 954 (1985)

217 Cal. Rptr. 621

COALITION FOR ECONOMIC SURVIVAL et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN, as Governor, etc., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Seven.

August 30, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Thomas E. Warriner and Charlton Holland, Assistant Attorneys General, Anne S. Pressman and Henry Torres, Jr., Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Appellants.

Richard A. Rothschild, Carmen Estrada, Melinda Bird, Lew Hollman, James Rutkowski and James Carroll for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

OPINION

THOMPSON, J.

In this case, the appellants challenge the trial court's award of attorneys' fees to the respondents' counsel for legal services provided the respondents. Three central issues are raised on appeal. First, do the budget act restrictions on the state's award of attorneys' fees apply to awards granted pursuant to 42 United States Code section 1988. Second, were the...

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