In this case we consider the award of attorney's fees under Government Code section 800 to the prevailing "complainant" for arbitrary or capricious conduct by a public entity or its officers. We hold that the complainant is the party who initiates the civil action to appeal or review the determination of any administrative proceeding and that the trial court consequently erred in awarding attorney's fees to the...
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