STIRLING v. AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Docket No. 25783.

189 Cal.App.3d 1305 (1987)

235 Cal. Rptr. 56

DAVE STIRLING, as General Counsel, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Defendant and Respondent; UNITED FARM WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, Real Party in Interest and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

March 2, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Dave Stirling and Eduardo R. Blanco for Plaintiff and Appellant.

No appearance for Defendant and Respondent.

Dianna Lyons and Daniel A. Garcia for Real Party in Interest and Respondent.


OPINION

SPARKS, J.

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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