LOS ANGELES POLICE PROTECTIVE LEAGUE v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Docket No. B073845.

27 Cal.App.4th 168 (1994)

32 Cal. Rptr.2d 574

LOS ANGELES POLICE PROTECTIVE LEAGUE et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant and Respondent.

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

July 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Gregory G. Petersen and Larry J. Roberts for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

James K. Hahn, City Attorney, Frederick N. Merkin and Robert Cramer, Assistant City Attorneys, for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

GRIGNON, J.

In this appeal, we consider whether a public entity is required to indemnify public employees for legal fees incurred in successfully defending themselves against criminal prosecutions arising from actions taken within the course and scope of their employment. We conclude that indemnification for such criminal defense costs is discretionary on the part of the public entity rather than mandatory. Accordingly, we...

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