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SCHMIER v. SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA

No. A094408.

117 Cal.Rptr.2d 497 (2002)

96 Cal.App.4th 873

Michael SCHMIER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. The SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA et al., Defendants and Respondents.

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

March 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Sehmier, for plaintiff and appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General of the State of California, Manuel M. Medeiros, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Kenneth R. Williams, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Tom Blake, Deputy Attorney General, for defendants and respondents.

JONES, P.J.

Plaintiff and appellant Michael Sehmier appeals the order denying his request for attorney fees under the "private attorney general" statute. (Code Civ. Proc, § 1021.5.1) He contends that even though he was not, technically, the successful party in the underlying action, his litigation to require publication of all California Court of Appeal opinions conferred a significant benefit on the public, thereby entitling him...

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