COUNTY OF KERN v. SPARKS

No. F050440.

56 Cal.Rptr.3d 551 (2007)

149 Cal.App.4th 11

COUNTY OF KERN, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Carl SPARKS, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeal of California, Fifth District.

March 2, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kuhs & Parker, William C. Kuhs and Robert G. Kuhs, Bakersfield, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Tom Green, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Christopher M. Ames, Assistant Attorney General, and Larry G. Raskin and Sangeetha M. Raghunathan, Deputy Attorneys General, for California Attorney General as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Law Offices of Jones & Mayer, Paul R. Coble, Los Angeles, and Dean J. Pucci for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

LEVY, Acting P.J.

Appellant, the County of Kern (County), filed the underlying action against respondent, retired Kern County Sheriff Carl Sparks, for violation of the False Claims Act and negligent misrepresentation. The County alleged that Sparks falsely certified sheriffs department payrolls resulting in certain employees receiving unauthorized premium pay adjustments. At the conclusion of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases