CITY OF SANTA CRUZ v. PATEL

No. H030689.

65 Cal.Rptr.3d 824 (2007)

155 Cal.App.4th 234

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Praful C. PATEL, Defendant and Appellant. [And eight other cases.].

Court of Appeal of California, Sixth District.

September 18, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atchison, Barisone, Condotti & Kovacevich, John G. Barisone, Santa Cruz, Heather J. Lenhardt, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Frank A. Weiser, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Appellants.


PREMO, J.

I. Introduction

Appellants are the operators of nine hotels in the City of Santa Cruz (City). Appellants challenge the superior court's orders directing them to comply with subpoenas issued by City pursuant to Government Code section 37104 et seq., requiring the production of records necessary for a tax compliance audit. The tax in question is City's transient occupancy tax, a 10 percent tax upon stays of 30 days or less at hotels, motels, and...

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