WEATHERFORD v. CITY OF SAN RAFAEL

No. S219567.

2 Cal.5th 1241 (2017)

CHERRITY WEATHERFORD, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF SAN RAFAEL et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

June 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark T. Clausen for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Alan L. Schlosser ; Richard A. Rothschild ; Barbara A. Jones ; Arnold & Porter and Steven L. Mayer for American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, Western Center on Law and Poverty, Legal Aid Association of California and AARP as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Bertrand, Fox & Elliot, Bertrand, Fox Elliot, Osman & Wenzel, Thomas F. Bertrand and Richard W. Osman for Defendant and Respondent City of Rafael.

Steven M. Woodside , County Counsel, Renee Giacomini Brewer , Valerie R. Boughey and Ellen Obstler , Deputy County Counsel, for Defendant and Respondent County of Marin.

Burke, Williams & Sorensen, Thomas B. Brown and Matthew D. Visick for League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties and California Special Districts Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

In California, concerns about improper government expenditures can give rise to more than just criticism in the public sphere or complaints to elected officials. Under Code of Civil Procedure section 526a,1 certain individuals and...

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